diff --git a/src/basics/FractalNoise.cpp b/src/basics/FractalNoise.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6bb376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basics/FractalNoise.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include "FractalNoise.h"
+
+FractalNoise::FractalNoise()
+{
+    scaling = 1.0;
+    height = 1.0;
+    step_scaling = 2.0;
+    step_height = 0.5;
+    slope = 0.0;
+    ridge = 0.0;
+}
+
+void FractalNoise::setScaling(double scaling, double height)
+{
+    this->scaling = scaling < 0.00000001 ? 0.0 : 1.0 / scaling;
+    this->height = scaling * height;
+}
+
+void FractalNoise::setStep(double scaling_factor, double height_factor)
+{
+    this->step_scaling = scaling_factor < 0.00000001 ? 0.0 : 1.0 / scaling_factor;
+    this->step_height = scaling_factor * height_factor;
+}
+
+void FractalNoise::setSlope(double slope_factor)
+{
+    this->slope = slope_factor;
+}
+
+void FractalNoise::setRidge(double ridge_factor)
+{
+    this->ridge = ridge_factor;
+}
+
+double FractalNoise::get1d(double detail, double x) const
+{
+    double current_scaling = scaling;
+    double current_height = height;
+    double result = 0.0;
+
+    while (current_height >= detail)
+    {
+        result += getBase1d(x * current_scaling) * current_height;
+
+        current_scaling *= step_scaling;
+        current_height *= step_height;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+double FractalNoise::get2d(double detail, double x, double y) const
+{
+    double current_scaling = scaling;
+    double current_height = height;
+    double result = 0.0;
+
+    while (current_height >= detail)
+    {
+        result += getBase2d(x * current_scaling, y * current_scaling) * current_height;
+
+        current_scaling *= step_scaling;
+        current_height *= step_height;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+double FractalNoise::get3d(double detail, double x, double y, double z) const
+{
+    double current_scaling = scaling;
+    double current_height = height;
+    double result = 0.0;
+
+    while (current_height >= detail)
+    {
+        result += getBase3d(x * current_scaling, y * current_scaling, z * current_scaling) * current_height;
+
+        current_scaling *= step_scaling;
+        current_height *= step_height;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+double FractalNoise::getBase1d(double x) const
+{
+    return getBase2d(x, 0.0);
+}
+
+double FractalNoise::getBase2d(double x, double y) const
+{
+    return getBase3d(x, y, 0.0);
+}
diff --git a/src/basics/FractalNoise.h b/src/basics/FractalNoise.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2057e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basics/FractalNoise.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#ifndef FRACTALNOISE_H
+#define FRACTALNOISE_H
+
+#include "basics_global.h"
+
+#include "NoiseState.h"
+
+namespace paysages {
+namespace basics {
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Fractal noise generator, based on a sum of simple noise functions.
+ */
+class BASICSSHARED_EXPORT FractalNoise
+{
+public:
+    FractalNoise();
+
+    void setScaling(double scaling, double height=1.0);
+    void setStep(double scaling_factor, double height_factor=1.0);
+    void setSlope(double slope_factor);
+    void setRidge(double ridge_factor);
+
+    double get1d(double detail, double x) const;
+    double get2d(double detail, double x, double y) const;
+    double get3d(double detail, double x, double y, double z) const;
+
+    virtual double getBase1d(double x) const;
+    virtual double getBase2d(double x, double y) const;
+    virtual double getBase3d(double x, double y, double z) const = 0;
+
+private:
+    NoiseState state;
+
+    double scaling;
+    double height;
+    double step_scaling;
+    double step_height;
+    double slope;
+    double ridge;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif // FRACTALNOISE_H
diff --git a/src/basics/basics.pro b/src/basics/basics.pro
index 9a2c901..bc03fe0 100644
--- a/src/basics/basics.pro
+++ b/src/basics/basics.pro
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     Texture2D.cpp \
     Texture3D.cpp \
     Texture4D.cpp \
-    NoiseState.cpp
+    NoiseState.cpp \
+    FractalNoise.cpp
 
 HEADERS +=\
         basics_global.h \
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ HEADERS +=\
     Texture2D.h \
     Texture3D.h \
     Texture4D.h \
-    NoiseState.h
+    NoiseState.h \
+    FractalNoise.h
 
 unix:!symbian {
     maemo5 {
diff --git a/src/basics/basics_global.h b/src/basics/basics_global.h
index db81286..4ea3e7c 100644
--- a/src/basics/basics_global.h
+++ b/src/basics/basics_global.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace basics {
     class Color;
     class NoiseGenerator;
     class NoiseState;
+    class FractalNoise;
     class Curve;
     class ColorProfile;
     class Texture2D;
diff --git a/src/tests/Bruneton_Test.cpp b/src/tests/Bruneton_Test.cpp
index f51c999..70d49d9 100644
--- a/src/tests/Bruneton_Test.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/Bruneton_Test.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ static Color _postProcessFragment(SoftwareRenderer* renderer, const Vector3 &loc
 
 TEST(Bruneton, AerialPerspective1)
 {
+#ifndef TESTS_FULL
+    return;
+#endif
     Scenery scenery;
     SoftwareRenderer renderer(&scenery);
     renderer.render_width = 800;
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ TEST(Bruneton, AerialPerspective1)
 
 TEST(Bruneton, AerialPerspective2)
 {
+#ifndef TESTS_FULL
+    return;
+#endif
     Scenery scenery;
 
     AtmosphereDefinition* atmo = scenery.getAtmosphere();
diff --git a/src/tests/FractalNoise_Test.cpp b/src/tests/FractalNoise_Test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1834a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/FractalNoise_Test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+#include "BaseTestCase.h"
+
+#include "FractalNoise.h"
+
+class TestFractalNoise:public FractalNoise
+{
+public:
+    TestFractalNoise(double value=0.0):FractalNoise(), value(value)
+    {
+        calls = 0;
+    }
+
+    virtual double getBase3d(double x, double y, double z) const override
+    {
+        ((TestFractalNoise*)this)->calls++;
+        return value + x + y + z;
+    }
+
+public:
+    int calls;
+private:
+    double value;
+};
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, AutoBase2d)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.2);
+
+    double result = noise.getBase2d(0.4, 0.1);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.7, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, AutoBase1d)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.2);
+
+    double result = noise.getBase1d(0.4);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.6, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, NoStep)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.1);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(1.1, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.0, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, SingleStep)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.1);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.7, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.1, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, Sum2Steps)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.1);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.3, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.1 + 1.05, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, Sum3Steps)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.1);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.2, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.1 + 1.05 + 1.025, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, InitialScaling)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.8);
+    noise.setScaling(0.5);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.2, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.4 + 1.2, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, InitialHeight)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.8);
+    noise.setScaling(1.0, 0.5);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.2, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.9 + 0.7, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, InitialScalingAndHeight)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.8);
+    noise.setScaling(0.5, 0.5);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.1, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.7 + 0.6, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, StepScaling)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.1);
+    noise.setStep(0.8);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.55, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.1 + 1.08 + 1.064, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, StepHeight)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.1);
+    noise.setStep(0.5, 0.8);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.4, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.1 + 0.84, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, StepScalingAndHeight)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.8);
+    noise.setStep(0.5, 0.5);
+
+    double result = noise.get1d(0.05, 1.0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.8 + 0.7 + 0.3, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, Noise2d)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.8);
+
+    double result = noise.get2d(0.4, 1.0, 0.5);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(2.3 + 1.9, result);
+}
+
+TEST(FractalNoise, Noise3d)
+{
+    TestFractalNoise noise(0.8);
+
+    double result = noise.get3d(0.4, 1.0, 0.5, 0.3);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, noise.calls);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(2.6 + 2.2, result);
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/Render_Test.cpp b/src/tests/Render_Test.cpp
index 21b775d..e1914fb 100644
--- a/src/tests/Render_Test.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/Render_Test.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ static void _render_quad_checker(SoftwareRenderer &renderer)
 
 TEST(Render, quad)
 {
+#ifndef TESTS_FULL
+    return;
+#endif
     SoftwareRenderer renderer;
 
     renderer.render_camera->setLocationCoords(0.0, 0.5, 2.0);
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ TEST(Render, quad)
 
 TEST(Render, quad_cut)
 {
+#ifndef TESTS_FULL
+    return;
+#endif
     SoftwareRenderer renderer;
 
     renderer.render_camera->setLocationCoords(0.8, 0.7, 1.0);
diff --git a/src/tests/tests.pro b/src/tests/tests.pro
index 2e638f3..378272f 100644
--- a/src/tests/tests.pro
+++ b/src/tests/tests.pro
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp \
     Camera_Test.cpp \
     Clouds_Test.cpp \
     FluidMediumManager_Test.cpp \
-    VertexArray_Test.cpp
+    VertexArray_Test.cpp \
+    FractalNoise_Test.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
     BaseTestCase.h