Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Here's how I quickly (25 mins) create terrains for prototyping in my tower defense game. From a blank canvas to a full environment in around 25 minutes using a handful of Unity Assets.
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Setup the scene with Gaia
02:45 Stamping the terrain
04:40 Texturing with Vegetation Studio Pro
07:00 Adding details with Vegetation Studio Pro
08:24 Adding trees with Vegetation Studio Pro
08:47 Adding a path with Easy Roads 3D
12:38 Remove vegetation from path with VSP and Easy Roads integration
13:44 Adding vegetation and texturing to the side of the path
14:54 Adding Ambient Skies
16:40 Improving terrain textures with Complete Terrain Shader
17:54 The final result and outro
This video is more of a speed level design than a tutorial. It has links out to detailed tutorial videos for all major steps. These linked videos are:
* Gaia Pro Speed Level Design: youtu.be/cI9hsSEyNPA
* Improved Gaia Terrain with Vegetation Studio Pro: youtu.be/ddQgLj8IxSY
*Adding a Forest Biome Mask to a Unity Terrain using Vegetation Studio Pro: youtu.be/_h2IoJHNbKk
* Unity Riverside Vegetation with Vegetation Studio Pro: youtu.be/ASN9S-C6byg
* Improving Unity Terrain textures with Complete Terrain Shader: youtu.be/yiWonNtVdBE
Assets used
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Gaia for terrain heightmap: bit.ly/GaiaProAsset
Vegetation Studio Pro for plants, bushes, trees and other environment items like rocks: bit.ly/VegetationStudioPro
Meadow Environment for vegetation assets: bit.ly/MeadowEnviro
Ambient Skies for environment lighting: bit.ly/AmbientSkies
Complete Terrain Shader for texture enhancement: bit.ly/UnityCTS2019
Easy Roads 3D: bit.ly/EasyRoads3D
Free and Cheap Assets
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Recommended Free Assets: bit.ly/BestFreeUnityAssets
Great Assets under $10: bit.ly/BestUnityAssetsUnder10
Comments encouraged, including constructive criticism - help me improve.
Don't forget to subscribe: bit.ly/WizardsCodeSubscribe
Comments encouraged, including constructive criticism - help me improve.
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Please watch: "Vegetation Studio Pro and Unity Terrain Optimization: How to improve Unity Terrain frame rate "
youtube.com/watch?v=ddQgLj8IxSY
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Here's how I quickly (25 mins) create terrains for prototyping in my tower defense game. From a blank canvas to a full environment in around 25 minutes using a handful of Unity Assets.
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Setup the scene with Gaia
02:45 Stamping the terrain
04:40 Texturing with Vegetation Studio Pro
07:00 Adding details with Vegetation Studio Pro
08:24 Adding trees with Vegetation Studio Pro
08:47 Adding a path with Easy Roads 3D
12:38 Remove vegetation from path with VSP and Easy Roads integration
13:44 Adding vegetation and texturing to the side of the path
14:54 Adding Ambient Skies
16:40 Improving terrain textures with Complete Terrain Shader
17:54 The final result and outro
This video is more of a speed level design than a tutorial. It has links out to detailed tutorial videos for all major steps. These linked videos are:
* Gaia Pro Speed Level Design: youtu.be/cI9hsSEyNPA
* Improved Gaia Terrain with Vegetation Studio Pro: youtu.be/ddQgLj8IxSY
*Adding a Forest Biome Mask to a Unity Terrain using Vegetation Studio Pro: youtu.be/_h2IoJHNbKk
* Unity Riverside Vegetation with Vegetation Studio Pro: youtu.be/ASN9S-C6byg
* Improving Unity Terrain textures with Complete Terrain Shader: youtu.be/yiWonNtVdBE
Assets used
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Gaia for terrain heightmap: bit.ly/GaiaProAsset
Vegetation Studio Pro for plants, bushes, trees and other environment items like rocks: bit.ly/VegetationStudioPro
Meadow Environment for vegetation assets: bit.ly/MeadowEnviro
Ambient Skies for environment lighting: bit.ly/AmbientSkies
Complete Terrain Shader for texture enhancement: bit.ly/UnityCTS2019
Easy Roads 3D: bit.ly/EasyRoads3D
Free and Cheap Assets
--------------
Recommended Free Assets: bit.ly/BestFreeUnityAssets
Great Assets under $10: bit.ly/BestUnityAssetsUnder10
Comments encouraged, including constructive criticism - help me improve.
Don't forget to subscribe: bit.ly/WizardsCodeSubscribe
Comments encouraged, including constructive criticism - help me improve.
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Please watch: "Vegetation Studio Pro and Unity Terrain Optimization: How to improve Unity Terrain frame rate "
youtube.com/watch?v=ddQgLj8IxSY
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