Creating Landscapes

When you're planning the shape of your terrain, keep in mind the kind of landscape you want to create. You don't have to create all the land in your scene as a single terrain. You can create complex landscapes by combining several terrain objects.

Before creating terrain objects, plan out the entire map of your landscape. Then you'll be able to see where different terrain objects might be combined to create a single land mass.

If you have more terrains in your scene, you'll have a bigger scale for the environment. This gives you more resolution and a more realistic looking effect.

Before you start creating terrains you should map out all the land masses in your environment. You'll then be able to see where you will need to combine more than one terrain to create a specific type of landscape. These images show an example of mapping and the final result.

Pay attention to where the camera is positioned in the scene. Terrains that are closer to the camera need to be more detailed than those off in the distance.

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