May
24
2015

Forest & Lake scene test

An article by mgear

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Testing out some small forest scene..

Current info:
– Speedtree Desktop package : https://store.speedtree.com/product/desktop-tree-package-unity/
– Ceto Ocean plugin : https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/47203 *This is now deprecated.. look for NordLake water or others..
– Cinematic Image effects : https://bitbucket.org/Unity-Technologies/cinematic-image-effects
– Temporal antialiasing : https://github.com/playdeadgames/temporal

Whats next
– Need to find suitable ground foliage (billboard textures or few meshes for small trees, bushes)
– Needs more rocks (current ones are too high poly : http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/rock-max-free/877036 )
– Terrain editing, terrain textures..
– ~~Fix reflection seam (visible in the larger image~~ *Fixed: by placing some objects behind the island)
– Water reflection should also reflect fog (for distant islands)
– And much more..

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Purchased/commercial assets used:
– Advanced Foliage Shader : https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/3253?aid=1101lGti
– SpeedTree Modeler : Tested it briefly, but was no use without proper textures and couldnt find any (free or paid) birch, pine, spruce textures
– DesktopTree Package : https://store.speedtree.com/product/desktop-tree-package-unity/
– Survivalist MacGyver Pack : https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/26123?aid=1101lGti
– Ceto: Ocean System : https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/47203 *This is now deprecated.. look for NordLake water or others..
– Photorealistic stones pack : https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/37136?aid=1101lGti

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Image#2: Small changes, testing grass billboards, purchased Advanced Foliage Shaders v4
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Image#3: Draft notes for next steps
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Image#4: Using Unity Water4 vs Ceto Water plugin

(water4 – below)

(ceto – below)

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Image#5: Updated to unity 5.4, added new cinematic effects, temporal antialiasing, ceto adjustments, color adjustments

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Image#6: Updated to Unity 5.5, removed Ceto, Added, Nordlake Water, New Image effects
— image to be added–

Tags: forest, island, lake, reflection, scenery, speedtree, terrain, test

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20 Comments + Add Comment

mgear 26/05/2015 at 00:32

This one looks like perfect 3D pine, just bit too expensive for now & quite polygon heavy though:
http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/realistic-pine-tree-max/860022

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- mgear 27/05/2015 at 14:13
  
  oh, asset store has some also:
  https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/1738
  
  https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/28192
  
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Wompipomp 27/05/2015 at 14:39

Looks great 🙂

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mgear 25/06/2015 at 03:57

will grab those stones, skybox, few effects and maybe foliage from BlackSmith demo assets:
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/39948

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mgear 01/07/2015 at 17:14

inspiration:

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mgear 17/08/2015 at 10:55

maybe better fix for leaking shorelines: (instead of placing dark objects behind the island)
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/water-shorelines-sky-visible-in-places.347919/

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mgear 25/08/2015 at 00:18

should test this grass (try to modify as forest foliage?)
https://github.com/keijiro/KvantGrass

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mgear 01/09/2015 at 21:20

purchased this on discount to get Pine:
https://store.speedtree.com/product/desktop-tree-package-unity/

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mgear 03/12/2015 at 13:27

good looking grass,
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/publisher/12027
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/publisher/2394

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mgear 05/01/2016 at 07:56

this might help also,
Vegetation Elements Pack
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/51998

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mgear 03/03/2016 at 14:11

i wonder if these texture look good inside unity..
http://www.blenderguru.com/product/grass-essentials/

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mgear 08/05/2016 at 21:58

Going to try this: realtime volumetric cloud rendering solution for Unity3D
http://kode80.com/blog/2016/04/11/kode80-clouds-for-unity3d/index.html

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- mgear 10/05/2016 at 13:41
  
  didn’t work so well together with existing image effects..
  
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Jarosław 09/05/2016 at 02:42

I have got so far , as to model individual Spruce needles for extreme close-up for my Macro scene . Will try to recreate test Challange you posted 🙂 .

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- mgear 09/05/2016 at 21:31
  
  nice – waiting for images 🙂
  
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mgear 24/08/2016 at 20:18

Gotta try these!
https://megascans.se/library/free

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- mgear 28/10/2016 at 12:09
  
  nordic vege:
  https://megascans.se/library/types/library/types/everything?search=nordic
  
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mgear 15/03/2017 at 13:46

The Bestest of the Best!!11
https://twitter.com/theHunterCOTW/status/840593181016240128/photo/1

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mgear 16/08/2017 at 11:02

tutorial for building forest scene with effects/lights

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mgear 17/01/2018 at 10:13

wow*10, thats amazing:

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