The Ultimate BEGINNERS GUIDE To Terrain in Unity!

In this video, I walk you through the basics of using the terrain editing tools inside of Unity! We'll talk about creating terrain, using brushes, and how to add material to terrain!

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0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - How to enable the Terrain toolset in Unity
1:34 - Adding terrain to the project with 3D Objects
2:00 - Adding terrain with the terrain toolbox
3:12 - Intro to the terrain editing tools
4:04 - Raise or Lower Terrain
4:50 - Setting the terrain max height
6:31 - Using different kinds of brushes
7:18 - Adjusting brush strength and jitter
7:55 - Adjusting brush size and jitter
8:39 - Adjusting brush rotation and spacing
10:35 - Other terrain editing tools - sharpen peaks
11:22 - Other terrain editing tools - erosion tools
12:23 - Creating a bridge between terrain areas with the bridge function
12:50 - Adding textures to our terrain with the paint texture function
13:20 - Adding texture layers to our terrain
14:20 - Adjusting texture size and location
15:00 - How to paint multiple textures onto a terrain in Unity
16:26 - Unity Materials Tutorial Location

[TheRealTimeEssentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have any questions about the terrain tools in the comments below! :)

[logan]

Outstanding video. I like how you don't assume or skip small steps.

[gamesfordlegend]

how do i get the terrain tool box, mine is not at the windows option in unity, hope i will get quick response before the end of the day😩😩

[TheElevenFirst]

Thank you so much man this really helped! if you have any ideas on how to make some sort of more complicated mechanics in a game such as damage, items, respawn, saving, climbing, or a sprint bar a video on one of those would be really helpful.

[igniscarn]

1:23 when i download it i got red warning in console 'shader error'

[leewilliamson]

Excellent channel! I found this as I was looking for someone to explain unity more easily. This does the trick!

[cremestan]

In texture 2d it doesnt show me any thing how to fix?

[withsarangpriyos]

Hey, I'm a beginner and I'm learning from you! But while I was designing the terrain my cursor stopped letting me zoom or move my camera after sometime. I can't find anywhere to fix this problem. It's giving me a warning and error in the console section and the warning says "Null reference exception: object reference not set to an instant of an object"... It again starts working after sometime, how can I fix this? Please help me out

[xandersnyder]

I dont have the option to pick terrain toolbox. Is it a new thing and its just renaimed or did I mess up somehow? If someone knows the answer I could really use the help.

[minecraftmobile]

I don’nt see terrain tools in package manager

[leroijlion]

do you know why i don't see my brush .. ? (so i do not have the possibilitie to paint ...)

[aaronyoung]

Thank you for this! I'm trying to up my skills as a terrain artist for games!

[chrisgraham]

That was a very clear and useful tutorial. Subscribed.

[IamNeighborlee]

new project 2022.3, but on play, a massive ish 16 tile terrain per terrain system tools, player walks and terrain fades IN with highest peaks zero visibility, and im not using fog. What would cause this and how do I force all terrain to be visible on play ? My computer can handle it.

[stirymixy]

How do I achieve symmetry? or Mirror the brushes?

[KBforJesusChrist]

There holes in my brushes the brushes leave deep and sharp holes when I use them how can I fix it
The hole are low poly and look like upside down spikes

[daffertube]

Thanks! Took me several videos to realize I needed the preview version that's under the unity registry. Not the one I downloaded to my assets! (it's confusing for newbies)

[TariPoter]

Omg ! this tuto is the perfect, it is fast but clear, cool, very usefull for level design ang game art !

[timothy]

Thanks bro, i need to make some good looking terrain :) thx for this

[genobvious]

There is no terrain tools tab in the package manager in unity 2019.4.31f