Finally got hills to look natural in VR

I spent hours placing virtual rocks and trees. They always looked too perfect and fake. Then I learned about using random placement tools. Now my valleys have variety and life. It feels more like a place you could really walk through. This tiny skill changed how I build worlds. I'm proud of this little step.

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evan_reed6mo ago

Man, my buddy had that same lightbulb moment with terrain generation! He used to hand-place everything and it just looked so stiff, but adding some noise to the height map totally changed his game.

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the_beth6mo ago

Totally get the layering thing. I used to waste hours on single textures before realizing it's all about breaking up the eye's path. Adding variation with decals is smart, but you can also use noise maps to control where those layers show up, like having grass peek through on flatter areas. It's crazy how much life that adds without needing a ton of extra work. My old projects looked so fake until I stopped trying to make one perfect tile and embraced the mess.

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james3176mo ago

Sounds like a lot of work for some dirt.

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sage_hart6mo ago

Remember how old games had that obvious repeating texture thing going on? I used to get so hung up on making a single perfect texture tile, but it never looked right close up. The trick for me was learning to layer a few different ground textures and scatter decals over them, like cracks and pebbles. It breaks up that weird pattern our brains instantly notice.

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