Going outdoors.
Ok, so I am going to start a little outdoor forest scene. It will include a few different trees and their variations, rock cliffs, some small voliage like tall grass and plants. I will also be adding some grass, rock and dirt textures for the ground. I feel these are pretty common items people would throw in a scene like this. My question is how people are going about outdoor forest scenes lately. Now I know how to model trees and make them optimized and have followed a few tuts on the wiki regarding trees. I am also pretty sure I have a grasp on the large rock structures.
I have heard lately that foliage was removed, if this is true how was it used in the past and what has replaced it now. Also Deco layers, do I throw trees in there as well as all small plants that use to go in a foliage slot. I guess I just don't really understand "foliage" or the foliage actor and how they are used.
I have heard lately that foliage was removed, if this is true how was it used in the past and what has replaced it now. Also Deco layers, do I throw trees in there as well as all small plants that use to go in a foliage slot. I guess I just don't really understand "foliage" or the foliage actor and how they are used.
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If it's a small scene then there's no real reason to use foliage. You can just make groups of assets and place those. Foliage is only useful if you've got a huge scene and you want to quickly cover it with plants.