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Convert Unity Terrain to Low Poly Using Polaris 3.5
If you have an existing Unity Terrain scene and want to move to a low poly mesh workflow, Polaris 3.5 has a built-in migration tool that handles the conversion: height map, textures, trees, and grass included. This guide walks through the full process step by step.
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Jun 64 min read


Polaris 3.5: A Smoother Onboarding and Better Terrain Migration
Polaris 3.5 adds a new Migration Tool for moving terrain data between Polaris, Unity Terrain, meshes, RAW heightmaps, and texture sets. This time the tool works on terrain groups, not one terrain at a time like before. We also reworked the onboarding flow, added quick tutorials, put help inside the editor, and added terrain texture previews.
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Jun 55 min read


What’s New in Vista 3.1: Rebuilt Multi-Layer Biome Blending, Diagnostic Tool, and Graph Execution Cache
Vista 3.1 improves the core terrain workflow for projects that use multiple biomes. This update rebuilds multi-biome blending, adds Vista Debugger for inspecting the full generation path, and introduces graph execution caching for supported expensive operations.
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Apr 235 min read


How to Color Low Poly Terrain with Gradients and Curves
Learn how to color low poly terrain using a slope gradient, a height gradient, and a blend curve -- a broadly reusable method that works across terrain shaders. The article explains the visual logic behind each parameter, includes a pseudocode walkthrough, and shows the technique applied in Polaris for Unity. Includes the height range pitfall that silently breaks gradient results, and guidance on when manual painting should take over.
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Apr 15 min read


10 Ground Texture Packs Worth Considering for Unity World Building
Ground textures set the foundation for how a world reads underfoot. This shortlist covers 10 Asset Store packs across realistic, stylized, and alien styles - with notes on what each appears suited for and what to verify before buying.
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Mar 254 min read


10 Vegetation Assets Worth Considering for Unity World Building
Sourcing vegetation for a Unity project is harder than it looks. This shortlist covers 10 Asset Store packs across realistic, stylized, and low-poly styles, with notes on what each one appears suited for and what to verify before buying.
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Mar 255 min read


Your Vista Graph Still Works. The Editing Is Just Getting Heavy.
Vista Personal gives you the full graph workflow. It does not include the graph editing utilities that make a large graph fast to work with. Here is what those utilities do, and whether Indie or Pro is the right upgrade.
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Mar 214 min read


Vista vs MapMagic for Unity Terrain: A Comparison of best terrain tools for Procedural Workflows
If you are comparing best terrain tools Unity or procedural terrain tools Unity, this guide breaks down Vista vs MapMagic by workflow fit: infinite terrain, biome control style, extension path, and long term production use.
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Mar 95 min read
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