New Zealand Southern Alps Real-World Terrains 260 km²

• Data - 40 heightmaps, 16-bit PNG, 2017 x 2017 px at 8 m per pixel - 260 km² per map
• Relief range - 1,705 m to 3,092 m
• Terrain layout - one terrain of 2049 samples, the original pixels, edge strip removed with holes
• Vertical step - 52.0 to 94.4 mm per height level
• Scenes - Alpine High Peaks, Snowfield Ridges, Glacial Valley Lake x Built-in / URP / HDRP; 3 prefabs
• Layers - 8 layers + shared layers, 4096 px albedo with smoothness, normal and mask maps
• Water - glacial lake water (Shore Water) where the elevation data holds a lake
• Shaders - hex-tile anti-tiling, side projection on walls, tussock tufts, detail relief
• Included tools - Terrain Builder, Project Setup, New Zealand Ground painter, PDF guide
• Engine - Unity 2022.3 and above

▶ Full 4K video showcase: https://youtu.be/d8v7N8if1M4

The Southern Alps of New Zealand - 40 real-world high mountain maps for Unity, early summer

Snow-covered peaks and knife-edge ridges above glacial valleys, vast grey screes, braided river flats and alpine basins. Elevation data (DEM) at 8 m per pixel, every map 16 x 16 km (260 km²) with 1,705 m to 3,092 m of relief; Unity keeps each height to within half a level of 52.0 to 94.4 mm.

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✦ CONTENTS

• 40 alpine heightmaps - 16-bit PNG, 2017 x 2017 px, size and height range in the file name
• Terrains at true scale - one Unity terrain of 2049 samples per map from the original pixels, lowest point at Y = 0
• Three demo levels - Alpine High Peaks, Snowfield Ridges and Glacial Valley Lake in Built-in, URP and HDRP
• Milky glacial lake - the lake of the glacial valley level is found in the elevation data and drawn with turquoise lake water

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✦ HIGH COUNTRY GROUND

• Eight 4K layers - snow, rock, scree, alpine grassland, river gravel, native bush, pasture and volcanic scoria
• Southern-hemisphere snow - the snow reaches lower on the shaded south faces and starts higher on the sunny north faces
• Rock on the ribs - bare rock follows the ribs and crests; scree fills the gullies and the ground below the crags
• Your own terrains too - Paint Selected Terrains lays the same ground on any terrain; Build and Paint does it from a PNG

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✦ SPEED

• Native 3840 x 2160 on an RTX 3090 - HDRP 82-87 FPS · URP 92-130 FPS · Built-in 149-164 FPS, no upscaling

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✦ COMPATIBILITY

Unity 2022.3 and above; Built-in, URP and HDRP. One click in Project Setup switches on the terrain holes the builder uses. In Built-in the demo levels run without post-processing and look plainer.

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✦ WHERE IT FITS

Mountaineering and survival games, flight and glider simulators, ski and expedition scenes, fantasy mountain realms.

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✦ THE SERIES

• Volcanic Plateau - the North Island volcanoes - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/slug/428788
• Ranges & Hill Country - bush-clad ranges - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/slug/428790
• Southern Lakes & Ranges - the lakes country - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/slug/428794