Gaia - Basics - Intro To World Designer

[@jwlewis777]

After trying to use GAIA for over a week using outdated information and tutorials I gave up. With this new tutorial I can definitely see how to get some really good terrains up and running in no time! I appreciate the information and look forward to seeing more tutorials like this! Thanks!

[@AdamGoodrich]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@pixelb0i255]

When will custom biomes tutorial come out?That’s been the trickiest with GAIA. Specifically using our own custom trees and structures. Thanks. Great to see GAIA doing tutorials again

[@AdamGoodrich]

Hopefully in the next week. It's in production now.

[@thefinalvendetta]

@@AdamGoodrich Yes! Please, I really need this one.

[@xetra1155]

Any Infos with that video?

[@Mewheniumm]

@@AdamGoodrich 1 year ago 😢

[@zimnelredoran9985]

Awesome tutorial :D Loving the new features shown here. It would be very nice if we could have a tutorial done with the no pro version. that way we can clearly see what we can do with what we have. Thanks for all the hard work!

[@AdamGoodrich]

They are quite similar, operate largely the same way, and have the same core code base. The Pro version has more systems.

[@AnneChamberlain-s7j]

The genius of this amazes me...

[@AdamGoodrich]

Aww thanks :) We have an amazing team, and we have some pretty big announcements coming soon!

[@dorse3958]

Gaia is amazing 10/10

[@AdamGoodrich]

Thanks :)

[@TegridyMadeGames]

my trees are only spawning on top of other objects added to the scene why is this?

[@AdamGoodrich]

Usually self inficted error... perhaps by messing with the physics layers... you can lodge a support request at canopy.procedural-worlds.com/

[@closetgeek]

Lol I was looking for a tutorial on this last night but I was apparently looking an hour too early.

[@kyleme9697]

It really is cool. I just bought the WB bundle and am super excited to get started with it. I'm most interested to see what I can get away with in creating a full 3D procedurally generated map on mobile.

[@deidrereaystudiosindepende6459]

Great Video. Keep em coming

[@ssnightshadow]

Thank you!

[@BlackJar72]

I take it using "Terrain" instead of generator or a graphic means I could generate terrains with my own system and use Gaia spawners to add the details? That could be useful.

[@Hackarchy]

Recently bought Gaia Pro 2020, looks like 2021 is on sale for me for $90, is 2021 not a free upgrade from 2020? Don't mind paying for it just want to make sure before spending the money.

[@AdamGoodrich]

It is a paid upgrade.

[@Robertganca]

Would I be able to do the world generation through code?

[@nonamenofame2243]

Hey I love gaia its so beautiful good job

[@tablettablet4792]

Id like to know the best way when you spawb biome and fps dropes heavy. What is the best way too ptimize the scene so the vegetation doesnt drop fps to much i have bought the optimizer but still am building my scene. I use the standard pipeline could you give me some advice

[@IndyIndie59]

I am still struggling with it ... I have spent all day trying to work out the new Unity HUB and then install Gaia ... and now in the manager I don't have any of the options like meadow ... the only option I have is Gaia pro sample which dumps me in the middle of a vast ocean with no way to move ( yes tried wads shift etc ) and no way to get out.

[@AdamGoodrich]

Sounds like something is wrong with your setup. Please reach out to support at Canopy in the Gaia forums.

[@xetra1155]

Is it possible to replace for example the stones with prefabs for generation? Cause we need interactable environments for crafting

[@AdamGoodrich]

Yes. We provide a bunch of sample assets and sample config to show you how to set things up. Gaia itself is extremely flexible. You can spawn whatever you want.

[@cinnaspicegirlsgotgame5061]

In your 20 x 20 example, they all had the same, single, biome? Can each tile have its own biome?

[@AdamGoodrich]

You do masks at a higher level to control where biomes are applied.

[@ssnightshadow]

Yes you can have multiple biomes across your world (multiple terrains) or on a single terrain.

[@cinnaspicegirlsgotgame5061]

@@ssnightshadow Awesome! Thank you for the reply.

[@cinnaspicegirlsgotgame5061]

@@AdamGoodrich Good to know. Will there be a tutorial for this, as well?

[@ssnightshadow]

@@cinnaspicegirlsgotgame5061 Hopefully, we will be making this one soon. We have an amazing video in the makes right now!

[@rubennn1033]

Terrain spawns above the tiles, nice

[@johndouglas6519]

Looks really good. Does Gaia Pro support real life terrain? If yes, do you guys mind making a video for this. Would greatly appreciate it. Also keep up the good work.

[@AdamGoodrich]

You can import real world terrain height maps and use it as base... but Gaia does not inherently support this. We have a new product called Gaia GeoSpatial under dev that does this natively.

[@johndouglas6519]

@@AdamGoodrich is there a release date for this?

[@AdamGoodrich]

@@johndouglas6519 Most of what we do is demand based. If there is significant and real world driver, and people with budget we will accelerate. In mean time, no fixed date.

[@johndouglas6519]

@@AdamGoodrich wondering as well, what do you guys used to run Connect for cpu specs i mean

[@AdamGoodrich]

@@johndouglas6519 Connect itself is light weight. The cost comes in the environment and how heavy it is. While not on Connect, we are helping a studio make a mobile environment with Gaia, and after first round optimization we are getting 30-60fps depending on where we are in scene. We will provide more stats as it gets closer to release.

[@SmartLearningAI]

do you have to further manage the loading and unloading of the scenes for the terrains, or is that automatic?

[@AdamGoodrich]

Automatic with Gaia Pro.

[@arunachalpradesh399]

i want to use it with nature manufacturer assets, can i use both together?

[@AdamGoodrich]

yes

[@cinnaspicegirlsgotgame5061]

If I started with 3 x-tiles and 3 z-tiles, created terrains for them, then realized I needed 5 x-tiles and 5 z-tiles could I change the number of terrains without messing up what I've already done or would I have to start over?

[@AdamGoodrich]

You can add more tiles as you go. We will get a tutorial for this.

[@cinnaspicegirlsgotgame5061]

@@AdamGoodrich Thank you. Looking forward to the additional tutorials. I'm very excited about this series. I have Gaia Pro 2021, but haven't done a lot of experimenting with it yet. Also, thank you for such a wonderful product. Even though I haven't used it much, I can tell it is extremely helpful and I'm looking forward to the world I have in my imagination coming true with Gaia's help.

[@raincloudtalayumptewa7221]

I imported it but i cant seem to find the Gaia Manager under Window?

[@raincloudtalayumptewa7221]

All console errors are "The type or namespace 'TerrainAPI' does not exist"

[@kewa_design]

my pc is much stronger than any pc from the time this time of the video release any pc ever was able to, but it still after 6h of "importing assets..." i canceled it, i cant generate a terrain, no matter what detail and size, its loading for ever

[@random_precision_software]

Can i make make an island with trees and plants then export it as a package and load it into another project with having Gaia loaded?

[@ssnightshadow]

You can export yes, you would need to export the Vegetation with the package as well. As far as the Gaia Loaded, I am not sure what you mean? If you are referring to the Gaia Loading system this is dependent on Gaia systems (so the other project needs Gaia as well).

[@random_precision_software]

@@ssnightshadow sorry my question should of said without Gaia loaded..I want to create an island export it and put into another project without having Gaia loaded in my project?

[@closetgeek]

@@random_precision_software As I've understood Gaia, once your terrain is done you can export it (and all associated assets - or reimport them) with no problem. Or even generate the terrain and remove Gaia afterwards. What you've generated will safely remain.

[@random_precision_software]

@@closetgeek ok thanks !

[@ssnightshadow]

Yes that is correct you can do this.

[@lohkan1425]

why my terrain always have a flat top? i have the same value as you but the output never as good as you. i try adjusting but same result output.

[@lohkan1425]

seems like the white box in the middle caused that, how can I adjust that white box height? mine is smaller than yours.

[@AdamGoodrich]

@@lohkan1425 for support go to canopy.procedural-worlds.com

[@ianhtexas]

Holy shish-kabobs! 🍻

[@RgnMuskRcords]

Eyyy Bruv. Yo vids are Fire and Good to Follow 🔥✅ (although I have a request for reviewing/comparing the best free terrain sculptor cz idk which is good for startup) Plzz Help🙃

[@AdamGoodrich]

Gaia 2021 is $47... not expensive. If you want free, then do a Google search. There are systems out there.

[@halivudestevez2]

By seeing the result I think the makers of the Witcher 3 game could have used this :)

[@ShahryarSaqib]

Why does GAIA 2 look so different in unity, its so confusing and hard to understand the options arrangement in Gaia manager itself are different in Gaia 2., but when i see this video and you are using the pro version everything is simple ,cant even understand the world designer flow in gaia 2 and still trying to figure out how to reliably use custom terrain lols

[@AdamGoodrich]

Yeap. We rebuilt it. You can upgrade to Gaia 2021 to get access to it.

[@ShahryarSaqib]

@@AdamGoodrich how do i upgrade it? is gaia 2021 different from gaia pro? or are you just suggesting i get pro?

[@AdamGoodrich]

@@ShahryarSaqib both gaia 2021 and gaia pro 2021 have the new world designer so you can use either. to upgrade just go to asset store and click on the relevant product. it will show you a discounted price, which is the upgrade price.

[@ShahryarSaqib]

@@AdamGoodrich OMG i was on gaia 2, just got Gaia 2021 from the asset store, NICE, thank you, trying it out.

[@AdamGoodrich]

@@ShahryarSaqib Hope you are enjoying it!

[@tablettablet4792]

What about cts it is not on the assetstore anymore. Is there another solution

[@AdamGoodrich]

Deprecated. You can find out why elsewhere. We plan to make a replacement, and should hopefully start working on it soon.

[@tablettablet4792]

@@AdamGoodrich thats great i will wait👍 for it

[@tablettablet4792]

@@robosergTV i dont know get but i need a terrain shader easy to use like cts. Is microsplat easy to use with gaia ?

[@AdamGoodrich]

@@robosergTV No.

[@tablettablet4792]

​@@AdamGoodrich i have bought yout glymps shader and happy that i could buy s lot of your assets. I gonna use them and see how it goes for me 😅 i hope that i can combine gaia pro 2021 enviro aquas and the vegetation engine and drop the fps for al that vegetation from the biome of there is some advice i would be glad to hear it😅

[@eurybaral2170]

why i cant download gaia

[@AdamGoodrich]

if you bought it via asset store, then you should have no problems

[@LUNARIAproject]

I would like to get some advice, I have been wanting to start making worlds like this for quite some years but I haven't really much knowledge of the softwares there is or how to use them. What I want to create is a world with forests, houses, etc to be able to walk around, it needs to be very big and I would also like to be able to add in custom objects as well as characters, however I have no real knowledge on how to do this or how to create it in a 3D program, I have played around some in Blender and done some character in MB Lab, however I find it a bit frustrating and hard to use, but maybe there are more user friendly alternatives? Personally it's not so important that it has high quality textures or what it's called, it would be enough to just have a custom painted skin on a character. I've done some world builing in Hammer for Source (Team Fortress 2) and I like that concept although it's a bit limited and outdated. So in this world I wanted to create I also want the characters to be able to interact somehow with me as I walk around in this world, like make them walk around or do movements, talk, etc. Also if possible create some vehicle like a car that one character can drive around in. I guess it takes a lot of knowledge in how to create something like this, but would you have any recommendation on which softwares to look into for this kind of a project?

[@AdamGoodrich]

My advice would be to explore the Unity asset store and start small. Limit yourself to 2km. We designed Gaia to be beginner friendly, and it will do 80% of what you want. It will make the terrain, set up water and lighting, populate it, and then add your character. You can use that as a starting point to make your game and learn. We have a free version of Gaia called Gaia ML in the link. If you like that then check out Gaia Pro - it as a lot more assets and you can make nicer looking scenes... alternatively, you can mostly do it with Gaia ML, but you need to configure more yourself. canopy.procedural-worlds.com/files/file/32-ai-game-development-toolkit-gaia-ml/.

[@LUNARIAproject]

@@AdamGoodrich Thank you very much for the quick reply and information! I'll check it out right away! :)

[@Rengawr]

gaia Pagman

[@championsofodin9868]

Can you generate the world without lights? I would like to set up a lighting solution separately

[@AdamGoodrich]

Yes. Thats a completely optional step.

[@championsofodin9868]

@@AdamGoodrich thanks!

[@IndyIndie59]

I am NOT happy with the product ... It looks nothing like the one you are showing ... I don't even have alpine meadow biome as an option on the terrain drop down box ... The tool tips you are showing are empty aside from a short line that stated the obvious ... ie reiterating the name of the tab). The help page and tutorial page send me to a different site to the one you are showing .... one called canopy which seems to be set up as a place to sell more products instead of actually provide some useful help to someone who is trying to get the thing to work.

[@AdamGoodrich]

The product UX has not changed significantly since this was recorded. You will be sent to Canopy, which is where our FORUMS and support is provided, as well as our LIBRARY, which contains lots of tutorials and content. Please feel free to reach out to support if you are experiencing issues.