Bonus post, August 2025 - Updating textures

Hey there, dear Patrons!

For this month's bonus post I'd like to show you our progress on updating some basic terrain textures to better fit the mood of the conifer spruce area. By updating just the two terrain types (general rock, spruce forest floor) seen in the photos, we can see good improvement on the mood of the area.

Before:

After:

Conifers grow usually on more dry and not so heavily vegetated areas, so by making the terrain darker and less "grassy", the forest area seems a lot more believable. This way, we can leave the more vibrant colors for areas with leafy trees and not so "basic" stuff. The new texture is also a lot bigger (2K), so there is a lot more variation for the area, instead of it being just a basic noise like in the before picture.

Before:

After:

In the latter images you can see how the background rock has a lot more definition to it, without needing to make the shape of the rock more complex.

The area needs more filler vegetation like flowers, mushrooms, etc., but this is an awesome upgrade to previous look and feel of the area!

See you in the next one,

Taival team