Parts or Terrain?

Hello… Making a game based on survival and hunting… I still don’t know whether should I use Parts or Terrain for the map…

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I struggled with this in a past project, I’ll give you some tips:

Parts

  • Better for simpler aesthetics.
  • Better for cartoony aesthetics.
  • Easier to place structures.
  • Less flexible.
  • Color changes are limited to one part.
  • Creates blocky terrain.

Terrain

  • Better for more realistic aesthetics.
  • MUCH more flexible.
  • More rounded / triangular look.
  • Harder to place structures. Have to flatten out terrain and remove grass.)
  • Better for paths.
  • Material color changes are global.
  • 3D grass.

Honestly, it really depends on the style of game. Classic Roblox, blocky, or simple terrain? Go with parts. Complex, rounded, any form of caves, modern look? Terrain is your best bet.

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A survival / hunting game will probably be more on the realistic side than cartoony, in this case you’d want to use terrain tools.

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