Chilly DevLogs from Alaska ! #59 Country Roads

We’re excited to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re developing roads and mountain paths in Alaska Gold Fever using Unity. It’s a combination of technical prowess and creative vision, and we wanted to share the details with you!






To make roads feel naturally integrated into the environment, we use terrain blending techniques. Unity’s terrain tools allow us to sculpt the land around the roads, smoothing out harsh edges while still retaining the realistic undulations of the environment.





The foundation of our mountain paths starts with Unity’s terrain system and heightmap manipulation. We carefully carve out natural paths by lowering and raising the terrain to create slopes, ridges, and flat walkable surfaces.






For smoother navigation, we bake ;) pathfinding data into the terrain, allowing NPCs and wildlife to traverse these roads and paths naturally without needing real-time calculations.



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We hope you love the visual improvements as much as we do!
Stay tuned for more exciting updates coming soon!

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