: Allows for manual artistic control over branch placement and growth, complementing procedural generation. Wind Effects
The primary goal of version 6.2.3 was ensuring that the complex, procedurally generated vegetation could be easily moved into external rendering environments. Speedtree Cinema 6.2.3
Naughty Dog used a hybrid of SpeedTree Cinema 6.x for the vegetation in The Last of Us Part II (released 2020). While the game engine was modern, the base asset generation for the overgrown, post-apocalyptic trees was done in 6.2.3. Why? The "Legacy Wind" engine allowed them to bake wind patterns directly into the vertex data, which was lighter on the PS4’s CPU than the procedural wind of SpeedTree 7. : Allows for manual artistic control over branch
: This tool was designed to assist with importing external meshes (such as custom rocks or specific branch structures). It automatically set up scene objects based on the intended use, making hybrid procedural-manual modeling more efficient. While the game engine was modern, the base
: Includes a sophisticated wind animation system that can simulate everything from a light breeze to a hurricane. Seasons & Growth