Hi everybody!
I see the assetstore often with mixed feelings, many times i just get disappointed… but, there are some assets out there that really impressed me a lot. I think this thread should be there to raise the awareness of the really outstanding products, not the nice and good stuff but the best of the best on the assetstore! I think of those who are no big companys, or were already featured many times but the more or less unknown gems! So please join in and raise your voice for the unknown heroes of the assetstore
I know some of them are thinking to leave the assetstore behind and it would be really sad if that would happen!
I’ll start with my absolute Top 3 of paid assets:
RTP - Relief Terrain Pack (by Tomasz Stobierski)
Extremely feature rich toolset/shaders for making the dull unity terrain look like a crytec production, features meshblending, heightbased blending of textures, super performance, no bugs(and if you’re happen to find one just tell the author and it will be fixed almost instantly) and a whole lot more. The support is the best you can ever imagine and the price is insanely low!! VERY big free update just ahead! On top of my list for a reason!!!
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/161235-RTP-Relief-Terrain-Pack-with-geometry-blend-on-AssetStore?highlight=substance+rtp
Definitely support this guy!
Terrain Composer (by Nathaniel Doldersum)
You are thinking of making an almost infinite terrain with unity? Good luck! However, with TC not so much of a problem, it features live procedural generation of heightmaps and splatmaps, tree/detail/object placement, satelite image blending and so much more! It may seem complicated at the first look but once you get the hang of it its unmatched in ease of use and it’s insanely powerful! Think of worldmachine right inside of unity. Support also is top notch! Huge free update is just about to release!
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/151365-Terrain-Composer-A-Tool-for-making-AAA-photorealistic-Unity-Terrain-in-just-minutes
EasyRoads (by Andrasoft)
This one is probably the most known of this list! Makes roads, paths, fences, places objects along the road and conforms terrains to fit the road(and the other way around). Works like a charm and the soon upcoming(also free) update will really rock your socks! The asset is maintained very well and support is awesome!
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/82331-EasyRoads3D-v2-is-out-�-Road-rivers-procedural-geometry-for-Unity
You can see my list is just about terrains, this is what my biggest concern was with unity, luckily i have these 3 tools now and the best of it: All of them compliment each other perfectly!! These guys made sure that there are no compatibility problems and together with the awesome support it’s almost a no brainer to get them, especially if you are working with terrains and really need top quality and a fast workflow!
I hope you take a look at the assets and support these guys! You might even write a mail to unity and ask the to feature them(and/or your personal favourites) on the assetstore!
So please join the discussion and tell me and the other readers what assets you like the most and for which reasons! The rating system of the assetstore is great and also the reviews do their purpose but i don’t think this alone is enough…
Thank you so much!
Peter