Gaia Pro VS 4.1.2

Gaia Pro 2023 is now a Unity Verified Solution
Renamed Gaia Pro 2023 to Gaia Pro VS
Fixed a bug where the collision mask output could be flipped in URP
Fixed issues with Impostor Terrains not loading, or loading together with full terrains
More consistent load state for impostor terrains when opening / closing the Editor or starting / stopping the scene
Improved the logic for getting a new terrain name when manually adding terrains via the scene view "Add" buttons
Reduced the default light intensity in the Procedural Worlds Sky
Fixed a bug with spawners not being listed in the Gaia Manager correctly

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.1.1

Fixed an issue with Terrain Loading where Terrains would stop loading in a build under certain conditions

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.1.0

Added new Polygon Mask: Freely draw a polygon shape to spawn biomes, textures, etc. inside
Added a new curvature mask. Please note: This mask does not scale well across multi-terrain worlds yet and might create visible borders across the terrains.
Terrain Loading: Added Option to prioritize Terrains in the camera frustum first
Terrain Loading: Greatly reduced terrain loader overhead when your terrains are laid out in the default Gaia grid pattern
Various smaller Improvements in processing Terrain Loading
Improved Stamp images to show less scaling artifacts when stamps are greatly scaled up across a wide and large area
Improved compatibility with different versions of Cinemachine
Updated Quick Start PDF with more information for the new Polygon Mask and Terrain Loading.
Fixed an issue with Grow and Shrink Mask scaling
Fixed an issue with alignment of the noise masks across multiple terrains
Fixed issues with deactivating the Floating Point Fix Solution
Removed outdated light component on the PW Sky Directional light prefab

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.9

Added compatibility with Unity 6 (please see notes below)
Added buttons in the scene view to better control scene loading and adding new terrains in a Terrain Loading Setup
Added optional "Dynamic Depth Of Field" component when using lighting presets
Updated URP "Day" lighting preset
Added a max shadow distance check for URP
Added a quick light bake setting for lighting presets in URP
Improved Grass Jitter in the Alpine Meadow Biome
Switched to GPU instanced grass in sample Synty biome
Fixed a bug where the Gaia Maintenance would error on problematic prefabs
Fixed a bug where the Gaia Distances on the Terrain Detail Overwrite script were not initialized correctly
Fixed bug with lighting not updating correctly according to the weather effect playing in the PW Sky System

Notes on compatibility with Unity 6:

The Unity Input system package does not seem to require a restart anymore in Unity 6 like it did in earlier Unity versions. During testing we noticed this can lead to odd error messages in the console, and code not compiling anymore. If you install the Input System package (as advised from the Gaia Manager), it is recommended to restart the Unity Editor afterwards to avoid such issues.
In HDRP there are various settings for the HDRP water system. In Unity 6 those settings do not seem to be accessible anymore through scripting which is why we cannot enable the water system automatically for you anymore. If you intend to use the HDRP water, please read the Water System documentation in the HDRP Manual and make sure your project is set up to use HDRP water with the required features.

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.8

Gaia will now default to scene view loading first when a world with terrain loading is created. This means Gaia will automatically load in and out the terrains based on the scene view camera during design time.
Added an option for terrain loading to automatically show terrain bounding boxes when all terrains are unloaded - this helps to navigate your world when all terrains are unloaded. (Can be enabled / disabled in the Terrain Loader Manager)
Added an "Go To Terrain" button that will move the scene view back to the closest terrain. (Can be enabled / disabled in the Terrain Loader Manager)
Added an option to add the loading screen directly during world creation both in the Gaia Manager and the World designer (You can still add and remove the loading screen from the runtime tab as before as well)
Improved handling for "unsafe" special characters in biome & spawner names when saving the biome.
Fixed problems when the user did not save the scene when prompted by Gaia before World Creation
Added an option to use a VR-friendly water shader for the Gaia Water in URP
Fixed a bug where the world designer would initially not use the correct tile height as shown in the Gaia Manager
Fixed a bug where switching between unity and another application during world creation could lead to problems with the generated terrains.
Fixed a bug with the Fly cam script when building for Android
Fixed "shiny" terrain textures in URP in the synty biome
Fixed issues with exporting from the world designer when the terrains from a previous run were turned into prefabs
Added a check on package import that will add biomes from spawner packs automatically to the Gaia Manager
Fixed a bug with water height when creating new scenes with different sea level
Fixed player spawning under water when there was a lake in the middle of the created terrain
Fixed a bug where custom lighting presets would fall back to the original Gaia profiles when the scene was not saved before closing it
Fixed visual issues with the lighting setup in HDRP

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.7

Fixed compile errors due to the irregular removal of the "numberOfBounces" HDRP sky property in the latest Unity 2022.3 LTS releases
Removed "additional HD" camera component from the flycam prefab as it would display as "missing component" in other pipelines
Fixed a bug where the depth ramp texture of the Gaia water would reset after customizing it
Fixed a layout issue when setting up a tree collision mask without tree spawners in the scene
Fixed issues with the HDRP water setup where the water would not appear or the scene would not save the added water
Fixed a bug where a nullref error would appear on terrain unload in rare cases

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.6

Fixed compilation errors upon installation in the builtin pipeline
Fixed bugs with the Time Of Day related API calls not returning/setting values

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.5

Warning - the lighting setup for the "Dynamic Day" lighting in HDRP has been overhauled greatly. If you install this update and apply the lighting again to your scene, and you choose the option to override your settings, your current setup will be overridden with this new lighting setup.

Better handling of lighting profiles: When adding Gaia Lighting to the scene, profile-based settings will be stored as a copy in the Gaia user data folder. This allows you to reset to the default settings of Gaia anytime and prevents accidental overwriting of lighting settings when re-installing Gaia.
When you re-apply lighting to the scene, you will now be asked if you want to override the current settings, or if you want to create new ones.
Reworked the "Dynamic Day" Lighting for HDRP
Reviewed the LOD distances on the trees to reduce pop-ins from LOD changes
Less aggressive draw distances for the layer-based distance culling (objects, trees, etc. are now rendered out further by default)
Added options for camera draw distance & post processing setup for custom controllers
Fixed the stamper and world designer not picking up stamps from stamp packs or from the Gaia User Data/Stamps folder
Fixed a cross-asset issue with GTS
Fixed bug where putting terrain on a non-even world position could lead to errors with stamping
Fixed a bug with collider cooking options that could break the Scanner functionality on very large meshes
Fixed a bug where HDRP Water would not appear in Unity 2023.2
Added a separate HDRP Water prefab for Unity 2023.2
Fixed bugs with the collision mask in HDRP in Unity 2023.2
Fixed "obsolete" warnings from Unity 2023.2

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.4

Fixed issues with setting up custom controllers
Added render queue setting to water material editor in builtin
Fixed an error message when looking at water material properties in HDRP
Fixed a nullref error in the "Wait for Terrain Load" script when the player had no rigidbody on it

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.3

Fixed compilation errors when Aquas, Enviro, Aura or Massive Clouds were installed in the project

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.2

Fixed a compilation error when both GTS and Gaia Pro 2023 were installed in the same project
Fixed a compilation error when the Unity Addressable package was installed in the project at the moment of the Gaia installation

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.1

Fixed bug where the setup window would not display all entries anymore when opening it again
Fixed missing materials in the Asset Samples scene of the "Gaia Pro Assets and Biomes"

Gaia Pro 2023 v 4.0.0

First release for the 2023 version.
Significant rework, with lots of quality-of-life improvements.
Added support for latest Unity terrain details, controllers, skies and water.
Added new configurable setup system. Only install what you need.
Removed legacy systems, content, and controllers.

Gaia Pro VS - Terrain, Trees, Grass & Water for Unity 6