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Creating discrete-leveled terrain.
I have a height map array that I use to set terrain heights . This way provided values serve as heights for points which correspond to grid lines intersections; heights in between are produced by (linear?) interpolation.
But what I would like to get is a terrain, in which height map array sets heights for grid cells, rather than grid lines intersections. Like this: 
Is there a way to obtain such behavior?
Best Answer
Don't use a terrain. You're thinking about the wrong usage for a terrain. What you could do is this (in pseudocode):
2DListOfFloats heights;
public GameObject cubePrefab;
OnEnable () {
for(int y = 0; y<heights.collumncount;y++) {
for(int x=0;x<heights.rowcount;x++) {
GameObject cube = Instantiate (cubePrefab, new Vector3 (x, y, heights[y][x]), Quaternion.identity, WorldContainer) as GameObject;
cube.transform.localScale = new Vector3 (1, 1, heights[y][x] * 2);
}
}
}
cubePrefab needs to be assigned in the editor. It needs to be a basic cube (with whatever texture you desire). Heights also needs to be assigned, but that can be procedural or random. Try perlin noise.
Hope this helps!
