I’m now seeing a talk about large scale vegetation rendering in Godot, by Karl Bittner.
He mentions there is an open source alternative to speedtree, which he has barely heard mentioned: EZ tree: www.eztree.dev
It even has an in-browser 3D viewer in which you can try different seeds for the trees!
He mentions there is an open source alternative to speedtree, which he has barely heard mentioned: EZ tree: www.eztree.dev
It even has an in-browser 3D viewer in which you can try different seeds for the trees!
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I’m now seeing a talk about large scale vegetation rendering in Godot, by Karl Bittner.
He mentions there is an open source alternative to speedtree, which he has barely heard mentioned: EZ tree: www.eztree.dev
It even has an in-browser 3D viewer in which you can try different seeds for the trees!
He mentions there is an open source alternative to speedtree, which he has barely heard mentioned: EZ tree: www.eztree.dev
It even has an in-browser 3D viewer in which you can try different seeds for the trees!
Special thanks to SeaphisCain for pointing this out in the credits of Darkest of Days that @giantbomb.bsky.social has surfaced, but the credits have the PhysX and SpeedTree logos but instead it's just the path to the files that are, apparently, just not on the disc.
#games #gaming #badgame
#games #gaming #badgame
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Special thanks to SeaphisCain for pointing this out in the credits of Darkest of Days that @giantbomb.bsky.social has surfaced, but the credits have the PhysX and SpeedTree logos but instead it's just the path to the files that are, apparently, just not on the disc.
#games #gaming #badgame
#games #gaming #badgame
I decided to return to making the tutorials on YouTube. The first tutorials will be autumn-style vegetation. I plan to show how to create such a tree in SpeedTree in a simplified form in the upcoming tutorial. 🍂
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I decided to return to making the tutorials on YouTube. The first tutorials will be autumn-style vegetation. I plan to show how to create such a tree in SpeedTree in a simplified form in the upcoming tutorial. 🍂
like what is fucking elgato going to launch a 'speedtree killer' next? who are you people
October 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
like what is fucking elgato going to launch a 'speedtree killer' next? who are you people
SpeedTree is basically AI under the current 'anything goes' definition!
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
SpeedTree is basically AI under the current 'anything goes' definition!
my big games journalism white whale is i want to do a deep dive on SpeedTree, but i’m afraid that the video where Ryan Davis asks the guy “how fast are these trees?” is the definitive document on the subject
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
my big games journalism white whale is i want to do a deep dive on SpeedTree, but i’m afraid that the video where Ryan Davis asks the guy “how fast are these trees?” is the definitive document on the subject
Thread already seems to acknowledge this, but I'm willing to assume he's referring to shit like Speedtree instead of actual genAI'd art assets
I do get why people are so uneasy about this stuff, but I feel like Kojima is "artistically inclined" enough to avoid falling into the abyss
I do get why people are so uneasy about this stuff, but I feel like Kojima is "artistically inclined" enough to avoid falling into the abyss
Hideo Kojima on AI: "I'd like it to handle the tedious tasks that would lower cost and cut down on time, co-creating with AI instead of just using it
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
October 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Thread already seems to acknowledge this, but I'm willing to assume he's referring to shit like Speedtree instead of actual genAI'd art assets
I do get why people are so uneasy about this stuff, but I feel like Kojima is "artistically inclined" enough to avoid falling into the abyss
I do get why people are so uneasy about this stuff, but I feel like Kojima is "artistically inclined" enough to avoid falling into the abyss
getting faded at the speedtree booth
coming down hard and crashing out at games from poland
coming down hard and crashing out at games from poland
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
getting faded at the speedtree booth
coming down hard and crashing out at games from poland
coming down hard and crashing out at games from poland
Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise securityaffairs.com/183349/data-...
Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise
Malicious code on Unity’s SpeedTree site skimmed sensitive data from hundreds of customers, the company confirmed.
securityaffairs.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise securityaffairs.com/183349/data-...
It was mislabeled anyway. They used a program that's been around for decades called Speedtree. It was either them being too worried about getting in trouble for not disclosing on Steam, or they wanted to seem like they were using AI stuff to get future funding.
October 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It was mislabeled anyway. They used a program that's been around for decades called Speedtree. It was either them being too worried about getting in trouble for not disclosing on Steam, or they wanted to seem like they were using AI stuff to get future funding.
#WIP #Vikings #Project #Flowers Made with #SpeedTree, #SubstanceB2M and #Photoshop Also, implemented it on #Unreal5
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#WIP #Vikings #Project #Flowers Made with #SpeedTree, #SubstanceB2M and #Photoshop Also, implemented it on #Unreal5
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
Latest environment work. Created with UE5, Substance Designer/Painter, Speedtree and Maya. Utilising Nanite, Lumen and PCG. More here: www.artstation.com/artwork/1NDnqq
#OpenToWork
#substancedesigner #procedural #realtime #gameart #gamedev
#materials #madewithsubstance #madewithunreal #UE5 #Art
#OpenToWork
#substancedesigner #procedural #realtime #gameart #gamedev
#materials #madewithsubstance #madewithunreal #UE5 #Art
September 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Latest environment work. Created with UE5, Substance Designer/Painter, Speedtree and Maya. Utilising Nanite, Lumen and PCG. More here: www.artstation.com/artwork/1NDnqq
#OpenToWork
#substancedesigner #procedural #realtime #gameart #gamedev
#materials #madewithsubstance #madewithunreal #UE5 #Art
#OpenToWork
#substancedesigner #procedural #realtime #gameart #gamedev
#materials #madewithsubstance #madewithunreal #UE5 #Art
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Not me spending all day on leaf detail probably no one will ever see. Only like forty more types of trees to make 🤦
#IndieDev #SoloDev #NoReallyASoloDev
#IndieDev #SoloDev #NoReallyASoloDev
September 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Not me spending all day on leaf detail probably no one will ever see. Only like forty more types of trees to make 🤦
#IndieDev #SoloDev #NoReallyASoloDev
#IndieDev #SoloDev #NoReallyASoloDev
#WIP #Vikings #Project #PineTree Made with #SpeedTree, #SubstanceB2M and #Photoshop Also, implemented it on #Unreal5
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #enviorment #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #enviorment #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
September 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#WIP #Vikings #Project #PineTree Made with #SpeedTree, #SubstanceB2M and #Photoshop Also, implemented it on #Unreal5
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #enviorment #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
#3d #3dart #gameart #lowpoly #realistic #gamedev #pbr #realistic #enviorment #unrealengine #videogame #environment #viking #fantasy #gameasset #medieval #forest #nature #vegetation
OK, don't use speedtree, noted....
April 17, 2024 at 11:53 AM
OK, don't use speedtree, noted....
Wait until you play games that exist on Windows and Linux that use Speedtree
You'll hear sounds when you're supposed to, instead of 1 second afterwards.
You'll hear sounds when you're supposed to, instead of 1 second afterwards.
February 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Wait until you play games that exist on Windows and Linux that use Speedtree
You'll hear sounds when you're supposed to, instead of 1 second afterwards.
You'll hear sounds when you're supposed to, instead of 1 second afterwards.
Apologies if it's mentioned elsewhere - how would one assemble these...well, assemblies? Directly in UE (with PCG maybe?)? We previously tried building full geo "nanite" trees in SpeedTree, but at those polycounts it seems unusable.
June 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Apologies if it's mentioned elsewhere - how would one assemble these...well, assemblies? Directly in UE (with PCG maybe?)? We previously tried building full geo "nanite" trees in SpeedTree, but at those polycounts it seems unusable.
An update here now that reviews are popping up:
I hear it's just speedtree???
Which is *not* generative AI.
Still the AI disclosure is there so trust your gut here.
But if it's just speedtree then lmao
I hear it's just speedtree???
Which is *not* generative AI.
Still the AI disclosure is there so trust your gut here.
But if it's just speedtree then lmao
I was already not interested in The new Hot Shots golf because it's definitely a publisher trying to cash in on a franchise after the devs have all left HOWEVER the fact they're using generative AI in it's development is the icing on the shit cake that is that game.
September 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
An update here now that reviews are popping up:
I hear it's just speedtree???
Which is *not* generative AI.
Still the AI disclosure is there so trust your gut here.
But if it's just speedtree then lmao
I hear it's just speedtree???
Which is *not* generative AI.
Still the AI disclosure is there so trust your gut here.
But if it's just speedtree then lmao
This is why the “we’ve been using SpeedTree for decades, what’s the difference?” line does not hit at all
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
In case anyone ever asks, I *have* written a material generator and a music generator for Eldritch 2, but that's not AI. That's me taking all the things I personally know about those things, and writing my own tools to make the process a little faster and easier for myself. It's still 100% me, baby.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This is why the “we’ve been using SpeedTree for decades, what’s the difference?” line does not hit at all
Thank you! I used SpeedTree since it made creating the clusters and handling texture transfers easier, as everything is done within one software. However, when I'm not using SpeedTree, I usually rely on Substance Designer. I explained the SD workflow better here ➡️(www.artstation.com/blogs/beatri...)
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October 20, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Thank you! I used SpeedTree since it made creating the clusters and handling texture transfers easier, as everything is done within one software. However, when I'm not using SpeedTree, I usually rely on Substance Designer. I explained the SD workflow better here ➡️(www.artstation.com/blogs/beatri...)
This looks so nice and cozy! Love how you did the foliage, would love to see how (I’m currently trying to learn speedtree myself ^^').
November 25, 2024 at 5:11 PM
This looks so nice and cozy! Love how you did the foliage, would love to see how (I’m currently trying to learn speedtree myself ^^').
No programmer has made their own tree in ages, what the hell do you think Speedtree is?
June 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
No programmer has made their own tree in ages, what the hell do you think Speedtree is?
kids today don't know about speedtree
youtu.be/wCaHTE0brL0?...
youtu.be/wCaHTE0brL0?...
SpeedTree | Giant Bomb | GDC 2010
YouTube video by VinnCo Archive
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May 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
kids today don't know about speedtree
youtu.be/wCaHTE0brL0?...
youtu.be/wCaHTE0brL0?...