Unity 5.x By Example

Adding a water plane

The collection game is making excellent progress. We now have something playable insofar as we can run around and explore the environment in first-person mode. However, the environment could benefit from additional polish. Right now, for example, the floor meshes appear suspended in mid-air with nothing beneath them to offer support. See Figure 1.50. Further, it's possible to walk over the edge and fall into an infinite drop. So let's add some water beneath the floors to complement the scene as a complete environment.

Figure 1.50: The world floor appears to float and have no support

To add water, we can use another ready-made ...