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# Legacy Water Planes
> For **Farming Simulator 25**, Maps4FS now automatically generates ready-to-use i3d files! See the [new automated Water Planes guide](/docs/advanced-topics/water_planes.md) instead.
>
> **Use this guide only if:**
>
> * You prefer manual control over the process
> * You need custom quality settings not available in automation
## How to create water planes
📹 Check out the video version of this tutorial.
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeEZ-ce3cI)
The generator automatically generates the obj files for the water planes, but you need to process them in both Blender and Giants Editor for them to display correctly in the game.
1. Find the obj file in the `water` directory.
2. Import the obj file into Blender.
3. Ensure the imported object is selected, right-click anywhere and select **Set Origin** → **Origin to Geometry**.
4. Press the **N** key to open the **Transform** panel and set the **Location** to **0, 0, 0** and **Rotation** to **0, 0, 0**. **DO NOT TOUCH SCALE AND DIMENSIONS!**
5. Add an empty material to the object.
6. Change the emission color to fully black.
7. Apply the **Decimate** modifier to the object and **Shade Smooth**. You can find an example of this in the tutorial about [Background Terrain](https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/create_background_terrain.md).
8. Open the **Giants Editor I3D Exporter** and set the path to the directory where the game is installed.
9. Go to the **Material** tab and press the **Detect Path** button.
10. Select the **oceanShader.xml** shader.
11. **SAVE THE BLENDER FILE!** Then press the **Apply** button.
12. Go to **Export**, ensure your object is selected, and press the **Export selected** button.
13. Open the i3d file you just exported in any text editor and find the Materials section, which should look like this:
```xml
```
After the line with the `Normalmap` tag, add the following line:
```xml
```
The result will look like this:
```xml
```
Save the file and continue with the next steps.
**Note**: This is a very important step. Otherwise, the water shader will not work correctly and will have weird-looking lines all over the water plane.
14. Open Giants Editor and import the i3d file. It will appear black, but don't worry - this is normal. After importing, position the water plane in the correct location.
15. Open the **Material Editing** window and select your water plane.
16. Change the **Variation** to **simple** and then edit the values as shown in the screenshot. These are default values for the water plane, but you can adjust them to achieve the desired effect.
17. Set **Smoothness** and **Metalness** to **1**.
18. Click on the button near the **Normal map**.
19. Click the **...** button and provide the path to the **water\_normal.dds** file. It's located at: `where-the-game-is-installed/data/maps/textures/shared/water_normal.dds`.
20. You should see the normal map in the window. Press the **OK** button.
21. Now switch to the **UserAttributes** tab, enter the name `onCreate`, select `Script callback`, and click **Add**. After that, set the **Attribute** value to `Environment.onCreateWater`.
22. On the **Attributes** → **Transform** tab, check the `Rigid body` checkbox.
23. Switch to the **Rigid body** tab and set the `Preset` to `WATER`.
24. Go to the **Shape** tab and uncheck the `Cast shadowmap` checkbox (if it's checked).
25. It should look like this.
We're done here!
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