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# General

<figure><img src="https://831795444-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FDaZWGO8xkqnm1mVNUQP7%2Fuploads%2FF8ZR3MDQKLSQyxGnvoBD%2FWaterMode1.png?alt=media&amp;token=6ad96f51-f00d-4250-a45f-f078491fc5d3" alt=""><figcaption><p>The edges of the water plane stick out everywhere - the verts are in weird places.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://831795444-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FDaZWGO8xkqnm1mVNUQP7%2Fuploads%2Fro81n52uUO5QxfEAKzcg%2FWaterMode2.gif?alt=media&amp;token=c2642ac9-655a-46c7-a83a-35001cf51115" alt=""><figcaption><p>The landscape works in layers and blends them together - Water Actors affect the Water layer.</p></figcaption></figure>

Inbuilt water is NOT an Ed Mode - it’s a series of actors:

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