Topics > Environment > Biomes > Rocky Desert
October 14th, 2025
- Q&A: Is it known that the sea north of the Rocky Desert is tilted relative to the World Grid? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy_QVuE-X60
February 11th, 2025
- Q&A: Can Hannah make The Gates of Beugernath canon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylywGqSwBss
- Q&A: Is Hannah allowed to say what places on the map are called? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylywGqSwBss&t=117
June 25th, 2024
- Q&A: Is the new Quartz in the Rocky Desert above ground or in a cave? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koL0JpM705Y
June 14th, 2024
March 5th, 2024
- Q&A: Was it intentional for the recommended starting location be what some consider to be the worst? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rE78zEdKy8
November 21st, 2023
- Q&A: Can we please have the Gates of Beugernath as the official name near the Rocky Desert? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHBpjwLbwIM
June 13th, 2023
- Rocky Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeKE40L2cSw&t=5167
April 18th, 2023
- Q&A: What Biome have each of you spent the most time in during development? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=329
- Q&A: Will we see changes to the road/path network? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=869
- Terrain transitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1603
- Roads & paths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1703
- Reminiscing about the Train Signals announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1741
- Cacti & other new foliage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1755
- Colour balancing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1866
- Coastline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1876
- Rocky Desert vista https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=1984
- Community FYI: Lots of content to update for BlameHannah.com site now https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxQEFpVF-pGJeYMHnBkGXakVx2tgMwiq4i
- Deprecated Rocky Desert assets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=2028
- Rocky Desert coal field https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=2099
April 7th, 2023
- Rocky Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X4jqMUtCwI&t=417
February 10th, 2023
- Q&A: What's your favourite starting Biome, and why? https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxsQPFi1EsSRDIg4UgQKiAUFZC7YzPIawF
December 11th, 2022
May 10th, 2022
- Hannah talks Spire Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY
- Intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY
- Introducing Hannah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=42
- Story release & testing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=126
- Mastermind behind the Spire Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=207
- How it started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=294
- Inspirations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=346
- Earliest Blockouts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=450
- The Layout overhaul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=495
- Second pass blockout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=584
- First foliage sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=671
- Approved & Refined Foliage Sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=714
- Asset work (disco coral) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=938
- Asset work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1027
- Q&A: I thought we said no Underwater shit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1072
- Asset work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1101
- Community FYI: Subnautica confirmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1171
- Adding the coral plateaus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1182
- The big foliage blockout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1329
- First ‘80%’ island (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1391
- Q&A: This seems like a lot of work for one person? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1527
- First ‘80%’ island (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1628
- Basic Lighting tests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1654
- Desert spires blockout & big foliage (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1723
- Q&A: Is Hannah responsible for the Stinger? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1799
- Q&A: How do environmental puzzles come together? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1847
- Desert spires blockout & big foliage (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1910
- Desert sprie foliage sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2008
- First full spire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2061
- Coral reef sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2178
- First coral reef https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2247
- Q&A: Do you use the trees as assets or foliage? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2270
- Q&A: When designing terrain, do you work with the World Grid turned on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2299
- Overview for during production (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2345
- Q&A: How far does the water stretch out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2452
- Overview for during production (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2459
- Q&A: Small canyon to the Dune Desert? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2490
- Full production for segments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2498
- Comparison picture - Tuesday May 10th, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2518
- Setting up for insider tips (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2571
- Community FYI: Screwed but loving it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2579
- Q&A: Are floating rocks part of the 80%? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2595
- Setting up for insider tips (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2614
- Q&A: Are World tiles smaller/more optimised in these reworked spots? Or is that someone else’s job? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2651
- Live Editor View started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2662
- Community FYI: You need one willow in a cave somewhere to pay tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2681
- Q&A: Did the rework go to the top of the waterfall for Dune Desert as well? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2692
- Waterfalls are currently placeholders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2756
- Spire Coast / Northern Forest transition area + The Great Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2804
- Floating rocks, yo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2830
- Still working on The Great Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2838
- Q&A: How much of the Rocky Desert has been affected by the Spire Coast update? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2957
- The Gates of Argonath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3030
- Still a work in progress, not all gameplay elements being added https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3071
- Oil nodes in Spire Coast have been moved (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3124
- Here's what we showed off earlier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3264
- Snutt got lost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3282
- Oil nodes in Spire Coast have been moved (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3312
- Q&A: Why are the Oil nodes invisible when floating? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3415
- Outro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3513
- Oil nodes in Spire Coast have been moved (Part 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3312
- Community reaction to waterfalls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3596
- Q&A: How long has Hannah been working on Satisfactory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI0qceS8O4U
February 20th, 2019
- Q&A: Does Satisfactory have caves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB9bSigNYH8&t=437