diff --git a/Materials/regions/alaska.xml b/Materials/regions/alaska.xml
index f6fe0ec32..beb1f059a 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/alaska.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/alaska.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <ysize>2000</ysize>
     <light-coverage>5000000.0</light-coverage>
     <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
-    <tree-texture>Trees/mixed.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/mixed-alt.png</tree-texture>
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
     <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@
     <ysize>2000</ysize>
     <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
     <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
-    <tree-texture>Trees/deciduous.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/deciduous-alt.png</tree-texture>
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
     <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
+    <forest-effect-size>1500.0</forest-effect-size>
+    <forest-effect-shape>0.0</forest-effect-shape>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>0.85</bumpiness>
   </material>
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@
     <ysize>2000</ysize>
     <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
     <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
-    <tree-texture>Trees/coniferous.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/coniferous-alt.png</tree-texture>
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
     <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
diff --git a/Materials/regions/europe.xml b/Materials/regions/europe.xml
index aa3e9e3a9..254c6a91a 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/europe.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/europe.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,41 @@
     </equals>
   </condition>
 
+   <material>
+    <name>BarrenCover</name>
+    <name>Dirt</name>
+    <name>OpenMining</name>
+    <name>Rock</name>
+    <name>Dump</name>
+    <effect>Effects/rock</effect>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/rock_alt.png</texture>
+      <texture n="13">Terrain/rock.png</texture>
+      <texture n="14">Terrain/grain_texture.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+      <grain_strength>0.7</grain_strength>
+      <transition_model>0.3</transition_model>
+      <hires_overlay_bias>-0.2</hires_overlay_bias>
+      <overlay-alpha type="float">0.4</overlay-alpha>
+      <overlay-bias type="float">0.0</overlay-bias>
+      <contrast type="float">1.0</contrast>
+      <crack-depth type="float">0.6</crack-depth>
+      <crack-pattern-stretch type="float">7.0</crack-pattern-stretch>
+      <rock-brightness type="float">1.0</rock-brightness>
+      <grain-fade-power type="float">1.0</grain-fade-power>
+      <rock_strata>0</rock_strata>
+    </parameters>
+    <xsize>1000</xsize>
+    <ysize>1000</ysize>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.3</bumpiness>
+  </material>
+
   <material>
     <effect>Effects/cropgrass</effect>
     <name>CropGrassCover</name>