diff --git a/modules/world/road_grid.cpp b/modules/world/road_grid.cpp
index 91776d2..0214214 100644
--- a/modules/world/road_grid.cpp
+++ b/modules/world/road_grid.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ void RoadGrid::index_site(struct map_site *site)
 			diagram_vertices.push_back(v);
 		}
 		site->polygon_ind.write[i] = idx;
+		site->rect.expand_to(Vector2i((int)v.x, (int)v.y));
 	}
+	site->rect.grow(1);
 	site->hedges.resize(site->polygon.size());
 	int count = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < site->polygon.size(); i++) {
@@ -301,6 +303,20 @@ void RoadGrid::build(Ref<Curve> curve, Ref<FastNoiseLite> noise)
 				diagram_vertex_heights.write[i] = 2.0;
 #endif
 		}
+		generate_3d_vertices();
+		for (i = 0; i < map_sites.size(); i++) {
+			float max_height = -10000.0f;
+			float min_height = 10000.0f;
+			for (j = 0; j < map_sites[i].polygon_ind.size(); j++) {
+				float y = vertices[map_sites[i].polygon_ind[j]].y;
+				if (max_height < y)
+					max_height = y;
+				if (min_height > y)
+					min_height = y;
+			}
+			map_sites.write[i].avg_height = min_height * 0.4f + max_height * 0.6f;
+		}
+		generate_building_positions();
 		printf("building 3rd dimention done\n");
 	}
 }
@@ -369,12 +385,6 @@ int RoadGrid::find_edge(int a, int b)
 void RoadGrid::setup_vshapes()
 {
 	int i, j;
-	vertices.resize(get_diagram_vertex_count());
-	for (i = 0; i < vertices.size(); i++) {
-		vertices.write()[i].x = diagram_vertices[i].x;
-		vertices.write()[i].y = diagram_vertex_heights[i];
-		vertices.write()[i].z = diagram_vertices[i].y;
-	}
 	List<struct vshape> vdata_list;
 	for (i = 0; i < map_hedges.size(); i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < map_hedges.size(); j++) {
@@ -482,6 +492,36 @@ void RoadGrid::sort_angle(Vector<int> &sort_data)
 	sorter.sort(sort_data.ptrw(), sort_data.size());
 }
 
-void RoadGrid::build_building_positions()
+void RoadGrid::generate_3d_vertices()
 {
+	int i;
+	vertices.resize(get_diagram_vertex_count());
+	for (i = 0; i < vertices.size(); i++) {
+		vertices.write()[i].x = diagram_vertices[i].x;
+		vertices.write()[i].y = diagram_vertex_heights[i];
+		vertices.write()[i].z = diagram_vertices[i].y;
+	}
 }
+
+void RoadGrid::generate_building_positions()
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < map_sites.size(); i++)
+		generate_site_building_positions(&map_sites[i]);
+}
+
+void RoadGrid::generate_site_building_positions(const struct map_site *site)
+{
+	Vector<Vector2> border;
+	Vector3 center_point;
+}
+int RoadGrid::get_site_from_point(int x, int z)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < map_sites.size(); i++)
+		if (map_sites[i].rect.has_point(Vector2i(x, z)))
+			if (Geometry::is_point_in_polygon(Vector2((float)x, (float)z), map_sites[i].polygon))
+				return i;
+	return -1;
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/world/road_grid.h b/modules/world/road_grid.h
index 5b7030a..402030e 100644
--- a/modules/world/road_grid.h
+++ b/modules/world/road_grid.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ protected:
 		int site_type;
 		int cluster;
 		Vector<struct half_edge> hedges;
+		Vector2 building_positions;
+		Rect2i rect;
+		float avg_height;
 	};
 	void index_site(struct map_site *site);
 	Vector<Vector2> diagram_vertices;
@@ -107,8 +110,10 @@ protected:
 						break;
 					}
 			}
+			/* for now the starting town is at 0 */
 			printf("area: %d class: %d\n", cl_area, map_sites[j].site_type);
 		}
+		map_sites.write[0].site_type = SITE_TOWN;
 	}
 	void process_diagram(const Dictionary &diagram);
 	bool segment_intersects_rect(const Vector2 &a, const Vector2 &b, const Rect2 &rect);
@@ -247,6 +252,25 @@ public:
 	{
 		return map_hedges.size();
 	}
-	void build_building_positions();
+	void generate_3d_vertices();
+	void generate_building_positions();
+	void generate_site_building_positions(const struct map_site *site);
+	int get_site_from_point(int x, int z);
+	inline bool site_is_town(int site)
+	{
+		return map_sites[site].site_type == SITE_TOWN;
+	}
+	inline bool site_is_farm(int site)
+	{
+		return map_sites[site].site_type == SITE_FARM;
+	}
+	inline float get_site_avg_height(int site)
+	{
+		return map_sites[site].avg_height;
+	}
+	inline Vector2 get_site_pos(int site)
+	{
+		return map_sites[site].pos;
+	}
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/world/roads.cpp b/modules/world/roads.cpp
index c07b62a..26b29fc 100644
--- a/modules/world/roads.cpp
+++ b/modules/world/roads.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ void RoadsData::_bind_methods()
 {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_road_grid"), &RoadsData::get_road_grid);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_sdf", "x", "y", "z"), &RoadsData::get_sdf);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_site_pos", "site"), &RoadsData::get_site_pos);
 }
 void RoadsData::set_noise(Ref<FastNoiseLite> noise)
 {
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ float RoadsData::get_sdf(int x, int y, int z)
 {
 	if (!curve.is_valid() || !noise.is_valid())
 		return (float)y;
+	/* will need to fix this for larger world */
 	if (sdf_data.has(x * 50000 + z))
 		return (float)y - sdf_data[x * 50000 + z];
 	float ret;
@@ -510,9 +512,21 @@ float RoadsData::get_sdf(int x, int y, int z)
 		}
 		sdf_mutex.unlock();
 		goto out;
+	} else {
+		int site = rg->get_site_from_point(x, z);
+//		printf("in site %d %d %d\n", site, rg->site_is_town(site), rg->site_is_farm(site));
+		if (site >= 0 && (rg->site_is_town(site) || rg->site_is_farm(site))) {
+			ret = y - rg->get_site_avg_height(site);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 	ret =  y - n;
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+Vector2 RoadsData::get_site_pos(int site)
+{
+	return rg->get_site_pos(site);
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/world/roads.h b/modules/world/roads.h
index 041ade7..17358b1 100644
--- a/modules/world/roads.h
+++ b/modules/world/roads.h
@@ -96,5 +96,6 @@ public:
 	void set_noise(Ref<FastNoiseLite> noise);
 	void set_curve(Ref<Curve> curve);
 	float get_sdf(int x, int y, int z);
+	Vector2 get_site_pos(int site);
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/world/world_generator.cpp b/modules/world/world_generator.cpp
index 99b8acf..5019d0b 100644
--- a/modules/world/world_generator.cpp
+++ b/modules/world/world_generator.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ VoxelGenerator::Result WorldGenerator::generate_block(VoxelBlockRequest &input)
 
 	Result result;
 
-	real_t time_before = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_usec(), total;
 	VoxelBufferInternal &out_buffer = input.voxel_buffer;
 	result = WorldGenerator::generate(
 				out_buffer,
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ VoxelGenerator::Result WorldGenerator::generate_block(VoxelBlockRequest &input)
 				input.origin_in_voxels, input.lod);
 
 	out_buffer.compress_uniform_channels();
-	total = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_usec() - time_before;
-	printf("generate_block: %f\n", total);
 	return result;
 }