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<code><pre>local mapinfo = { | <code><pre>local mapinfo = { | ||
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=== minHeight and maxHeight === | |||
Any values below zero are underwater, see [[Mapdev:water]] | Any values below zero are underwater, see [[Mapdev:water]] | ||
== Image File == | == Image File == | ||
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" | |||
! width="15%" | File Location | |||
<center> | | The height map is an intermediary file compiled into the SMF/SMT files using [[MapConv]] or [[MapConvNG]]. | ||
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! File Format | |||
| Any that the Mapconv programs support | |||
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! Colour Depth | |||
| 16bpp recommended, however 8bpp will work. | |||
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! Channels | |||
| Greyscale | |||
|- | |||
! Resolution | |||
|<center> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
! Spring Map Size<sup>*</sup> | ! Spring Map Size<sup>*</sup> | ||
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| style="text-align: left;font-style:italic" colspan=2 | * must be multiples of 2 | | style="text-align: left;font-style:italic" colspan=2 | * must be multiples of 2 | ||
|}</center> | |}</center> | ||
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=== 8 vs 16 bpp === | === 8 vs 16 bpp === | ||
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* various other [http://vterrain.org/LOD/Implementations/ implementations] of LOD terrain | * various other [http://vterrain.org/LOD/Implementations/ implementations] of LOD terrain | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Map Dev]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 20 March 2013
Height
The height of the terrain is generally defined with a greyscale displacement map with black representing the lowest point on the terrain and white the highest. The height of the terrain can also be modified in game via lua scripting.
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| Example Height Map | Ingame Result |
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Specification
mapinfo.lua
local mapinfo = {
...
smf = {
minHeight = 1000,
maxHeight = -300,
...
},
...
}minHeight and maxHeight
Any values below zero are underwater, see Mapdev:water
Image File
| File Location | The height map is an intermediary file compiled into the SMF/SMT files using MapConv or MapConvNG. | ||||||||||||||
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| File Format | Any that the Mapconv programs support | ||||||||||||||
| Colour Depth | 16bpp recommended, however 8bpp will work. | ||||||||||||||
| Channels | Greyscale | ||||||||||||||
| Resolution |
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8 vs 16 bpp
These two images show the differences in prescision that the bit depth of the image makes. The effect has been exaggerated here for clarity.
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| 8bpp | 16bpp |
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+1 pixel
When each pixel represents a vertex you need one extra pixel than the number of quads you are attempting to represent
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Additional Information
ROAM terrain engine
- Official ROAM page
- Gamasutra has a nice article on ROAM
- various other implementations of LOD terrain
