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Old 01-24-06, 05:57 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by ref
Most likely in
...data\Terrain\Data\TerrainData.BFD and
...data\Terrain\Data\TerrainData.BFI
100 percent those files.

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b.- a paper I found on gis data," The D8 algorithm, also known as Biflow Direction (BFD)".
Gis data could be close. Though I think that BFD could also have been brought up internally at ubi.

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Originally Posted by ref
However the file size is small to be full world dem map, maybe it's compressed. If I have any luck I'll keep you posted.
Ah, yes, that sucks. You're probably right and it's compressed (the dem data should compress really well), and if it's like that we're not going to see new terrain anytime soon.

On the other hand I think the way Sh3 makes use of dem data to create a believable world is already extremely advanced and can not be improved very much. Just imagine this kind of complete world data in a game like Operation Flashpoint!
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