Observer posted a particles.dat several months ago..
It had been through a hefty workover, with many hex changes, and whole segments of smoke data had been moved and re-done. But the smoke was darker and still kept some transparancy.
It intrigued more and more and not just cause of the darker smoke he achieved... maybe I am just nosy but...
The header in the file was different from SH3 and SH4 particles.dat's so I suspected that he had a copy of Kashmir...
(the signature at the header of the file was something like BOB/HOME instead of one of the normal dev names...)
In the thread I asked him how and why the files were so different in size etc, in response he said, and I quote...
"I'm not trying to be coy, but I'm afraid that's not possible. This effect was not achieved through normal hex editing, which also accounts for the differences in file size. I am unable and unwilling to say anything else beyond that."
When I aired my suspicions, he made no more comments...
If he did have it for whatever reason - beta-testing etc, I guess he would be under an NDA etc and unable / unwilling to comment..
The speedyshare file that he posted is now unavailable, but maybe I have it somewhere, or someone else does...
Found the thread, contains a post or two from you Coxy..
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ighlight=Smoke
I could be wrong of course, but it is slightly annoying if certain members may use Kashmir to make mods, while the rest of have to do it the LONG HARD WAY...