[TEC] GWX SH4TerrainEX Information!

Jeff-Groves · 04-16-22, 02:20 PM

This is information You need to know when using ref's program.

When exporting from a ZHF to the RAW format the program adds 4 bytes to the start of the file! Tthey can easily be removed when opening the RAW in PhotoShop!
Failure to do this pushes all pixels 4 places out of place and can and probably will cause CTDs when transformed back to ZHF!

Images below show the proper settings.

Opening the RAW

Saving the RAW

astvitaliy1982 · 04-16-22, 04:46 PM

Hello) Tell me, is there a finished version of Sh4 Terrain Extractor? Is it possible to replace the squares of the map in the game (as in SH3 Ter Ex) and not add them?

Jeff-Groves · 04-16-22, 05:28 PM

Only way to place the information in the BFD file is with a Hex Editor.
Then you need to edit the BFI file so sizes match.

I've done that several times so I know it works.

astvitaliy1982 · 04-16-22, 11:04 PM

I need help. Unfortunately, I am not a programmer and do not own this information... (I am currently working on editing the depths in SH4 and have rebuilt the entire Baltic and already half of the North Sea. This work differs from the one I did for SH3 by a much larger volume. But when I finish this mod, it will take up a lot of memory. I ask you to share information on how to replace the squares of the map but not add them to the Terrain/Data folder. If possible...

Jeff-Groves · 04-16-22, 11:22 PM

If you add them into the BFD directly people would need to download the BFD.
That comes in at 1.04 GB compressed as it is now.

astvitaliy1982 · 04-17-22, 12:22 AM

Ok. I'll leave it as it is.

04-16-22, 02:20 PM	#1
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,654 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	GWX SH4TerrainEX Information! This is information You need to know when using ref's program. When exporting from a ZHF to the RAW format the program adds 4 bytes to the start of the file! Tthey can easily be removed when opening the RAW in PhotoShop! Failure to do this pushes all pixels 4 places out of place and can and probably will cause CTDs when transformed back to ZHF! Images below show the proper settings. Opening the RAW Saving the RAW

04-16-22, 04:46 PM	#2
astvitaliy1982 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 277 Downloads: 558 Uploads: 0	Astvitaliy1982 Hello) Tell me, is there a finished version of Sh4 Terrain Extractor? Is it possible to replace the squares of the map in the game (as in SH3 Ter Ex) and not add them?

04-16-22, 11:04 PM	#4
astvitaliy1982 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 277 Downloads: 558 Uploads: 0	Astvitaliy1982 I need help. Unfortunately, I am not a programmer and do not own this information... (I am currently working on editing the depths in SH4 and have rebuilt the entire Baltic and already half of the North Sea. This work differs from the one I did for SH3 by a much larger volume. But when I finish this mod, it will take up a lot of memory. I ask you to share information on how to replace the squares of the map but not add them to the Terrain/Data folder. If possible...

04-17-22, 12:22 AM	#6
astvitaliy1982 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 277 Downloads: 558 Uploads: 0	Astvitaliy1982 Ok. I'll leave it as it is.

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04-16-22, 05:28 PM	#3
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,654 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Only way to place the information in the BFD file is with a Hex Editor. Then you need to edit the BFI file so sizes match. I've done that several times so I know it works.

04-16-22, 11:22 PM	#5
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,654 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	If you add them into the BFD directly people would need to download the BFD. That comes in at 1.04 GB compressed as it is now.