Generating a map using a height map

[espio100]

Boy would this be useful, dont you think?
For anyone who has no idea what a height map is, its p much a black and white image that indicates... well height.
With white being high and black being low.

Commonly used in 3D modeling or level design (wich is essentially a 3D model).
This would speed up building by... allot

can post an example and 3D model of it later

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[Dannu]

Heedicalking made this.

[espio100]

Heedicalking made this.

What? Link?

[Dannu]

What? Link?

I thought when I said Heedicalking it was implied that it isn't released.

[espio100]

I thought when I said Heedicalking it was implied that it isn't released.

oh...

[SuperSuit12]

Doesn't PTG take heightmaps?

[espio100]

Doesn't PTG take heightmaps?

Doesnt what take heightmaps?
Oh stuff the terrain generator?
He actually released it? Wow

[The Resonte!]

I thought when I said Heedicalking it was implied that it isn't released.

i don't get it
i don't know the connection between heed and not releasing stuff


and if it isn't released whats the point of you telling us

[Dannu]

I'm pointing out how this is at the very least a feasible idea, opening up a dialogue maybe.

[jes00]

It's possible for it to all be done in TorqueScript, but the function for getting pixel colors is slow and badly made, so it'd take a long time. It'd probably take around 27 minutes for a 256x256 image.

[Zeblote]

It's possible for it to all be done in TorqueScript, but the function for getting pixel colors is slow and badly made, so it'd take a long time. It'd probably take around 27 minutes for a 256x256 image.

Just use an external tool to convert the height map to a text file

[otto-san]

trude made a java script that did this once
https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=134632.0

the source code:
http://pastehtml.com/view/1bwph7m.txt

and i'm p sure this is a compiled .jar
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11058668/Mods/Heightmap2BLS.jar

though i'm pretty sure it didn't work very well or something??

[espio100]

Forgot about this thread lol

It's possible for it to all be done in TorqueScript, but the function for getting pixel colors is slow and badly made, so it'd take a long time. It'd probably take around 27 minutes for a 256x256 image.

Im not an expert but...
As long as its a greyscale image I doubt itll take so long.

trude made a java script that did this once
https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=134632.0

the source code:
http://pastehtml.com/view/1bwph7m.txt

and i'm p sure this is a compiled .jar
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11058668/Mods/Heightmap2BLS.jar

though i'm pretty sure it didn't work very well or something??

Very much of the thankings

[jes00]

Im not an expert but...
As long as its a greyscale image I doubt itll take so long.

I rather doubt that.

https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=280801.msg8409538#msg8409538

[otto-san]

yeah it seems weird that a function that just grabs a pixel color would take that long but Ha ha ha