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From: "Max" <mad.max@which.net>
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Subject: Re: worms
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:37:10 +0100
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The landscapes could also be produced mathematically. I.e. the programmers
could have used a multitude of algorithms that would form an outline around
which the landscape would be filled in. Its only an idea???

Max

Nigel Critten <Nigel@gameware.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9lmsmo$hq713@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know how Team 17 are doing the landscape in Worms, and all its
> sequels.
>
> I imagine its a large bitmap which they can blow holes in etc and use a
> pixel test of some kind to see if there is landscape beneath the worms
feet
> (stomachs).
>
> The only thing is some of the landscapes are huge, I wouldn't have thought
> it practical or possible to hold it all in memory at once.
>
> And the Landscape generation works really well... anyway that has nothing
to
> do with my project but I just got the Playstation version and started to
> think... Can't enjoy games anymore always thinking how they were created
:)
>
> Nigel
>
>