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Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:40 pm
by blue banana
I am trying to find the raw heightmaps from BZ2 (I believe it is the .ter file), but sadly I cannot find any of them. Could someone tell me where they are?
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:57 am
by General BlackDragon
For Stock maps, they are in the .pak files, for custom maps, usually along with the rest of the files.
usually somewhere in the missions directories... (be it in the .pak, addon, or whatever)
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:40 pm
by Red Spot
Modding BZ2 101: Unpack all .pak files.
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:52 am
by Nielk1
It is more than just the heightfields btw. The data includes the height, textures (per cluster/layer), and RGB/RGBA (per vertex/layer), as well as some generated data such as a type indicator for flat, slope, lava, etc.
If you just want it for BZ2, fine, but if you want the data for something else I will probably have to help you read the format.
Unless you just plan to stuff it into the existing copies of Winter that are floating about.
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:14 am
by General BlackDragon
He probably just wants to use winter to get the heightmap to convert bz2 maps to bz1
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:10 pm
by blue banana
How do you unpack .pak files?
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:17 pm
by General BlackDragon
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:01 am
by blue banana
Where are Greenhearts maps' .ter files, more specifically the Fortress map?
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:46 am
by General BlackDragon
in the pak files, under missions/multiplayer/
those should be in the missions/multiplayer/3rdparty/greenheart/ folder in the pak file?
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:01 am
by blue banana
No, those files arent there. I have checked every folder and I actually havent seen any .ter files for any map. Right now I am just looking in the .pak files.
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:50 am
by MrTwosheds
You probably have more than 1 install of bz2...Make sure you are looking at the right patch13.pak, they change.
Got both .ter and .trn in the patch13.pak/addon/missions/multiplayer/3rdparty/greenheart map pack/mpifort
For Bz2_V1_3_6_4
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:16 am
by blue banana
Ah, I found them.
And yes, I am trying to convert BZ2 maps to a BZ1 map. If converting the .ter file into a heightmap file for BZ1 is along the right lines (by Winter, perhaps), I would like it if someone can tell me how to do this.
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:26 am
by General BlackDragon
yes u use winter to export the heightmap then use bmptohgt
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:24 am
by blue banana
Looks like I am missing a .dll file MSVCR71. That sucks.
Are there alternatives, or would it be better to do this on another computer?
Re: Where is the .TER file stored?
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:57 am
by Red Spot
Search for it on your system, you'll likelly have it .. like 12 or more times.
It comes with office, countless (steam) games, etc. You may just need to copy it to Winters folder.