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<LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence &lt;<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>&gt;</LI>
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On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 03:42:30 PST8PDT 
Niklas Elmqvist&lt;d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se&gt; wrote:

&gt; On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Chris Gray wrote:
&gt;&gt; [Niklas Elmqvist:]
&gt;&gt; 

&gt; In MCII, Bullfrog "solved" this problem by introducing two
&gt; heightmaps, one showing the altitude of the ground and the other for
&gt; the ceiling -- this was used in the underground levels. While this
&gt; could certainly work in a dungeon-like setting, I am much more in
&gt; favor of using a single heightmap (or possibly two if we want the
&gt; ceiling as well) and then do the objects on the map (trees,
&gt; buildings, vehicles, etc) as real 3D objects. This still leaves the
&gt; problem of having Quake-like areas which are entirely indoors.

Why not make the ceiling hieghtmap very high and blue, with small
white puffy blotches?  One could even texture it with a texture map
that changed dynamically (different base patterns) for different
outdoor weather conditions.  

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<LI><strong><A NAME="00750" HREF="msg00750.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>, 
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cthulhu,engr.sgi.com">claw#cthulhu,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 18 Mar 1998, 17:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00751" HREF="msg00751.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>, 
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 18 Mar 1998, 17:40 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00604" HREF="msg00604.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]	The MLI Project</A></strong>, 
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 26 Feb 1998, 07:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00605" HREF="msg00605.html">3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, 
Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Thu 26 Feb 1998, 11:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00771" HREF="msg00771.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, 
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 19 Mar 1998, 23:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00772" HREF="msg00772.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, 
Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#mainstream,net">michael#mainstream,net</a>, Thu 19 Mar 1998, 23:30 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00773" HREF="msg00773.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, 
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00781" HREF="msg00781.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, 
Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#zesoi,fer.hr">silovic#zesoi,fer.hr</a>, Fri 20 Mar 1998, 09:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00786" HREF="msg00786.html">3D engines for MUDs</A></strong>, 
Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Fri 20 Mar 1998, 11:30 GMT
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