   Hieght map?
  OK so I made a height map but how do I make my height map into a real terrain that I can use on my game?   
  Read through each pixel of the height map and get the values that you are using to represent height, then apply the height at that position for whatever height you extracted.For example:For each x in heightmap.width. For each y in heightmap .height. . Set the height of realmap at (x,y) to heightmap.at(x,y).redBy the way, this sort of thing belongs more in the Game Programming forum.   ;Quote:Original post by thegamemaker777OK so I made a height map but how do I make my height map into a real terrain that I can use on my game?There are sample programs with libaries like the Windows DirectX SDK  which do heightmaps (and will also have all the stuff you will need to learn to do 3D programming)Also try Googling  'heightap code"  and see if there are simpler example programs(including OPENGL)  and add your language to the query  (ie C++)The height map the height data for a regular grid of points used to make aregular pattern of 'right' triangles forming a surface of squares (a mesh).Usually a 3D 'mesh' is done for the entire map and you have a 'camera point' that moves  around on that map giving the viewer a 3D view of the position and facing of that camera.;Quote: Read through each pixel of the height map and get the values that you are using to represent height, then apply the height at that position for whatever height you extracted.For example:For each x in heightmap.width. For each y in heightmap .height. . Set the height of realmap at (x,y) to heightmap.at(x,y).redBy the way, this sort of thing belongs more in the Game Programming forum.Oh ok.and sorry about posting in the wrong section.   