New utility added to our downloads page.
LxNormalFix
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LxNormalFix is a multi-purpose utility.
- Fixes the shading normals in the Theater.Lx files, giving realistic terrain shading.
- (Optional) Changes the selected terrain LOD level file (Terrain.L?) elevation to those in a greyscale BMP or MultiGen DED format file. Recalculates the normals for the new elevations.
- (Optional) Replace terrdata\Terrain\Theater.Lx elevations using another Theater.Lx file.
- (Optional) Generate an Elevation Data File (compressed ~= 8 MB) from hirez Theater.L0 file.
- (Optional) Use Elevation Data File to update elevation in all Level files (L0 - L5).
- (Optional) Save Theater.L0 elevations to a L0 Elevations Data File. (Quick save).
Read the readme for details. This is utility by Fred "BaldEagle" Balding.
Download here - 85kb.
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Snake Man
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Sherlock
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Re: AF LxNormalFix
It should be noted that this version is updated to process terrains for Falcon 4: Allied Force which uses a different terrain normals calculation than previous versions of Falcon. Works great! and less filling! 
Sherlock
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