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They are structured recursively, starting with a ''root'' node and traversing their way to individual ''leaf'' nodes.
 
They are structured recursively, starting with a ''root'' node and traversing their way to individual ''leaf'' nodes.
 
A full-branch octant will split sub-octants across 3-tiers, one for each dimension of euclidean space.
 
A full-branch octant will split sub-octants across 3-tiers, one for each dimension of euclidean space.
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=== Layout ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Data Type
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! Element Count
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! Description
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! Notes
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|-
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| [[#Header|Header]]
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| 1
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| Octree Header
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|
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|-
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| long
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| round_up(bitmap_bit_count / 32) * bitmap_count
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| Mesh Bitmap Array
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| An array of word-packed bitmaps relating octant nodes to sets of MREA meshes
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|-
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| long
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| node_count
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| Node Indirection Table
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| Since nodes use variable-length-encoding, there is an indirection table with byte-offsets (relative to first node)
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|-
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| [[#Node Entry|Node Entry]]
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| node_count
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| Node Entry Table
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| Tightly-packed blob of nodes
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|}
  
 
=== Header ===
 
=== Header ===
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| AABB
 
| AABB
 
| AABB that fully-encloses area and serves as the octree's root-shape
 
| AABB that fully-encloses area and serves as the octree's root-shape
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|}
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=== Node Entry ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Offset
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! Size
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! Data Type
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! Description
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! Notes
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|-
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| 0x0
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| 2
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| short
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| Bitmap Index
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| Index of the mesh bitmap defining a set of MREA meshes for this octant node
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|-
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| 0x2
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| 2
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| short
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| Additional Child Count
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| If non-zero, this counts the octant's child-nodes ''in addition'' to the first child (a value of 0x7 actually indicates 8 child-nodes)
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'''If zero, this node-entry ends here'''
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|-
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| 0x4
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| 2
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| long[additional_child_count + 1]
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| Node Child Indexes
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| Variable-length array of node-entry indices that are children of this node-entry
 
|}
 
|}

Revision as of 13:54, 10 April 2015

Left: Recursive subdivision of a cube into octants. Right: The corresponding octree.

Within MREA resources, the AROT section stores an octree which is used to accelerate rendering of areas in back-to-front order.

Octrees are a form of BSP tree that subdivide an area in 3-dimensions. They are structured recursively, starting with a root node and traversing their way to individual leaf nodes. A full-branch octant will split sub-octants across 3-tiers, one for each dimension of euclidean space.

Layout

Data Type Element Count Description Notes
Header 1 Octree Header
long round_up(bitmap_bit_count / 32) * bitmap_count Mesh Bitmap Array An array of word-packed bitmaps relating octant nodes to sets of MREA meshes
long node_count Node Indirection Table Since nodes use variable-length-encoding, there is an indirection table with byte-offsets (relative to first node)
Node Entry node_count Node Entry Table Tightly-packed blob of nodes

Header

Offset Size Data Type Description Notes
0x0 4 long Magic AROT
0x4 4 long Version Always 0x1
0x8 4 long Mesh-Bitmap Count Count of mesh-bitmaps
0xC 4 long Mesh-Bitmap Bit-Count Count of bits in each mesh-bitmap (matches MREA's mesh count)
0x10 4 long Node Count Number of octant nodes
0x14 24 float2x3 AABB AABB that fully-encloses area and serves as the octree's root-shape

Node Entry

Offset Size Data Type Description Notes
0x0 2 short Bitmap Index Index of the mesh bitmap defining a set of MREA meshes for this octant node
0x2 2 short Additional Child Count If non-zero, this counts the octant's child-nodes in addition to the first child (a value of 0x7 actually indicates 8 child-nodes)

If zero, this node-entry ends here

0x4 2 long[additional_child_count + 1] Node Child Indexes Variable-length array of node-entry indices that are children of this node-entry
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