The main benefit os heightfields is performance, as from images it’s easy to create collision meshes in respect to LOD and it’s easier to create tiling terrains. Oh and I’d suspect that a greyscale image loads faster than any mesh of similar detail.
The main benefit os heightfields is performance, as from images it’s easy to create collision meshes in respect to LOD and it’s easier to create tiling terrains. Oh and I’d suspect that a greyscale image loads faster than any mesh of similar detail.