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by fakedang 1710 days ago
Isn't the engine modified to accommodate for the new physics elements?
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If you're referring to building destruction, they are just baked animations; the physics simulation was done in an external 3D modelling program. Which is why the enhanced graphics pack for the game is about 30 gigabytes.
Thanks. That makes a ton of sense now.