diff --git a/source/tools/rmgen/smoothelevationpainter.cpp b/source/tools/rmgen/smoothelevationpainter.cpp
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+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "rmgen.h"
+#include "smoothelevationpainter.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+SmoothElevationPainter::SmoothElevationPainter(int t, float e, int b)
+{
+	type = t;
+	elevation = e;
+	blendRadius = b;
+	if(type!=SET && type!=MODIFY) {
+		JS_ReportError(cx, "SmoothElevationPainter: type must be either SET or MODIFY");
+	}
+}
+
+SmoothElevationPainter::~SmoothElevationPainter(void)
+{
+}
+
+bool SmoothElevationPainter::checkInArea(Map* m, Area* a, int x, int y) {
+	if(m->validT(x, y)) {
+		return m->area[x][y] == a;
+	}
+	else {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+void SmoothElevationPainter::paint(Map* m, Area* a) {
+	map<Point, int> saw;
+	map<Point, int> dist;
+
+	queue<Point> q;
+
+	vector<Point>& pts = a->points;
+
+	set<Point> heightPts;
+	map<Point, float> newHeight;
+
+	// get a list of all points
+	for(int i=0; i<pts.size(); i++) {
+		int x = pts[i].x, y = pts[i].y;
+		for(int dx=-1; dx<=2; dx++) {
+			for(int dy=-1; dy<=2; dy++) {
+				int nx = x+dx, ny = y+dy;
+				Point np(nx, ny);
+				if(m->validH(nx, ny)) {
+					heightPts.insert(np);
+					newHeight[np] = m->height[nx][ny];
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// push edge points
+	for(int i=0; i<pts.size(); i++) {
+		int x = pts[i].x, y = pts[i].y;
+		for(int dx=-1; dx<=2; dx++) {
+			for(int dy=-1; dy<=2; dy++) {
+				int nx = x+dx, ny = y+dy;
+				Point np(nx, ny);
+				if(m->validH(nx, ny) 
+						&& !checkInArea(m, a, nx, ny)
+						&& !checkInArea(m, a, nx-1, ny)
+						&& !checkInArea(m, a, nx, ny-1)
+						&& !checkInArea(m, a, nx-1, ny-1)
+						&& !saw[np]) {
+					saw[np] = 1;
+					dist[np] = 0;
+					q.push(np);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// do BFS inwards to find distances to edge
+	while(!q.empty()) {
+		Point p = q.front();
+		q.pop();
+
+		int d = dist[p];
+
+		// paint if in area
+		if(m->validH(p.x, p.y)
+				&& (checkInArea(m, a, p.x, p.y) || checkInArea(m, a, p.x-1, p.y) 
+				|| checkInArea(m, a, p.x, p.y-1) || checkInArea(m, a, p.x-1, p.y-1))) {
+			if(d <= blendRadius) {
+				float a = ((float)(d-1)) / blendRadius;
+				if(type == SET) {
+					newHeight[p] = a*elevation + (1-a)*m->height[p.x][p.y];
+				}
+				else {	// type == MODIFY
+					newHeight[p] += a*elevation;
+				}
+			}
+			else {	// also happens when blendRadius == 0
+				if(type == SET) {
+					newHeight[p] = elevation;
+				}
+				else {	// type == MODIFY
+					newHeight[p] += elevation;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// enqueue neighbours
+		for(int dx=-1; dx<=1; dx++) {
+			for(int dy=-1; dy<=1; dy++) {
+				int nx = p.x+dx, ny = p.y+dy;
+				Point np(nx, ny);
+				if(m->validH(nx, ny) 
+						&& (checkInArea(m, a, nx, ny) || checkInArea(m, a, nx-1, ny) 
+							|| checkInArea(m, a, nx, ny-1) || checkInArea(m, a, nx-1, ny-1))
+						&& !saw[np]) {
+					saw[np] = 1;
+					dist[np] = d+1;
+					q.push(np);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// smooth everything out
+	for(set<Point>::iterator it = heightPts.begin(); it != heightPts.end(); it++) {
+		Point p = *it;
+		int x = p.x, y = p.y;
+		if((checkInArea(m, a, x, y) || checkInArea(m, a, x-1, y) 
+			|| checkInArea(m, a, x, y-1) || checkInArea(m, a, x-1, y-1))) {
+			float sum = 8 * newHeight[p];
+			int count = 8;
+			for(int dx=-1; dx<=1; dx++) {
+				for(int dy=-1; dy<=1; dy++) {
+					int nx = x+dx, ny = y+dy;
+					if(m->validH(nx, ny)) {
+						sum += m->height[nx][ny];
+						count++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			m->height[x][y] = sum/count;
+		}
+	}
+	// don't smooth
+	/*
+	for(int i=0; i<heightPts.size(); i++) {
+		int x = heightPts[i].x, y = heightPts[i].y;
+		if((checkInArea(m, a, x, y) || checkInArea(m, a, x-1, y) 
+			|| checkInArea(m, a, x, y-1) || checkInArea(m, a, x-1, y-1))) {
+			m->height[x][y] = newHeight[p];
+		}
+	*/
+}
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diff --git a/source/tools/rmgen/smoothelevationpainter.h b/source/tools/rmgen/smoothelevationpainter.h
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+#ifndef __SMOOTHELEVATIONPAINTER_H__
+#define __SMOOTHELEVATIONPAINTER_H__
+
+#include "areapainter.h"
+#include "terrain.h"
+#include "map.h"
+#include "area.h"
+
+class SmoothElevationPainter :
+	public AreaPainter
+{
+public:
+	static const int SET = 0, MODIFY = 1;
+
+private:
+	int type;			// one of the constants above
+	float elevation;		// target or delta
+	int blendRadius;	// how many tiles to do blending for
+
+	bool checkInArea(Map* m, Area* a, int x, int y);
+
+public:
+	SmoothElevationPainter(int type, float elevation, int blendRadius);
+	~SmoothElevationPainter(void);
+
+	virtual void paint(Map* m, Area* a);
+};
+
+#endif
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