Binary space partitioning

BSP stands for Binary Space Partition. *.bsp is the file extension for maps/levels used by BSP based game engines. For more information how BSP works see the Wikipedia article on binary space partitioning.

Links

• General info on BSP formats.
• The Source Engine BSP File Format
• The bsp format explained in a for normal people understandable way.
• Quake 2 Engine BSP format (for understanding and comparison).
• Information at Wikipedia about Binary space partitioning.

See also

• Using Bspzip to Embed Custom Content
• BSP Initialization
• VBSP