diff --git a/src/tile_map.cpp b/src/tile_map.cpp
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+/* $Id$ */
+
+/** @file tile.cpp */
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "openttd.h"
+#include "tile_map.h"
+
+Slope GetTileSlope(TileIndex tile, uint *h)
+{
+	uint a;
+	uint b;
+	uint c;
+	uint d;
+	uint min;
+	uint r;
+
+	assert(tile < MapSize());
+
+	if (TileX(tile) == MapMaxX() || TileY(tile) == MapMaxY()) {
+		if (h != NULL) *h = 0;
+		return SLOPE_FLAT;
+	}
+
+	min = a = TileHeight(tile);
+	b = TileHeight(tile + TileDiffXY(1, 0));
+	if (min > b) min = b;
+	c = TileHeight(tile + TileDiffXY(0, 1));
+	if (min > c) min = c;
+	d = TileHeight(tile + TileDiffXY(1, 1));
+	if (min > d) min = d;
+
+	r = SLOPE_FLAT;
+	if ((a -= min) != 0) r += (--a << 4) + SLOPE_N;
+	if ((c -= min) != 0) r += (--c << 4) + SLOPE_E;
+	if ((d -= min) != 0) r += (--d << 4) + SLOPE_S;
+	if ((b -= min) != 0) r += (--b << 4) + SLOPE_W;
+
+	if (h != NULL) *h = min * TILE_HEIGHT;
+
+	return (Slope)r;
+}
+
+uint GetTileZ(TileIndex tile)
+{
+	if (TileX(tile) == MapMaxX() || TileY(tile) == MapMaxY()) return 0;
+
+	uint h = TileHeight(tile);
+	h = min(h, TileHeight(tile + TileDiffXY(1, 0)));
+	h = min(h, TileHeight(tile + TileDiffXY(0, 1)));
+	h = min(h, TileHeight(tile + TileDiffXY(1, 1)));
+
+	return h * TILE_HEIGHT;
+}
+
+
+uint GetTileMaxZ(TileIndex t)
+{
+	if (TileX(t) == MapMaxX() || TileY(t) == MapMaxY()) return 0;
+
+	uint h = TileHeight(t);
+	h = max(h, TileHeight(t + TileDiffXY(1, 0)));
+	h = max(h, TileHeight(t + TileDiffXY(0, 1)));
+	h = max(h, TileHeight(t + TileDiffXY(1, 1)));
+
+	return h * TILE_HEIGHT;
+}