Procedurally Generated maps[message #345859]
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Mon, 06 June 2016 10:42
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omegakill |
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Registered:April 2015 |
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I'll start by saying I haven't coded in such a long time and have only breifly looked at the source code of this wonderful game I have been playing for almost 17 years.
On a scale of "damn hard but possible" to "*&%$ that!" how likely is it that someone can come up with a system to procedurally generate the map? I have LOVED what the MOD Squad have done with things like DL, UC and 1.13 as it adds so much as is probably the only reason why I still play this game and even now I sometimes boot up 1.13UC and have a quick campaign to see how far I can get using certain conditions (pure stealth with melee only weapons etc..) and I think something that if was possible, would just complete the replayability factor.
If not then I'll still be happy knowing there are some seriously good modders still adding content to this classic game.
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Re: Procedurally Generated maps[message #345951 is a reply to message #345896]
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Sun, 19 June 2016 00:25
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Flugente |
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Registered:April 2009 Location: Germany |
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The problem with procedural generation is that we'd need information on what 'tile combination' is valid and what isn't. We don't have that. The game doesn't know what belongs where - so for example, only a modder can create a house by putting walls next to each other and than slapping a roof on top. That information would need to be provided to the game, as well as a gazillion of other infos...
The best we could currently come up with would be maps with randomly generated content, which would seem like a failed crossbreed between modern art and a corrupted file. Take an existing map and juggle its tileset a bit, look at that, and then imagine it a magnitude worse.
I know now that it could never work between us, as much as we wanted to, it could never be! Not because you're a rabbit, but because you're black.
If you want, you can donate to me. This will not affect how and what I code, and I will not code specific features in return. I will be thankful though.Report message to a moderator
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