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Title: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: Zambaku on April 09, 2009, 01:32:50 PM
I'm a huge fan of games with randomly generated world maps and dungeons. And I'd love to make one. I have a few ideas on how it could be done but I can't script =/

World map generator ideas:
1: A rough circle is created to form the boarder of the world. Then tiles that are choosen in the script would be randomly placed and then "grow" for a while to create mountain chains, forests, lakes etc.

2: The script chooses random "premade" maps that could contain forests, lakes, etc etc and then randomly replicate them on a huge map at random positions, and so a world would be generated.

3: Everything is randomly placed as events.
Title: Re: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: tSwitch on April 09, 2009, 01:42:59 PM
random map generators are kinda generic and uninteresting.
unless you found a way to do it like Diablo II or something, I'd not do it.
Title: Re: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: Karo Rushe on April 10, 2009, 01:54:21 PM
Not to mention the possibilities of horrible Mapping might add?
Title: Re: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: Holkeye on April 10, 2009, 03:31:35 PM
Random maps are so dumb. Going into a place that was randomly thrown together ruins the idea of exploring a dungeon in the first place: Figuring out why it was put there.
Title: Re: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: modern algebra on April 10, 2009, 04:37:41 PM
Some games have good map generators, like Civilization. Dungeon generators are never good. Sure, Diablo had random everything, but the map design itself wasn't so random. Anyway, if I could figure out the way that Civilization generates maps, then I would write it for you, but I wouldn't do it without a preset algorithm, sorry.
Title: Re: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: :) on April 10, 2009, 05:59:43 PM
if it could be done with RPG maker, that would make for a sick mini game :)
Title: Re: Map generator ideas - Possible?
Post by: Jepherz on April 11, 2009, 07:45:08 AM
Dun think random maps... in rmxp would be nice...   :-\