Re: Map Generator....

From: canute@gridpointgames.com (Canute Bigler)

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:40:15 -0800, "Terry Austin"
<taustin@hyperbooks.com> wrote:

>
>"Canute Bigler" <canute@gridpointgames.com> wrote in message
>news:38831bb9.82124176@news...
>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:14:35 -0500, Tim Parton <timdadm@indy.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >   Hi all, I'm fairly new to the group, but love rpg's.  And as a
>> >"part-time" programmer, I wrote a series of programs to generate a land
>> >mass approx. 6300 miles by 4800 miles.   You can get a copy of it at
>> >http://www.darkhosting.com/grykon/index.html  the link calls it a .txt
>> >file, but it is a .zip file.  right click the link and then save the
>> >link, once done rename to .zip and unzip it in a directory by itself.
>> >Would appreciate any comments, especially constructive.  Thanks all!
>> >
>>
>> Tim, I checked out your map generator.  Just by looking at it, it is
>> difficult to deduce the procedure that you use to form your land
>> masses, but have you ever considered using fractal land mass
>> generation?
>>
>> I dislike being critical of others work, especially in a public forum,
>> but you asked for it, so...
>>
>> The bad things:
>> 1. To me the land masses seemd to be just a jumble of colors, with
>> little consideration for terrain placement.
>> 2. The coasts are jagged and bear little remblance to actual
>> coastlines.
>> 3. It is slow.
>>
>> The good things:
>> 1. You have a very broad range of terrains.
>> 2. With some work and optimizing it has potential.
>> 3. It generates a very large map.
>>
>> If you would like to see what type of maps a fractal terrain geneator
>> makes, the drop by our site at: www.gridpointgames.com/conquest and
>> check them out.  If you want some more tips on programming, then let
>> me know what development platform you are using and I will see if I
>> can help you out.
>>
>This would be the web page with black text on a black
>background that it utterly unreadable without turning off
>the background color?
>
>I hope your programmers are better than your
>webmaster. That page *sucks*.
>
>Terry Austin
>
>

Hrm... no.  Perhaps you might try upgrading your browser.  The black
text is superimposed over a light backgroud graphic.  I haven't heard
of this problem from anyone else yet.  What browser are you using?

Canute Bigler
Predsident, Gridpoint L.L.C.
canute@gridpointgames.com
www.gridpointgames.com

References

Re: Map Generator....
"Terry Austin" <taustin@hyperbooks.com>
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Map Generator....
Tim Parton <timdadm@indy.net>
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
canute@gridpointgames.com (Canute Bigler)
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Map Generator....
"Terry Austin" <taustin@hyperbooks.com>
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Map Generator....
Tim Parton <timdadm@indy.net>
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
canute@gridpointgames.com (Canute Bigler)
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000