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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Random Fortress
« on: April 16, 2011, 07:43:59 pm »
Update:
RandomFort 0.1a has been released. Download it ->: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13117200/RandomFort.exe
This is barely alpha software folks, so beware. There isn't a readme file or any documentation yet, I'll write some soon, but I don't have time right now.
Some hints: It's a console application.
command line arguments:
mw - map width. Defaults to 100 tiles
mh - map height. Defaults to 100 tiles
minFS - minimum feature size - defaults to 3
maxFS - maximum feature size - defaults to 10
features - how many features to cram into a random fort - defaults to 50
filename - what the file will be called. don't forget to include the .csv at the end of the filename. The programmer was lazy so the applicaiton is dumb about that.
-y - it won't pop up the console window to give you some options.
Basic concept of features are that they are rooms. no room will be less than 3 tiles unless you change it. maximum feature size is 10 but features can overlap, so the actual room might be larger.
Example of the commandline
c:>RandomFort -y filename test.csv minFS 10 maxFS 20 features 3 mw 25 mh 30
While the filename can be changed from within the application at this time the rest can not. The file will be saved to the directory the application is run from.
Console Window options. Fairly self explanitory
RandomFort creates quickfort .csv. You will need quickfort and need to know how to use it. RandomFort itself does not actually rely on any other applications.
RandomFort does need .net 2.0 and at the moment is windows only.
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Original Post
What is that chaotic fortress design pictured in the spoiler? Some mad designer, an 8 year old/ cat at the keyboard?
Or could it have been created using a combination of my custom random fortress generator and Quickfort?
You decide!
RandomFort 0.1a has been released. Download it ->: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13117200/RandomFort.exe
This is barely alpha software folks, so beware. There isn't a readme file or any documentation yet, I'll write some soon, but I don't have time right now.
Some hints: It's a console application.
command line arguments:
mw - map width. Defaults to 100 tiles
mh - map height. Defaults to 100 tiles
minFS - minimum feature size - defaults to 3
maxFS - maximum feature size - defaults to 10
features - how many features to cram into a random fort - defaults to 50
filename - what the file will be called. don't forget to include the .csv at the end of the filename. The programmer was lazy so the applicaiton is dumb about that.
-y - it won't pop up the console window to give you some options.
Basic concept of features are that they are rooms. no room will be less than 3 tiles unless you change it. maximum feature size is 10 but features can overlap, so the actual room might be larger.
Example of the commandline
c:>RandomFort -y filename test.csv minFS 10 maxFS 20 features 3 mw 25 mh 30
While the filename can be changed from within the application at this time the rest can not. The file will be saved to the directory the application is run from.
Console Window options. Fairly self explanitory
RandomFort creates quickfort .csv. You will need quickfort and need to know how to use it. RandomFort itself does not actually rely on any other applications.
RandomFort does need .net 2.0 and at the moment is windows only.
===================================================================================================
Original Post
What is that chaotic fortress design pictured in the spoiler? Some mad designer, an 8 year old/ cat at the keyboard?
Or could it have been created using a combination of my custom random fortress generator and Quickfort?
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
You decide!
