[MUD-Dev] Mass Creation OLC Functions (idea from Elder Games)
Christopher Allen
gmfangs at asmrb.org
Wed Mar 17 20:06:57 CET 1999
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At 08:11 AM 3/17/99 , sboding at fcicom.com wrote:
>I dunno about everyone else but, I
>think that making realms is a long annoying process, especially when you
>need to create alot of them. There are, of course, exceptions, but
>trying to hand-build a 500 room area is painful. Even if it was possible
>to use automation to set up a skelton area first and then go in and add
>the details that make it better.
>
>I think one of the major difficulties for this kind of automation would
>be to make the area have a sort of consistant feel but not be too plain.
>Obviously it would make no sense to have a desert right in the middle of
>a city without some reasonable explanation. Also, enhancing the areas
>with unique descriptions would help make it less drab, as well as having
>detailed descriptions of things in the rooms.
At one point on the Macintosh I had a program for making maps for the old
Island of Kesmai game, which allowed you to 'draw' text like you would with a
paint program. It made for interesting maps, which I since have used for maps
in a couple of games.
Example of use in a strategic map. Note that this wraps at slightly greater
then 80 characters, so you'll need to adjust your email window to see this at
its best:
Ancient Anquish
%%
MM impassible mist
:: grass, sand
oo light forest
OO forest
88 thicket, bushes
^^ hills
/\ mountains
xx rocky desert
XX barren, rugged
== sea, lake
H= sea harbor
=a sea, afraid to sail
=c sea cannot sail
=? sea, forced multiple move?
-- swamp, marsh
[] fortified village
## settlement
# building
+ path, sign
= stream, river
* dungeon, other
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.. Christopher Allen 1563 Solano Ave., #353 ..
.. <gmfangs at asmrb.org> ;-> Berkeley, CA 94707-2116 ..
.. h510/528-9899 ..
.. f510/649-3301 o510/649-3300 ..
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At 08:11 AM 3/17/99 , sboding at fcicom.com wrote:<br>
>I dunno about everyone else but, I<br>
>think that making realms is a long annoying process, especially when
you<br>
>need to create alot of them. There are, of course, exceptions,
but<br>
>trying to hand-build a 500 room area is painful. Even if it was
possible<br>
>to use automation to set up a skelton area first and then go in and
add<br>
>the details that make it better.<br>
><br>
>I think one of the major difficulties for this kind of automation
would<br>
>be to make the area have a sort of consistant feel but not be too
plain.<br>
>Obviously it would make no sense to have a desert right in the middle
of<br>
>a city without some reasonable explanation. Also, enhancing the
areas<br>
>with unique descriptions would help make it less drab, as well as
having<br>
>detailed descriptions of things in the rooms.<br>
<br>
At one point on the Macintosh I had a program for making maps for the old
Island of Kesmai game, which allowed you to 'draw' text like you would
with a paint program. It made for interesting maps, which I since have
used for maps in a couple of games.<br>
<br>
Example of use in a strategic map. Note that this wraps at slightly
greater then 80 characters, so you'll need to adjust your email window to
see this at its best:<br>
<br>
<font size=2>Ancient Anquish<br>
%%<br>
MM impassible mist<br>
:: grass, sand<br>
oo light forest<br>
OO forest<br>
88 thicket, bushes<br>
^^ hills<br>
/\ mountains<br>
xx rocky desert<br>
XX barren, rugged<br>
== sea, lake<br>
H= sea harbor<br>
=a sea, afraid to sail<br>
=c sea cannot sail<br>
=? sea, forced multiple move?<br>
-- swamp, marsh<br>
[] fortified village<br>
## settlement<br>
# building<br>
+ path, sign<br>
= stream, river<br>
* dungeon, other<br>
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<div>.. Christopher
Allen
1563 Solano Ave., #353 ..</div>
<div>..
<gmfangs at asmrb.org>
;->
Berkeley, CA 94707-2116 ..</div>
<div>..
h510/528-9899 ..</div>
..
f510/649-3301 o510/649-3300 ..
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