Re: CF: Re: Progress on random map generator? Incorporating the disease patches?

[James Cameron <cameron@stl.dec.com>]

Mark Wedel wrote:
> But this does bring up an interesting point - should house A always be
> randomly generated to the same thing, or should it be different each
> time it is generated?

Another thought ... random coordinate inversion.  Flip some of the maps
over a north/south, east/west or both line, during loading.  Certain
maps that connect to others cannot be flipped, of course, or they will
be inconsistent with each other.

-- 
James Cameron                                      (cameron@stl.dec.com)

OpenVMS, Linux, Firewalls, Software Engineering, CGI, HTTP, X, C, FORTH,
COBOL, BASIC, DCL, csh, bash, ksh, sh, Electronics, Microcontrollers,
Disability Engineering, Netrek, Bicycles, Pedant, Farming, Home Control,
Remote Area Power, Greek Scholar, Tenor Vocalist, Church Sound, Husband.

"Specialisation is for insects." -- Robert Heinlein.
-
[you can put yourself on the announcement list only or unsubscribe altogether
by sending an email stating your wishes to crossfire-request@ifi.uio.no]