Automated tile map creation?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:37 am
Hey everyone, it's me again 
So, I've managed to successfully make the random map generator, which makes variables ma[1-21]-mt[1-21] so I've got a 21w 20h map.
That's all presented on screen using love.draw, which is all fine - That's automated and the least of my worries. My worry is this:
Already due to it being so wide it's looking scruffy and hard to keep up with... but that's still not the problem.
The problem is... my map needs to be around 2000 wide (128000px) and around 1000 high.
Personally, I'm not so bothered about writing the 1000 different height variables, and the width one's are done automatically by calling them using they're number (e.g. ma[1], ma[2]).
That allows me to keep control over the generator, and adjust everything as nessesary.
But there is no way on this earth i'm writing from ma[1]...ma[2000] and all the way down to something like mzzzzzz[1]...mzzzzzz[2000].
now THAT is my problem.
If you need a better explanation please don't hesitate to ask (it's late at night/early morning so I probably don't make sense).
And if anybody can help me automate the map = {} table I will be so grateful... I may have to marry you ¬_¬
Cheers,
-NT
EDIT:
Perhaps I'm just not thinking tonight, but I think it may be somewhere along the lines of using a for statement to input them in, then the number variable can just start at 1 and +1 each time.
:L
err, like
for ma=1 do
table.insert(map,ma[n+1]))
end
O_o have I just answered my own question?
EDIT2: Nope that didn't work, but I think it's something along them lines I need. The ma[1] e.c.t. numbers are all automatically asigned, so i've no way to call that variable :/
So, I've managed to successfully make the random map generator, which makes variables ma[1-21]-mt[1-21] so I've got a 21w 20h map.
That's all presented on screen using love.draw, which is all fine - That's automated and the least of my worries. My worry is this:
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map={
{ ma[1], ma[2], ma[3], ma[4], ma[5], ma[6], ma[7], ma[8], ma[9], ma[10], ma[11], ma[12], ma[13], ma[14], ma[15], ma[16], ma[17], ma[18], ma[19], ma[20], ma[21]},
{ mb[1], mb[2], mb[3], mb[4], mb[5], mb[6], mb[7], mb[8], mb[9], mb[10], mb[11], mb[12], mb[13], mb[14], mb[15], mb[16], mb[17], mb[18], mb[19], mb[20], mb[21]},
{ mc[1], mc[2], mc[3], mc[4], mc[5], mc[6], mc[7], mc[8], mc[9], mc[10], mc[11], mc[12], mc[13], mc[14], mc[15], mc[16], mc[17], mc[18], mc[19], mc[20], mc[21]},
{ md[1], md[2], md[3], md[4], md[5], md[6], md[7], md[8], md[9], md[10], md[11], md[12], md[13], md[14], md[15], md[16], md[17], md[18], md[19], md[20], md[21]},
{ me[1], me[2], me[3], me[4], me[5], me[6], me[7], me[8], me[9], me[10], me[11], me[12], me[13], me[14], me[15], me[16], me[17], me[18], me[19], me[20], me[21]},
{ mf[1], mf[2], mf[3], mf[4], mf[5], mf[6], mf[7], mf[8], mf[9], mf[10], mf[11], mf[12], mf[13], mf[14], mf[15], mf[16], mf[17], mf[18], mf[19], mf[20], mf[21]},
{ mg[1], mg[2], mg[3], mg[4], mg[5], mg[6], mg[7], mg[8], mg[9], mg[10], mg[11], mg[12], mg[13], mg[14], mg[15], mf[16], mg[17], mg[18], mg[19], mg[20], mg[21]},
{ mh[1], mg[2], mh[3], mh[4], mh[5], mh[6], mh[7], mh[8], mh[9], mh[10], mh[11], mh[12], mh[13], mh[14], mh[15], mh[16], mh[17], mh[18], mh[19], mh[20], mh[21]},
{ mi[1], mi[2], mi[3], mi[4], mi[5], mi[6], mi[7], mi[8], mi[9], mi[10], mi[11], mi[12], mi[13], mi[14], mi[15], mi[16], mi[17], mi[18], mi[19], mi[20], mi[21]},
{ mj[1], mj[2], mj[3], mj[4], mj[5], mj[6], mj[7], mj[8], mj[9], mj[10], mj[11], mj[12], mj[13], mj[14], mj[15], mj[16], mj[17], mj[18], mj[19], mj[20], mj[21]},
{ mk[1], mk[2], mk[3], mk[4], mk[5], mk[6], mk[7], mk[8], mk[9], mk[10], mk[11], mk[12], mk[13], mk[14], mk[15], mk[16], mk[17], mk[18], mk[19], mk[20], mk[21]},
{ ml[1], ml[2], ml[3], ml[4], ml[5], ml[6], ml[7], ml[8], ml[9], ml[10], ml[11], ml[12], ml[13], ml[14], ml[15], ml[16], ml[17], ml[18], ml[19], ml[20], ml[21]},
{ mm[1], mm[2], mm[3], mm[4], mm[5], mm[6], mm[7], mm[8], mm[9], mm[10], mm[11], mm[12], mm[13], mm[14], mm[15], mm[16], mm[17], mm[18], mm[19], mm[20], mm[21]},
{ mn[1], mn[2], mn[3], mn[4], mn[5], mn[6], mn[7], mn[8], mn[9], mn[10], mn[11], mn[12], mn[13], mn[14], mn[15], mn[16], mn[17], mn[18], mn[19], mn[20], mn[21]},
{ mo[1], mo[2], mo[3], mo[4], mo[5], mo[6], mo[7], mo[8], mo[9], mo[10], mo[11], mo[12], mo[13], mo[14], mo[15], mo[16], mo[17], mo[18], mo[19], mo[20], mo[21]},
{ mp[1], mp[2], mp[3], mp[4], mp[5], mp[6], mp[7], mp[8], mp[9], mp[10], mp[11], mp[12], mp[13], mp[14], mp[15], mp[16], mp[17], mp[18], mp[19], mp[20], mp[21]},
{ mq[1], mq[2], mq[3], mq[4], mq[5], mq[6], mq[7], mq[8], mq[9], mq[10], mq[11], mq[12], mq[13], mq[14], mq[15], mq[16], mq[17], mq[18], mq[19], mq[20], mq[21]},
{ mr[1], mr[2], mr[3], mr[4], mr[5], mr[6], mr[7], mr[8], mr[9], mr[10], mr[11], mr[12], mr[13], mr[14], mr[15], mr[16], mr[17], mr[18], mr[19], mr[20], mr[21]},
{ ms[1], ms[2], ms[3], ms[4], ms[5], ms[6], ms[7], ms[8], ms[9], ms[10], ms[11], ms[12], ms[13], ms[14], ms[15], ms[16], ms[17], ms[18], ms[19], ms[20], ms[21]},
{ mt[1], mt[2], mt[3], mt[4], mt[5], mt[6], mt[7], mt[8], mt[9], mt[10], mt[11], mt[12], mt[13], mt[14], mt[15], mt[16], mt[17], mt[18], mt[19], mt[20], mt[21]},
}
The problem is... my map needs to be around 2000 wide (128000px) and around 1000 high.
Personally, I'm not so bothered about writing the 1000 different height variables, and the width one's are done automatically by calling them using they're number (e.g. ma[1], ma[2]).
That allows me to keep control over the generator, and adjust everything as nessesary.
But there is no way on this earth i'm writing from ma[1]...ma[2000] and all the way down to something like mzzzzzz[1]...mzzzzzz[2000].
now THAT is my problem.
If you need a better explanation please don't hesitate to ask (it's late at night/early morning so I probably don't make sense).
And if anybody can help me automate the map = {} table I will be so grateful... I may have to marry you ¬_¬
Cheers,
-NT
EDIT:
Perhaps I'm just not thinking tonight, but I think it may be somewhere along the lines of using a for statement to input them in, then the number variable can just start at 1 and +1 each time.
:L
err, like
for ma=1 do
table.insert(map,ma[n+1]))
end
O_o have I just answered my own question?
EDIT2: Nope that didn't work, but I think it's something along them lines I need. The ma[1] e.c.t. numbers are all automatically asigned, so i've no way to call that variable :/
