[MAPS] New Terror Mission Map Blocks

[yrizoud]

Mr Quiet: The seed of a random number generator is the "first number", which determines all future numbers. If the skirmish screen could show this number and let you modify it, people could report "I generated map 12345 and I got this and this problem".

[Solarius Scorch]

Seconded!

This is the best way us non-coders can help with real work around here...

[Warboy1982]

got it, the deployment layouts for the avenger and lightning needed to account for the difference in height

[civilian]

Well, does that mean we will se a fix or a new working version? 

[Solarius Scorch]

I tried a New Battle with the new terror mission terrain... It crashed, giving me the error: M range check (which normally happens when loftemps are not defined). Not sure why it wouldn't fork for me, while it works for others... Oh, and it was a Skyranger deployment.

[civilian]

Cool, it works again for me with the latest (24.4.2014) git! I love those maps, it is so nice to explore an UNKNOWN terrain at night for a change. 

edit: I merged all known (atm) terrain mods in one big file: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=2047.0

[Solarius Scorch]

Great news!

Also, the mod works for me now, after the update.

[civilian]

Great news!

Also, the mod works for me now, after the update.

Good to hear that!  Interestingly when i tried to add the ruleset directly to the main Xcom1 ruleset, the game started to have those "mapsize too big" errors again, not sure why, but there you have it. Works flawlessly as a custom ruleset, though.

Update: It seems the newest OpenXcom version no longer works with this mod (or vice versa)

[Aldorn]

In order to have both mission available (original Terror and this new version), will it work if I replace in attached ruleset

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alienDeployments:
  - type: STR_TERROR_MISSION
    height: 10
    terrains:
      - URBAN2
with

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alienDeployments:
  - type: STR_TERROR_MISSION2
    height: 10
    terrains:
      - URBAN2
?

[civilian]

No. The maps themselves are the problem, no ruleset can change that, sry. 

[Warboy1982]

to get them BOTH active, simply use the following:

Code: [Select]

alienDeployments:
  - type: STR_TERROR_MISSION
    height: 10
    terrains:
      - URBAN
      - URBAN2

and it will randomly select one or the other.

[Aldorn]

Excellent !!

1) I should have first asked : is there any interest to do so ?
In other words, does this mod only add features, or does it replace some of them ?

2) Another question : why a height of 10 ?
Given that 2 levels are reserved for "underworld", does it means some features will be of 5,6 or 7 floors ?

3) Finally, not directly linked with Terror mod :

3a) Are there any constraints regarding map size specification ?

I guess this will not work

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alienDeployments:
  - type: STR_SMALL_SCOUT
    width: 15
    length: 25
    height: 4

Constraints like :
- multiple of 20 ?
- at minimum 20 ?
- at maximum 200 ?
- ...

3b) Is there any possibility to make map size varying ?

Idea would be to randomize map size, as for example, having possibility to sometimes have

Code: [Select]

alienDeployments:
  - type: STR_SMALL_SCOUT
    width: 20
    length: 40
    height: 4

and othertimes

Code: [Select]

alienDeployments:
  - type: STR_SMALL_SCOUT
    width: 40
    length: 40
    height: 4


[davide]

No. The maps themselves are the problem, no ruleset can change that, sry. 

Today I compiled source code succesfully

Do you have a savegame that reproduce the problem ?
 
I could try to debug the issues,
 sometimes it could be identify some problems and allow to fix them ...

[Warboy1982]

2) Another question : why a height of 10 ?
Given that 2 levels are reserved for "underworld", does it means some features will be of 5,6 or 7 floors ?

because in luke's terror set,there is a hotel that is 10 tall, unless the map height is set to match, it causes a crash.

3) Finally, not directly linked with Terror mod :

3a) Are there any constraints regarding map size specification ?

yes, maps MUST BE at least big enough to fit the ufo and the landing craft, and  a multiple of 10.

[davide]

In the basements you could insert a metro/subway and the sewer