There's not much to say in this topic, but I think that rivers should be added - long and narrow bodies of water.
This could result in a better looking map generation.
(Sorry if my english was bad)
Adding rivers to the map generation
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Re: Adding rivers to the map generation
I agree that having rivers would be nice.
However, this would create additional problems. Right now, the player can move through the map relatively freely, without being hindered by water. This would change if your suggestion were implemented.
Therefore, if your suggestion were implemented, it would be important for the player to be able to swim through water. However, this would then add the question of whether biters should also be able to swim. If so, then the player would also have to be able to build defenses on water. For this reason, a Factorio developer has already stated in this post that he was currently against allowing the player to swim.
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However, this would create additional problems. Right now, the player can move through the map relatively freely, without being hindered by water. This would change if your suggestion were implemented.
Therefore, if your suggestion were implemented, it would be important for the player to be able to swim through water. However, this would then add the question of whether biters should also be able to swim. If so, then the player would also have to be able to build defenses on water. For this reason, a Factorio developer has already stated in this post that he was currently against allowing the player to swim.
Related suggestion thread (which contains further links):
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60787 Boats, Bridges, Island builds, Rail bridges?
Re: Adding rivers to the map generation
It is pretty difficult to get something structured from the noise-based generation. This was nearly the best I could achieve so far.
The main problem for me is the implementation of interference between different branches of logic. Rivers tends suddenly end just before the seas or cross each other at odd angles(when there is more than one layer) and so on... Without postrpocessing it does not look well.
The main problem for me is the implementation of interference between different branches of logic. Rivers tends suddenly end just before the seas or cross each other at odd angles(when there is more than one layer) and so on... Without postrpocessing it does not look well.
Re: Adding rivers to the map generation
limiting the players movement in the early game actually sounds nice, since the player wont expand his base just in one direction/in a box shape, but rather build around rivers and such, until he gets the landfill. Swimming is really not mandatory if you want to add rivers.Tekky wrote:I agree that having rivers would be nice.
However, this would create additional problems. Right now, the player can move through the map relatively freely, without being hindered by water. This would change if your suggestion were implemented.
Therefore, if your suggestion were implemented, it would be important for the player to be able to swim through water. However, this would then add the question of whether biters should also be able to swim. If so, then the player would also have to be able to build defenses on water. For this reason, a Factorio developer has already stated in this post that he was currently against allowing the player to swim.
Related suggestion thread (which contains further links):
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60787 Boats, Bridges, Island builds, Rail bridges?
First, your preview looks nice. I really liked the islands that were formed from this generation (having to get to and "capture" an island sounds real nice). I understand nothing when it comes to map generation, but the devs have created much complex stuff before, and I believe they can handle this suggestion too.betrok wrote:It is pretty difficult to get something structured from the noise-based generation. This was nearly the best I could achieve so far.
The main problem for me is the implementation of interference between different branches of logic. Rivers tends suddenly end just before the seas or cross each other at odd angles(when there is more than one layer) and so on... Without postrpocessing it does not look well.
Re: Adding rivers to the map generation
This mod adds rivers for generating islands between them.