Map Editor Sanity Checks

[Cicero]

The map editor needs to have more sanity checks for things like bad heightmaps, unreachable tiles, z-fighting, and such. This isn't exactly a to-do list, but just a general goal to be worked towards. Checks can be done on save, or have a separate method for checking a map for problems. Processing speed is not an issue, accuracy is of the most importance.

[Wolf_Lord]

Bye Bye...

Edited November 21, 2004 by Wolf_Lord

[Wolf_Lord]

Bye Bye...

Edited November 21, 2004 by Wolf_Lord

[Leeloo]

Ask in "map making" then, that's where you'll find them. Here you'll mostly find programmers.

[Cicero]

Learner added some stuff to the server to check to be sure that monsters will have a clear walking path when they spawn (so they don't end up in rocks) and he wants to add other similar checks. I think that it would be much more efficient if it was done at map generation time, to take the load off the server. There's nothing wrong with redundancy, but I think having the map editor automatically check for simple problems would slove a majority of map-related bugs.

[Leeloo]

I have a program somewhere to make unreachable tiles "black", if someone wants to merge it with the mapeditor, I can give it to you.

 

It works by doing a flood fill from every entrance to the map, and then make everything that isn't reached black.

[Wolf_Lord]

Bye Bye...

Edited November 21, 2004 by Wolf_Lord

[Leeloo]

The issues I would be having with the map editor would not be ones that could be simply asked in the Map making forum.

What I was trying to say, is that if you want people to comment on which improvements to the map-editor would be good, map-making is the forum to ask in. If you want to know if it can be done, this is the place.