[CF-Devel] broken random map

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Preston Crow wrote:
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      It's been a while since I've seen a bad random map, but I ran into one on
     
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      Metalforge last night:
     
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      (null) (/random/pirateisland0479)
     
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      xsize 17
     
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      ysize 21
     
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      wallstyle dungeon
     
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      floorstyle lightdirt
     
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      monsterstyle undead
     
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      decorstyle creepy
     
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      exitstyle sstair
     
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      dungeon_level 26
     
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      dungeon_depth 50
     
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      orientation 1
     
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      origin_x 1
     
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      origin_y 1
     
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      random_seed 1063146276
     
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      I could see with x-ray vision where it should have been connected, but
     
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      there were no doors or secret doors (I'm quite certain I checked every
     
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      possible square).
     
     
  Yeah, I tracked down the problem to it trying to symmetrize rogue style layout 
maps.

  The symmetry code was originally meant for spirals.  In that case, if you 
start in the center of the map and start making a passage in one direction, your 
bound to run into the spirals and thus connect things up.

  For rogue maps, this isn't the case as shown here - the passages miss the 
chambers by a space.

  My solution to this is to just disable the symmetrizing of roguelike maps. 
IMO, it probably doesn't add a whole bunch anyways.

  I cleaned up soem of the other code with this - I need to do a little more 
testing before I commit it.

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      Oh, and there are still maps with keys that don't go to anything.  I think
     
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      it's a holdover from when there were locked chests, but that's just a
     
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      guess.  I'll try to remember to post the map information the next time I
     
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      see one.
     
     
  The random map code generates a whole bunch more keys than most people 
typically need, so you end up with a pile of keys at the end.

  It'd probably be nice for the keys to actually have some name, eg, instead of 
just 'special key', something like 'undead temple level 50 key' or something. 
Still not pretty, but at least then you know if the keys are basically useless 
and a key that is actually important (part of a quest or something) that also 
doesn't have a name.



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