TehCooKidz
Skeletron Prime
this isn't terrible, but you should organize the text in spoilers. otherwise, it is a massive wall of text
Portfolio/Multi-Topic Hardmode sky island content
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@Freenight Tiles aren't created with this, they are modified. When the world is generated it creates instances of the Tile class for each coordinate, this class stores various information for that tile, such as wall block type, wall type, liquid type, and various other information tiles need.
The tile ID for air, I'm assuming, is -1, dirt is 0, so all we need to do is modify the Tile type from -1 to 0 to change it to dirt.
Here's a quick example snippet
I don't know if this is accurate as Terraria is not my project, but from a quick look it seems spot on. Not sure how updating it would work. Also, not sure if Main.tile is currently loaded tiles or the entire map, which would obviously be an issue if it was currently loaded, but there is more than likely a way to load them if this is true.
The tile ID for air, I'm assuming, is -1, dirt is 0, so all we need to do is modify the Tile type from -1 to 0 to change it to dirt.
Here's a quick example snippet
for (int i = 0; i <= Main.maxTilesX; i++) {
for (int j = 200; j <= Main.maxTilesY; j++) {
if (Main.tile[i,j].type == -1) {
Main.tile[i,j].type = 0; //Set all air blocks above 200 Y to dirt
}
}
}
for (int j = 200; j <= Main.maxTilesY; j++) {
if (Main.tile[i,j].type == -1) {
Main.tile[i,j].type = 0; //Set all air blocks above 200 Y to dirt
}
}
}
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Scironex
The Destroyer
There is absolutely no reason why new tiles could not be spawned via internal code. Not. A. Single. One. The primary problem - which, forgive me it I'm wrong, no one has addressed properly - is the removal of the tiles. I disagree with this particular method of spawning loot because it's unnecessarily complex. A significantly easier and much more robust method would be for there to be some sort of "Mega Wyvern Spawn Box of Doom", which gives the enraged Wyvern. Then, upon the Mega Wyvern's death, he drops a "Mega Wyvern Loot Box of Doom" which contains the loot, strangely enough.
[DOUBLEPOST=1419687184][/DOUBLEPOST]My apologies for the double post.
And even if the island gen were to stay, it would be much simpler to just have a new island be created and have it decay after it's chest is looted or whatnot.
[DOUBLEPOST=1419687184][/DOUBLEPOST]My apologies for the double post.
And even if the island gen were to stay, it would be much simpler to just have a new island be created and have it decay after it's chest is looted or whatnot.
Pirtz
Terrarian
Duhh, it's possible to generate structures even after world creation. You say meteors are an exception, since they're only generated by replacing any tiles in range with meteorite, but that doesn't prove anything: they've got an algorithm which generates them with their characteristic round shape.
The same could happen for floating islands or whatever, you just need to include more parts in the generation algorithm: make an island-shaped patch of dirt above x height, cover it with cloud blocks then cover any dirt block exposed to air with grass.
The only argument against generating structures after world gen is that it may cause griefing. That being said, there are conditions that can be added to the generation, so as to prevent your world from being destroyed, such as: if block id != id of air => don't replace anything.
However, I don't like the suggestion, so I'm not supporting it.
The same could happen for floating islands or whatever, you just need to include more parts in the generation algorithm: make an island-shaped patch of dirt above x height, cover it with cloud blocks then cover any dirt block exposed to air with grass.
The only argument against generating structures after world gen is that it may cause griefing. That being said, there are conditions that can be added to the generation, so as to prevent your world from being destroyed, such as: if block id != id of air => don't replace anything.
However, I don't like the suggestion, so I'm not supporting it.
Lecic
Steampunker
Ya here that guys? Cenx shot down an idea about changing how trees grow so this one can never happen!
Also, the game CAN generate tiles after world gen. There's these things called WALL OF FLESH LOOT BOXES.
DestroyerOfTheDestroyer
The Destroyer
Huh. Well, let's see... those are generated in a position relative to the Wall. These new islands are generated relative to... nothing. Different concept.
Lecic
Steampunker
Place some invisible entities that don't interact with the world in any way around the sky during world gen. Use them as a relative positional reference point for the new sky islands to spawn in.
There's almost always a work around to a problem in code. It just requires a little creative thinking.
Scironex
The Destroyer
Don't be a fool. The tiles are generated relative to existing sky islands - all the game has to do is save the "center" of the island, then generate the new sky island over the old one. Or, even simpler, just pick a random point in the sky, check if all the areas around it are empty, then generate around that point. You clearly aren't a programmer. This problem is practically cakewalk.
DestroyerOfTheDestroyer
The Destroyer
The thing is, the game doesn't "know" if something is a sky island, so how can it find its center? As for the "random point in sky" idea, that works better.
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That works too.
Scironex
The Destroyer
Yes it does. Have you ever read the text during world gen? "Generating Sky Islands" is one of the little text splashes. I don't know exactly how it does it, but all it has to do is save an arbitrary, but consistent point to use as reference.
Scironex
The Destroyer
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm just defending the feasability of how the idea was originally presented. However, this does come with its own set of problems - what if a player breaks all the chests from the world and puts them in storage? What if a player makes a bunch of sky chests w/ the Skyware Mill and places them at Floating Island level?
GIRGHGH
Empress of Light
Then have 2 chests spawn right next to each other, one that's locked, one that's not.
Scironex
The Destroyer
That would work, but like I said, I'm defending the idea the way it was originally presented.