Dradonhunter11
Official Terrarian
hi everyone,
This tutorial will show you how to make the tile spread for your mod, but before there some explain.
Why I should make tile spread?
The tile spread is usefull if you have a biome and you want to make it spread over the like corruption/crimson or hallow.
Can I use this without destroying the entire world?
yes, actually this tutorial will show you how to to do it now.
this an exemple from my mod
this seem a little bit complex but I will explain each part right now.
The first part is actually really simple, it actually how to make the tile convert into your tile
basically, this part is used to update the tile, but let see what every single line do,
1) for(int k = 0; k < Main.maxTilesX * Main.maxTilesY * 3E-05 * Main.worldRate; k++): That line actually determines how many tiles should update each tick.
2) int x = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, Main.maxTilesX - 10); : That line chooses a random x-coordinate where the tile will be updated.
3) int y = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, (int)Main.worldSurface - 1); : This do the same thing in 2) but with the y coordinate
4) if(Main.tile[x, y] != null && Main.tile[x, y].liquid <= 32 && Main.tile[x, y].nactive()) : this part make that tile exist and it active
5) UpdateTile(x, y); this is actually the part that finish to convert the tile
The second part is a little bit more complex
This time everything will be important, for that, I explain everything in the main code
if you see you can see a variable named Notch.ApoMod, actually this allow to make the spread happen after my Eye of apocalypse is downed, you can do the same thing with your boss
if everything work it should give you this result
This is all you need to know abot tile spread, but there is one usefull tip for making it easy to find in your modWorld file
create a new file named World and save your tile spread code in that file, it will work
thanks to @bluemagic123 for helping me with the initial tile spread code and some correction on the tutorial!
also a big thank to the apocalypse mod team for supporting of making that tutorial!
other usefull tutorial that can help
all about biome by me
thanks!
This tutorial will show you how to make the tile spread for your mod, but before there some explain.
Why I should make tile spread?
The tile spread is usefull if you have a biome and you want to make it spread over the like corruption/crimson or hallow.
Can I use this without destroying the entire world?
yes, actually this tutorial will show you how to to do it now.
this an exemple from my mod
Code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.DataStructures;
using TAPI;
namespace Notch {
public class TileSpread : ModWorld
{
public override void PostUpdate()
{
if(Main.netMode != 1)
{
for(int k = 0; k < Main.maxTilesX * Main.maxTilesY * 3E-05 * Main.worldRate; k++)
{
int x = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, Main.maxTilesX - 10);
int y = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, (int)Main.worldSurface - 1);
if(Main.tile[x, y] != null && Main.tile[x, y].liquid <= 32 && Main.tile[x, y].nactive())
{
UpdateTile(x, y);
}
}
for(int k = 0; k < Main.maxTilesX * Main.maxTilesY * 1.5E-05 * Main.worldRate; k++)
{
int x = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, Main.maxTilesX - 10);
int y = WorldGen.genRand.Next((int)Main.worldSurface - 1, Main.maxTilesY - 20);
if(Main.tile[x, y] != null && Main.tile[x, y].liquid <= 32 && Main.tile[x, y].nactive())
{
UpdateTile(x, y);
}
}
}
}
private void UpdateTile(int x, int y)
{
Tile tile = Main.tile[x, y];
if(!tile.inActive() && (tile.type == TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"] || tile.type == TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDust"] || tile.type == TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseStone"]) && Notch.ApoMod && WorldGen.genRand.Next(1) == 0)
{
bool flag = true;
while(flag)
{
flag = false;
int toX = x + WorldGen.genRand.Next(-3, 4);
int toY = y + WorldGen.genRand.Next(-3, 4);
bool tileChanged = false;
int targetType = Main.tile[toX, toY].type;
if(targetType == 1 || TileDef.moss[targetType])
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseStone"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 0)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 59)
{
for(int j = toX - 1; j <= toX + 1; j++)
{
for(int k = toY - 1; k <= toY + 1; k++)
{
if(!Main.tile[j, k].active() || !TileDef.solid[Main.tile[j, k].type])
{
tileChanged = true;
}
if(Main.tile[j, k].lava() && Main.tile[j, k].liquid > 0)
{
tileChanged = false;
j = toX + 1;
break;
}
}
}
if(tileChanged)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
}
}
else if(targetType == 60)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 53)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDust"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 0)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
}
else if(targetType == 161)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseStone"];
tileChanged = true;
}
if(tileChanged)
{
if(WorldGen.genRand.Next(1) == 0)
{
flag = true;
}
WorldGen.SquareTileFrame(toX, toY, true);
NetMessage.SendTileSquare(-1, toX, toY, 1);
}
}
if(tileChanged)
{
if(WorldGen.genRand.Next(1) == 0)
{
flag = true;
}
WorldGen.SquareTileFrame(toX, toY, true);
NetMessage.SendTileSquare(-1, toX, toY, 1);
}
}
}
}
}this seem a little bit complex but I will explain each part right now.
The first part is actually really simple, it actually how to make the tile convert into your tile
Code:
public override void PostUpdate()
{
if(Main.netMode != 1)
{
for(int k = 0; k < Main.maxTilesX * Main.maxTilesY * 3E-05 * Main.worldRate; k++)
{
int x = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, Main.maxTilesX - 10);
int y = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, (int)Main.worldSurface - 1);
if(Main.tile[x, y] != null && Main.tile[x, y].liquid <= 32 && Main.tile[x, y].nactive())
{
UpdateTile(x, y);
}
}
for(int k = 0; k < Main.maxTilesX * Main.maxTilesY * 1.5E-05 * Main.worldRate; k++)
{
int x = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, Main.maxTilesX - 10);
int y = WorldGen.genRand.Next((int)Main.worldSurface - 1, Main.maxTilesY - 20);
if(Main.tile[x, y] != null && Main.tile[x, y].liquid <= 32 && Main.tile[x, y].nactive())
{
UpdateTile(x, y);
}
}
}
}basically, this part is used to update the tile, but let see what every single line do,
1) for(int k = 0; k < Main.maxTilesX * Main.maxTilesY * 3E-05 * Main.worldRate; k++): That line actually determines how many tiles should update each tick.
2) int x = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, Main.maxTilesX - 10); : That line chooses a random x-coordinate where the tile will be updated.
3) int y = WorldGen.genRand.Next(10, (int)Main.worldSurface - 1); : This do the same thing in 2) but with the y coordinate
4) if(Main.tile[x, y] != null && Main.tile[x, y].liquid <= 32 && Main.tile[x, y].nactive()) : this part make that tile exist and it active
5) UpdateTile(x, y); this is actually the part that finish to convert the tile
The second part is a little bit more complex
This time everything will be important, for that, I explain everything in the main code
Code:
private void UpdateTile(int x, int y)
{
Tile tile = Main.tile[x, y]; // used to setup the tile variable
if(!tile.inActive() && (tile.type == TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"] || tile.type == TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDust"] || tile.type == TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseStone"]) && Notch.ApoMod && WorldGen.genRand.Next(1) == 0) // make sure that the tile is not actuator-inactivated, and make sure it is spreadable; feel free to replace 1 with a higher number to slow down the spreading
{
bool flag = true; // determines whether another tile should be converted
while(flag)
{
flag = false; // no more tile should be converted after this
int toX = x + WorldGen.genRand.Next(-3, 4); // get the x-coordinate of the tile to convert
int toY = y + WorldGen.genRand.Next(-3, 4); // get the y-coordinate of the tile to convert
bool tileChanged = false; // setup the tile changed variable
int targetType = Main.tile[toX, toY].type; // gets the type of the tile to be converted
if(targetType == 1 || TileDef.moss[targetType]) // checks the ID of the target tile to see if it is convertable (this one checks for stone)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseStone"]; //this is the part of where you put your tile, it will convert the stone to that tile
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 0) //this line actually do the the same as the stone target line, but with dirt
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 59) //this part is used for grass spread, basically it only spreads if there is any air next to the target, liquid in this case don't count
{
for(int j = toX - 1; j <= toX + 1; j++)
{
for(int k = toY - 1; k <= toY + 1; k++)
{
if(!Main.tile[j, k].active() || !TileDef.solid[Main.tile[j, k].type])
{
tileChanged = true;
}
if(Main.tile[j, k].lava() && Main.tile[j, k].liquid > 0)
{
tileChanged = false;
j = toX + 1;
break;
}
}
}
if(tileChanged)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = 0;
}
}
else if(targetType == 60)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 53)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDust"];
tileChanged = true;
}
else if(targetType == 0)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseDirt"];
}
else if(targetType == 161)
{
Main.tile[toX, toY].type = TileDef.byName["Notch:ApocalypseStone"];
tileChanged = true;
}
if(tileChanged)
{
if(WorldGen.genRand.Next(1) == 0) //if a tile was converted, determines whether another should be converted (feel free to replace the 1)
{
flag = true;
}
WorldGen.SquareTileFrame(toX, toY, true); //updates nearby tiles
NetMessage.SendTileSquare(-1, toX, toY, 1); // this sent to the server the conversion of the tile
}
}
}
}if you see you can see a variable named Notch.ApoMod, actually this allow to make the spread happen after my Eye of apocalypse is downed, you can do the same thing with your boss
if everything work it should give you this result
This is all you need to know abot tile spread, but there is one usefull tip for making it easy to find in your modWorld file
create a new file named World and save your tile spread code in that file, it will work
thanks to @bluemagic123 for helping me with the initial tile spread code and some correction on the tutorial!
also a big thank to the apocalypse mod team for supporting of making that tutorial!
other usefull tutorial that can help
all about biome by me
thanks!
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