Areas
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The levels of difficulty are created when the map is generated. The spawn will aways be level one, areas becoming increasingly higher level the further out you travel out. | The levels of difficulty are created when the map is generated. The spawn will aways be level one, areas becoming increasingly higher level the further out you travel out. | ||
| − | If venturing out far enough, the area levels will reset, resulting in a level 1 area next to a high level | + | If venturing out far enough, the area levels will reset, resulting in a level 1 area next to a high level area (314 level area) |
Revision as of 00:14, 28 May 2012
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Introduction
One of the larger changes introduced with Hack/Mine is the Area system. Areas consist of many chunks, randomly generated names, and random mob compositions. A dynamic atmosphere system was recently added as well.
Generation
Area generation is handled immediately after terrain is generated on a chunk-by-chunk basis. If an adjacent chunk has already been generated and has a "compatible" biome, the adjacent chunk's Area will grow into the current chunk. If no adjacent chunk has a growable Area, a new Area is created, with properties specific to the biome it contains.
Properties
An Area's name consists of a base name and a modifier (for example, "Hills" as the base and "Bloody" as the modifier results in "Bloody Hills.") The base is entirely dependent on the biome, while modifiers are only loosely dependent on the biome, additionally granting the Area special properties. The loose dependence on biomes is primarily to avoid silly names, like the "Gumdrop Inferno" (though it is unlike Frizzil to disallow such a thing.) Special properties currently include sky, fog, cloud, and overall screen color, as well as day and night lighting. Additionally, possible/required mobs to be spawned will be added shortly, with many more features planned.
Purification
In the future, there will be ways to "purify" an Area. For instance, defeating the neighborhood Lich would purge the Area of undead, or slaying the local Arch-demon would cleanse the lake of poison (Act Raiser anyone?) There is also talk of a "Base" mechanic, where rewards will be given for building a home in the more dangerous areas and keeping it intact for an extended period. This may also be a way to purify certain Areas.
Level of Difficulty
The levels of difficulty are created when the map is generated. The spawn will aways be level one, areas becoming increasingly higher level the further out you travel out.
If venturing out far enough, the area levels will reset, resulting in a level 1 area next to a high level area (314 level area)
