Some semi-random thoughts on terrain generation

[xoft]

I think it might benefit from some low-freq low-amp waveform for "shifting" lines up and down.

Already there. The lines have a 30-block frequency 2-block amplitude noise added to them. It just cannot be seen in this image because of the viewport, and the overall jaggedness of the terrain height.

Also xoft, eset makes branded square paper???

Eset doesn't make it, they just buy it for their employees for note-taking

[NiLSPACE]

I always love it when something like this generates:

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Also maybe we should change the

Code:

DistortedHeightmapFrequencyX
DistortedHeightmapFrequencyY
DistortedHeightmapFrequencyZ

defaults from 10 to 15. The terrain doesn't change allot but we have a big performance increase.

[NiLSPACE]

Oh common just look at this

2 pictures: Show

[SamJBarney]

Oooh! I like it!

[NiLSPACE]

Does the "TwoLevel" biome generator also generate rivers? I haven't found any yet or should I look better?

[xoft]

It doesn't, yet, it's only experimental at this stage. I'll be tweaking it some more later on (hopefully when I finish the Gallery plugin). It might also get renamed to "ThreeLevel"

[NiLSPACE]

I was just exploring the world when I suddenly saw a huge shadow:
http://puu.sh/61aCT.jpg
http://puu.sh/61aF3.jpg

[NiLSPACE]

I think the ConstantBiome generator is broken. It keeps generating an ocean for me. It doesn't matter if I change it to Forest or Hell.

[xoft]

Weird, there's nothing in that generator that could break

[NiLSPACE]

Yea. Or I'm doing something wrong. This is my world.ini:

Code:

[Storage]
Schema=Default

[Plants]
IsSugarcaneBonemealable=0
MaxSugarcaneHeight=3
MaxCactusHeight=4
IsCarrotsBonemealable=1
IsCropsBonemealable=1
IsGrassBonemealable=1
IsSaplingBonemealable=1
IsMelonStemBonemealable=1
IsMelonBonemealable=0
IsPotatoesBonemealable=1
IsPumpkinStemBonemealable=1
IsPumpkinBonemealable=0
IsCactusBonemealable=0

[PVP]
Enabled=1

[Physics]
WaterSimulator=Vaporize
LavaSimulator=Floody
DeepSnow=1
SandInstantFall=0
ShouldLavaSpawnFire=1

[GameMode]
GameMode=1

[Generator]
BiomeGen=Constant
ConstantBiome=Nether
HeightGen=Flat
CompositionGen=Nether
FlatHeight=128
Structures=Ravines,WormNestCaves
Finishers=LavaSprings,BottomLava,PreSimulator
BottomLavaLevel=30
Generator=Composable
LavaLakesProbability=10
WaterLakesProbability=25
BiomalSeaLevel=62
BiomeGenCacheSize=0
HeightGenCacheSize=64
NetherThreshold=0
CompositionGenCacheSize=64

[LavaSimulator]
Falloff=1
MaxHeight=6
TickDelay=30
NumNeighborsForSource=-1

[LavaSprings]
HeightDistribution=0, 0; 10, 5; 11, 45; 48, 2; 64, 1; 255, 0
Chance=9
HeightDistribution=0, 0; 10, 5; 11, 45; 48, 2; 64, 1; 255, 0
Chance=9

[General]
Dimension=-1

[FireSimulator]
BurnStepTimeFuel=500
BurnStepTimeNonfuel=100
Flammability=50
ReplaceFuelChance=50000

[LavaSprings]
HeightDistribution=0, 0; 10, 10; 11, 75; 16, 83; 20, 83; 24, 78; 32, 62; 40, 40; 44, 15; 48, 7; 56, 2; 64, 1; 255, 0
Chance=24

[SpawnProtect]
ProtectRadius=10
Enable=1

[WorldLimit]
LimitRadius=0

[Difficulty]
WorldDifficulty=2

[Monsters]
Types=zombiepigman, Ghast, magmacube
AnimalsOn=0