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How to add altitude to maps?
like topological maps, if i add z coordinate
edited 1×, last 01.02.15 02:07:38 pm
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How to add altitude to maps?
23 repliesHow to add altitude to maps?
like topological maps, if i add z coordinate
because my version of this code is not ready and too far from final result and non-optimized.
It is inconvenient and cumbersome at my mind ... so I'd like to see someone else's view of solution to this problem - so probably if there is a better way then i can use it or i can do "hybrid"
edited 1×, last 01.02.15 02:12:40 pm
What kind of maps are we talking about anyways, what is your current code, etcetera.
At the moment I'm doing it in this way (it's the only solution that came to my mind ... but I think there is some other method) ... but anyway there is one problem - with a large number of players(more than 9 at my old computer) it causes some lags or glitches.
At the this moment I try to solve this problem by combining two types of solutions. Other one solution is adding additionaly check by tile types (as 1 tile = 1 height, 2 tile = 2 height, ... and so on). This reduces lags and glitches on tile, but there are still some problems at moment when player moving between tiles.... so problems is not completely solved.
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altitudetiles = {{[[X, Y, HEIGHT]]}}
playerheight = {}
for id = 1, 32 do
playerheight[id] = 0
end
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addhook("always", "alwayshook")
addhook("movetile", "movetilehook")
function alwayshook()
for none, id in pairs(player(0, "tableliving")) do
for none, tilevalue in pairs(altitudetiles) do
if (player(id, "tilex") == tilevalue[1] and player(id, "tiley") == tilevalue[2]) then
if (tilevalue[3] > playerheight[id]) then
parse("setpos " .. id .. " " .. player(id, "x") .. " " .. player(id, "y"))
end
end
end
end
end
function movetilehook(id, tilex, tiley)
for none, tilevalue in pairs(altitudetiles) do
if (tilex == tilevalue[1] and tiley == tilevalue[2]) then
if (tilevalue[3] < playerheight[id]) then
playerheight[id] = tilevalue[3]
if (tilevalue[3] <= -5) then
parse("sethealth " .. id .. " " .. player(id, "health") - math.abs(tilevalue[3]) / 5))
end
end
end
end
end
EDIT: Follow
MikuAuahDark's suggestion. edited 1×, last 02.02.15 11:05:41 am
movetile and set the altitude value at there(for player)If you want to read the value without editing the array, you can use 24-bit bitmap and read the altitude value at the image(just make sure that map("xsize")+1=image_size_x and map("ysize")+1=image_size_y)(i can provide more about this).
Dousea:Thanks for this code) as i say earlier im already write it in thats way and use it, but it lags if there are more then 17 player or if its latency more then 143 ms(at my comp)
and i dont know how this code can be optimized for more performance.
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MikuAuahDark: Ohh... it is cool - plz if you can describe this version for me
so i think it can be solution for this problem.
For example if he moves from the lighter tile (tile id 69) to the darker tile (tile id 96) it does "fall damage"
Idk the lua for it. But I think programmatically it would be capturing the last 5-10 tiles in arrays and checking the last 2.
Edit: To make the fall thing, I think it'd be best to create a little animation sequence for it by moving his coordinates slightly here and there and taking a bit off his hp if it's from a small fall using the idea you said of giving constants to tiles as how "high" they'd be.
If it's a walk from the tile with the height of 5 to the tile of 1 then it'd take off 50hp. If he walked from tile with the height of 1 to another tile with the height of 1 then it'd make no difference.
edited 1×, last 03.02.15 04:37:52 pm
For example with using a black-and-white tileset and gradient transparency like this:
So on seamless background it look like this:
Our eye perceives a light tone as closer and darker as more distant - so at expense of darker tiles are seen as more deep and expense of lighter tiles as more height.
Express and you ideas and opinions about it - so maybe it will be helpful.
I think this is a good idea to simulate landscape/relief for big maps, which are used for example in Tibia and in my mods).
edited 1×, last 14.04.15 11:18:46 am
Pagyra! Your idea is brilliant! CS2D is lacking perception of depth. You should suggest your idea to DC. 
Captione. Some of your ideas are pretty amazing, may DC will accept such things like this, so CS2D will be something a bit impressive (in my opinion). Re: How to add altitude to maps?
Deleted User DC is too lazy to implement this anyway. Don't get your hopes high. GeoB99: If DC agreed to this, mapmakers will be making maps with more options from CQB battles to large-scale landscape battlefields.@
Infinite Rain: Then I could wait for Stranded 3. After that, ill just wait for DC to implement this nice feature. 
Because I searched a spray which it looks very similar like this. By the way, I agree too it looks like is not so usual for CS2D especially the first image.