Vegetation

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 ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ttttttttttttt♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦tttt≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
 ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈tt≈≈ttttttttttttttt♦♦ttttttttt≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
 ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt≈≈≈≈≈≈
 ttt T                ♦ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
 TTT            ♦♦    ttttttttttttttttttttttTttttttt♦♦♦t♦
 ♦♦         ♦♦♦T♦TTT♦TtttttttttttttttttttttTTTTttt♦♦♦♦t♦
 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦      TTTTTTTTTttttttttttttttttttTTttTTT♦♦♦♦♦t♦♦♦♦
 .♦♦♦♦♦♦T   ⌠⌠TTTTTTTTtt♦ttttttttttttttttTTT♦T♦♦♦♦♦♦♦t♦♦♦♦
 .♦♦.♦♦♦♦⌠⌠⌠⌠TTT⌠TTTTTTTTTttttttttttttttttTT⌠.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
 ....♦...T⌠⌠⌠⌠TTT⌠TTTTTTTTTTtttttttttttttttTTT⌠....♦♦♦♦..♦♦♦♦.. .
 ♦.... ..⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TT⌠⌠T⌠T⌠⌠⌠TTTtttttttttttttttTTT...♦♦♦♦t♦....♦♦♦...
 ♦...  ..⌠⌠⌠⌠TTT⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTttttttttttttttTTT♦..♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦..♦♦♦..♦
 ♦..... ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTTtttttttttTTTTTT♦♦..♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
 ..⌠..⌠ ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTTTttttttttTTTT⌠T♦.....♦♦♦♦♦TTTTTTTTT♦⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTTTttttttTTTT⌠⌠⌠....♦♦♦♦♦♦TTTTTTTTTTT⌠
 T⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠T⌠⌠TTTttttTT⌠T⌠⌠⌠......♦♦♦♦♦TTTTtttTTT⌠⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTTttTTT⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠..........♦TTTTTTTTTT⌠⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠  ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTTTTT⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠f⌠........♦♦♦TTT⌠TTTTTT⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ ⌠⌠⌠√√  √⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠TTTTT⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠f.........♦♦♦♦⌠⌠⌠TTT⌠⌠⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠√√ √ √√⌠⌠√⌠⌠√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠T⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠f.f......♦♦♦..⌠⌠TTT⌠.⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ ⌠√√√√√√√√√√⌠⌠⌠√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠...............♦TT.⌠..
 .⌠f⌠⌠⌠ ⌠   √√√√√⌠⌠√√√√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠................T...⌠.
 fff⌠⌠⌠   √⌠√√√√√⌠√⌠⌠⌠⌠√⌠⌠√⌠⌠√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠..............♦.......
 ff   ⌠   √√√√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠√√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠.........~.............ff
 f ⌠ ⌠⌠   √√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠.f.......f~~..........fff
 ⌠ ⌠√   √√√⌠⌠⌠+⌠    ⌠   √√√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ffff......~.~.......ffffff
 ⌠√ff√√√⌠⌠⌠++       ⌠√√√√√⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ffffffff...f.....fffff⌠fff
 √√f   ffff +       f⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ffffffffff~.ff...f...f⌠⌠⌠⌠ ff⌠
 +   +++f√f                ff+⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ffffffffff.f...ffffff⌠⌠⌠    +
 ++ff√ff                  +⌠+⌠⌠f++ffffffff....fffffff+f+++  +
 +++fffff                    +++++f+ffffffff....fffff++ +++
 ++fffff                       +++++fffffff....~~~ff++  +
 +++⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠fff                     +++ffffffffff....~~~~fff+ +    +
 ++⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠√√f    +                 fffffffff~f..f..~fff~~+f  +++++
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠++  ++++             +ffffffffff....f.~fff~~f++f f++⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠+++f⌠⌠ +          +ffffffffff.....f.f~fff~~ fff+ff⌠
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠           fffffffffffff...ff.~ffff~~~fffffff
 f⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠          ~~~~ffffffff..f.f.ff.ff~~~~~ fffff
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠f         ~~~~~~~fffffff......fffff~~~fffffff
 ⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠         f~~~~~~..fff⌠........ff~f~ff~~~f fff
 ..⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠         ~~~~~.~.~fff.........~ff~~~~~ffffff.
 ....⌠⌠⌠⌠.⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠          ~~~~....ffffff.......~~.~.....ff....
 .....⌠⌠..⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠            ~~~~......f..f......................
 ........f⌠ ⌠⌠                ~~~~.......f.......................
 .........⌠                  ~~~.................................
 ........f                    ~..................♦♦........♦.....
 ........                      ..............♦..♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦...♦
 ♦.....                       ~........♦....♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
 ♦....                        .......♦♦.♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
 .....                        .......♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦t♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.
 ......                        ......♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ttt♦♦♦♦♦...♦.♦
 .  ..                        .....♦♦♦♦..♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ttt♦♦♦♦♦♦♦....♦.
 .                            ...♦.♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦tttt♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦..
 ...♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦tttttt♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦..
 .♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦tttttt♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.
 .♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦   ♦♦♦tttttt♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦
 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦  ♦♦♦ttttttttt♦♦   ♦♦♦♦
 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦  ♦tttttttttttt♦    ♦♦
 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦    ttttttttttttt♦♦
 ttttttt≈≈ ≈tttttttttttttttt≈≈
 ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈   ≈≈≈≈≈≈   ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ttttttttttttttttt♦tttttttt≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
 ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ttttttttttttttt♦♦♦ttttt≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
 ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈t≈tttttttt♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦tt≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈

So hmm yeah, now I generate temperature maps (with altitude, distance from equator and noise), and precipitation map (just noise), and from those I deduce the type of vegetation in each cell. This is extremely non scientific and not accurate, but the result is ok-ish and I lost far too much time on these damn rivers that still don’t work properly. Damn, when will I have any kind of gameplay anyway?

Comments

True Valhalla
18. Dec 2010 · 12:25 UTC
Heh, who cares about gameplay, it looks great =)