MapGeneratorWML

the [generator] tag]

The [generator] tag replaces a scenario's map data; in fact it's whole purpose is to generate the map data given a set of configuration parameters.

The map generator function is not very well documented. The data on this page are taken from

scenarios/multiplayer/Random_Map.cfg

and scenarios/Heir_To_The_Throne/Sceptre.cfg.

The following key/tags are recognized for [generator]:

• [scenario]||/||[settings] See ScenarioWML
• name
  • 'default'
• map_width//,//map_height size of the map to generate
• iterations
• hill_size
• max_lakes
• min_lake_height
• lake_size
• river_frequency
• flipx_chance for scenario generation.

Percentage chance to flip map across X axis ???

• villages
• village_density tiles per village ???
• players
• temperature_iterations
• temperature_size
• default_convert
• roads
• road_windiness
• [height] list of common terrain types

which come in at different heights, from highest to lowest

• • height
  • terrain
• [convert] used to make terrain conversions.

For example water becomes ice at low temperatures, grass snow, etc.

• • min_height
  • max_height
  • min_temperature
  • max_temperature
  • from
  • to
• [road_cost]
  • terrain
  • cost
  • convert_to_bridge a list of terrains;

 N/S, then NE/SW, then NW/SE.

• • convert_to a terrain
• [village]
  • terrain
  • convert_to
  • adjacent_liked an unseparated terrain list
  • rating chance of appearing
• [castle]
  • valid_terrain
  • min_distance
• [naming]
  • male_names
• [village_naming]
  • male_names
• [chamber] for underground maps
  • id
  • x//,//y approximate location of the chamber
  • size
  • jagged
  • [items] See ScenarioWML.

Locations of items will be generated randomly. The attribute same_location_as_previous=yes means that the filter for a moveto event (see EventWML) is the same as the location of the previous item.

• • [passage]

See Also

• ScenarioWML
• ReferenceWML