Too much up and down

[DragonLynn]

So, I'm looking in the map gen file to try and figure out how to make the generated maps flatter. I spent hours flattening my last map in the area of my town, and then raising a part for the tavern only to lose the map for the update. I really don't want to spend that much time again, and all the maps I generate seem to be nothing but hills. So, what would I need to change to get a flat, or mostly flat, town?


Edit: I understand that some people like a lot of up and down scenic stuff, but I just want a flat surface to build on....

2nd Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out with some trial and error...

[BlueSteelAUS]

don't want hills/mountains on the normal map ? then just delete this section of code in your towns/data/gen_map.xml file

Don't forget to make a backup of the file before editing it

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   <!-- 6 mountain seeds -->
   <heightSeed>
      <num>25</num>
      <turns>25</turns>

      <northPCT>45</northPCT>
      <southPCT>45</southPCT>
      <eastPCT>45</eastPCT>
      <westPCT>45</westPCT>

   </heightSeed>

        <heightSeed>
      <num>15</num>
      <turns>5</turns>

      <northPCT>15</northPCT>
      <southPCT>15</southPCT>
      <eastPCT>15</eastPCT>
      <westPCT>15</westPCT>

   </heightSeed>


don't want the river then delete this section

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   <!-- river -->
   <bezier>
      <!-- At the moment _WATER_ and _LAVA_ are special types, hardcoded in-game, NOT in terrain.xml -->
      <type>_WATER_INF_</type>
      <level>0</level>
      <depth>2</depth>
      <wide>1d5+4</wide>

      <!-- First Bezier point -->
      <point1_x_min>0</point1_x_min>
      <point1_x_max>200</point1_x_max>
      <point1_y_min>-200</point1_y_min>
      <point1_y_max>-100</point1_y_max>

      <!-- Second Bezier point -->
      <point2_x_min>0</point2_x_min>
      <point2_x_max>200</point2_x_max>
      <point2_y_min>300</point2_y_min>
      <point2_y_max>400</point2_y_max>

      <!-- First Bezier control point -->
      <controlpoint1_x_min>-200</controlpoint1_x_min>
      <controlpoint1_x_max>0</controlpoint1_x_max>
      <controlpoint1_y_min>200</controlpoint1_y_min>
      <controlpoint1_y_max>200</controlpoint1_y_max>

      <!-- Second Bezier control point -->
      <controlpoint2_x_min>200</controlpoint2_x_min>
      <controlpoint2_x_max>400</controlpoint2_x_max>
      <controlpoint2_y_min>0</controlpoint2_y_min>
      <controlpoint2_y_max>0</controlpoint2_y_max>
   </bezier>


don't want lakes then delete this section

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   <!-- lake -->
   <seed>
      <!-- At the moment _WATER_ and _LAVA_ are special types, hardcoded in-game, NOT in terrain -->
      <type>_WATER_</type>
      <num>1d3-1</num>
      <level>0</level>
      <turns>1d50+75</turns>

      <northPCT>2d7+2</northPCT>
      <southPCT>1d20</southPCT>
      <eastPCT>1d40+1</eastPCT>
      <westPCT>2d20</westPCT>
      <upPCT>4</upPCT>
      <downPCT>5</downPCT>
   </seed>


[Mormegil]

Thank you for your tip. Is there a way to gain the same flatland result with the other maps? Specifically the mixed one.

[iPhoenix]

Thank you for your tip. Is there a way to gain the same flatland result with the other maps? Specifically the mixed one.

Of course. It's exactly the same process, but the file you're looking for is in data\campaigns\c1\mixed\gen_map.txt
Basically, the "normal"-map is the only map that takes its data out of the gen_...-files in \data\, every other map has its own subfolder in the campaigns-folder.

[rsdworker]

thank you for useful info - i have flat map so about dungeons levels? - example moving some levels down?