Hall of Mirrors Map Script

[SevenSpirits]

How do you know about these C++ functions? Are they in every map script?

From looking at the C++ code you can see exactly how it works.

There are quite a few C++ functions, these among them, that the map script can optionally override. The C++ versions check if there's a python version and try that first.

If I understand this correctly ... I think you are saying that I could do this ...

Code:

def afterGeneration():
    return mirrorizePlots()

def mirrorizePlots():
    # MIRRORIZE PLOTS
    map = CyMap()
    etc for the balance of what was in 'def afterGeneration():'

... and then call mirrorizePlots again from normalizeAddExtras() ...

Code:

def normalizeAddExtras():
    return mirrorizePlots()
#    return None

It is a bit redundant, but it should be fairly quick.

Basically yes. Although I will point out that none of the functions involved return anything meaningful. The important point is that mirrorizePlots directly changes the map. What you have written looks like it would work, but it falsely gives the impression that values are being returned.

[Ruff_Hi]

Basically yes. Although I will point out that none of the functions involved return anything meaningful. The important point is that mirrorizePlots directly changes the map. What you have written looks like it would work, but it falsely gives the impression that values are being returned.

Excellent. I will try that.

I use the 'return None' as a way of telling myself that the function stops / quits here. Or sometimes as a way of getting a different function run (return functionName).

[Ruff_Hi]

Thx Seven for your comments and observations. Here is an updated mapscript that fixes the following
- starting position non-mirror issues
- location of starting position (see code below)

Code:

#Ruff Change - limits the starting x value to the outer X%
def allowStartingPlot(iPlayer, iX, iY):
    global sliceW
    return sliceW * 30 / 100 <= (iX+1) <= sliceW * 60 / 100

Still thinking about if I care about the borked rivers at the join.

[Kragroth]

This is really cool. How do you adjust map scripts for mods?

[spacetyrantxenu]

Thx Seven for your comments and observations. Here is an updated mapscript that fixes the following
- starting position non-mirror issues
- location of starting position (see code below)

Code:

#Ruff Change - limits the starting x value to the outer X%
def allowStartingPlot(iPlayer, iX, iY):
    global sliceW
    return sliceW * 30 / 100 <= (iX+1) <= sliceW * 60 / 100

Still thinking about if I care about the borked rivers at the join.

Ruff, did you ever finish these changes? If so, can you share?

[Ruff_Hi]

Ruff, did you ever finish these changes? If so, can you share?

Sorry - thought I had uploaded it.

The attached includes the py file and also a PDF showing the differences between the DUEL version of the map and SS original.

[spacetyrantxenu]

Thanks!