Let’s build… a Cave!

Space Map

Design the Space Map as shown below:

This is a binary Map, which means you put

• one Ceiling Tile
• one Floor Tile

That’s it for the generation. Feel free to put invisible Events for background effects, e.g., screen toning or weather.

Additional Maps

Additional Maps can be put as a child map below your Space map to add new features. They are optional.

This feature is optional. If active, the generator will draw one or more roads to connect the map’s exits.

The rules of the Shadings Map apply. Example:

JavaScript Call

Using this code, you can enter your map and have a first look.

const args = { }

$mapGenerator.custom("cave", args)
.withExit("top")
.withExit("bottom")
.spawnPlayerAt("bottom")
.generate()
.finalize()

Arguments

You can add arguments to the „args“ instance in the code above. All arguments are optional.

Argument	Example(s)	Description
drawAreas	true false	If false, only Paths are drawn. Default: true
border	true false	Draws a smooth border towards the map’s end. Default: true
scale	10	The higher this value, the more zoomed in a map looks like
minValue	0.55	The higher this value, the smaller the areas will be
n_nodes	10 [5, 15]	Number of nodes that the algorithm will connect with paths, either as a fixed value or as an array [min, max] (both inclusive)
n_randomEdges	1 [0, 2]	Additional corridors to create alternative solutions to the map, either as a fixed value or as array [min, max] (both inclusive)
thickness	3 [3, 5]	The thickness of every corridor, either as a fixed value or as an array [min, max]. Only values from 1 to 5 (inclusive) are supported.
roadThickness	4 [4, 5]	see above
roadMode	„angular“ „smooth“	How roads are created

const args = {
  scale: 10,
  n_nodes: [5, 15]
}

$mapGenerator.custom("cave", args)
.withExit("top")
.withExit("bottom")
.spawnPlayerAt("bottom")
.generate()
.finalize()

Let’s continue

Now you can continue by drawing e.g., Walls, decorations, or events.