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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: AFAP: As fast as possible, non linear...</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Mik Clarke <<A HREF="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 23:22:11 +0000</LI>
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quzah [softhome] wrote:
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> Hiya all.
>
> I'm finishing up a tiny maze generator, and all I need is a
> tad bit of a speed gain. (Or more than a tad. :) I'm using
> a 10x10x10 cube, generated a plane at a time (10x10). I am
> linking them through one exit per plane (up/down), with the
> bottom level's exit leading "out". Here's the basic rundown:
>
> void mazePunch( char startX, char startY, char startZ, bool nuke){
> static char path[100];
> static char used;
>
> /* if nuke, zero the path, simple linear for() loop */
> /* then trash 'used' */
>
> /*
> startX and startY determine this planes 'current' location.
> {
> If any neighbor is zero (unused), note it (valid).
> Pick from the list of valid neighbors at random to use.
> Knock out the wall, them to us.
> Increment 'used'.
> If current == 0, increment 'used'.
> Knock out the wall, us to them.
> }
> {
> If no neighbors were zero, and we are zero, punch a hole
> from us to any valid neighbor (valid this time being an
> in bounds coord.) Increment 'used' since we are no longer
> zero.
> }
> if( used < 100 )
> recursive call with new coords for x and y.
> else return
> */
> }
>
> That about does it. The only thing I don't like about it is that
> that I have a crappy way of getting the new coords for the next
> recursive call. I'm currently using:
>
> mazePunch( number_range(0,9), number_range(0,9), FALSE );
Thinking about it, I'm not convinced that your algorythm will always
generate a solvable maze. Condiser:
A-O-O-O O-O
| | | | |
O-O-O O-O
| |
O-O O-O-O
| | | | |
O-O O-O-O-B
I think this would meet your loop exit crietria (used = 100), but it is
not possible to get from A to B. This could pose something of a problem
for your players...
Mik
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00966" HREF="msg00966.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: AFAP: As fast as possible, non linear...</A></strong>,
Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</a>, Tue 15 Dec 1998, 04:05 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00969" HREF="msg00969.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: AFAP: As fast as possible, non linear...</A></strong>,
Alex Oren <a href="mailto:alexo#bigfoot,com">alexo#bigfoot,com</a>, Tue 15 Dec 1998, 10:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00967" HREF="msg00967.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: AFAP: As fast as possible, non linear...</A></strong>,
Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Tue 15 Dec 1998, 06:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00968" HREF="msg00968.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: AFAP: As fast as possible, non linear...</A></strong>,
Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Tue 15 Dec 1998, 07:27 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00972" HREF="msg00972.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: AFAP: As fast as possible, non linear...</A></strong>,
Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</a>, Tue 15 Dec 1998, 23:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00960" HREF="msg00960.html">[MUD-Dev] small dev-mud invite</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 13 Dec 1998, 23:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00961" HREF="msg00961.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: small dev-mud invite</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Mon 14 Dec 1998, 03:42 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00955" HREF="msg00955.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Hex grids.</A></strong>,
quzah [softhome] <a href="mailto:quzah#softhome,net">quzah#softhome,net</a>, Sat 12 Dec 1998, 18:58 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00952" HREF="msg00952.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>,
Benjamin D. Wiechel <a href="mailto:strycher#toast,net">strycher#toast,net</a>, Fri 11 Dec 1998, 18:36 GMT
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