h3mapgen

An attempt to build a comprehensive map generator for Heroes of Might and Magic III

Design

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[<reference> H3PGM |
  [<vertical> Meta |
    [seed] -> [LML]
    [LML] -> [MLML]
    [MLML] -> [MDS]
  ]

  [<vertical> Renderable |
    [CA] -> [Plugins]
    [Plugins] -> [CA]
  ]

  [<start>] -> [Meta]
  [Meta] -> [Voronoi]
  [Voronoi] -> [Renderable]
  [Renderable] --> [.h3m]
  [Renderable] -> [<end> .]
]

Setup

$ git submodule update --init --recursive
$ make

Run generator

From the project root directory run lua generate.lua initial-h3pgm. The output from all stages of generation is saved in output/<seed>_<players>. That directory should contain these directories and files:

File	Description
dumps/*.h3m	State at various moments (map).
dumps/*.h3pgm	State at various moments.
imgs/LML-*.dot	LML at different evolution stage (source).
imgs/LML-*.png	LML at different evolution stage.
LML.dot	Final LML (source).
LML.png	Final LML.
emb.png	Embedding result.
emb.txt	Embedding coordinates.
graph.txt	Graph structure.
map.h3m	Playable map.
sfp.txt.*	SFP algorithm arguments.

Example: lua generate.lua '>'.

Run GUI

There's no single executable file yet, but you can run it with love2d:

love h3mapgen.love

Run in Docker

$ git submodule update --init --recursive
$ docker rmi         h3mapgen:old              || true
$ docker tag         h3mapgen:new h3mapgen:old || true
$ docker build --tag h3mapgen:new .
$ docker run --rm --name h3mapgen --volume $(pwd)/output:/app/output h3mapgen:new

This will remove the old image, tag the new as old, build the new and run a volatile container, which will save the output in ./output.

Random notes of Kuba S.:

• In case you don't know that: the first rule is that the code in master is compilable at all times. You should check that before commiting.
• I've created a separate branch for development of cellular automata. Creating branches for other parts of the project is highly encouraged.
• File src/cellular/board.hpp contains declaration of Board and Cell as well as some tools and functions of general use (not only for cellular automata). It seems reasonable to me for us to include this file at every stage that makes use of the game board represented by a grid of black/white cells instead of creating several inconsistent abstractions. Also, I think that the declarations should be replaced by proper class definitions soon (for the sake of convinience). Feel free to work on it.
• I've been storing the intervening board-like results in a text files (see output/ directory). To preserve the consistency of the format, please use the print_board and load_board functions from src/cellular/board.hpp.
• My english isn't perfect - I'm aware of that. Please correct every mistake you spotted. I'd appreciate that.