Contest

I would like to have a contest that involves using the random map generator. I have two ideas:

• Find a random seed that results in the coolest (looks cool, good playability) map.
• Have people create their own maps derived from a common starting point.

The folks at modsonline have expressed interest in hosting the contest, but we need to see if there is any interest in it. Please let your opinions be known on the modsonline board:
http://www.modsonline.com/Forums-top-23505.html

I'd love to see what kind of maps people can make, for my own interest, because I am personally not a mapper really, I'm really more of a programmer that likes playing COD2. I think if we could see some of the cool maps that people make, that would give me some ideas of what other sorts of things the random map generator might do, and what sorts of cool touches would just be impossible to produce with a program.

Version 0.96 - trenches and mounds working

The trenches and mounds are now in and working for Version 0.96. I did spend several hours tonight banging my head against a problem with the ground of the trenches not being perfectly level - sometimes it juts up or down by a unit, and I just can't figure out why. I'll probably fix it by changing the ground in the trench to be a mesh instead of a bunch of brushes.


I do feel bad for the guy that is working on the GUI for this... I keep changing the XML file to accomodate new features, and his GUI is supposed to write that XML file.