Comments on: Building a Javascript clone of Civilization, part 1 http://coffeescripter.com/2009/07/building-a-javascript-clone-of-civilization-part-1/ Just another developer blog Wed, 09 May 2012 16:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://coffeescripter.com/2009/07/building-a-javascript-clone-of-civilization-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Dave Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:08:12 +0000 http://coffeescripter.com/?p=45#comment-1160 Hi Did you get any further with this project? I'm currently undertaking a very similar task, except I'm eventually going to base the whole game in an Alpha Centauri-esque setting. I've only got so far as a map generator though; also based on a heightmap but using a cosine island/peak generation function followed up by a dodgy 'fault lines' function. I was quite surprised that you also decided to display the tiles as HTML elements; I'm doing the same thing. I didn't want to use the canvas element because that's just cheating :P The terrain generation functions were difficult to say the least (for me anyway lol). If you happen to be storing your map as a 2D array of height values or tile objects, then my code should fit straight in and I'd be happy to share. Good luck with the project; I hope you take it to completion! Hi
Did you get any further with this project? I’m currently undertaking a very similar task, except I’m eventually going to base the whole game in an Alpha Centauri-esque setting.

I’ve only got so far as a map generator though; also based on a heightmap but using a cosine island/peak generation function followed up by a dodgy ‘fault lines’ function.

I was quite surprised that you also decided to display the tiles as HTML elements; I’m doing the same thing. I didn’t want to use the canvas element because that’s just cheating :P

The terrain generation functions were difficult to say the least (for me anyway lol). If you happen to be storing your map as a 2D array of height values or tile objects, then my code should fit straight in and I’d be happy to share.

Good luck with the project; I hope you take it to completion!

]]> By: Niklas Ohlsson http://coffeescripter.com/2009/07/building-a-javascript-clone-of-civilization-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Niklas Ohlsson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:23:59 +0000 http://coffeescripter.com/?p=45#comment-10 Interesting, can't wait for part two! ;) Interesting, can’t wait for part two! ;)

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