Random Map Style?

[nas1m]

Is there any reason that there is no "Random" choice for the map style (i.e. a selection to randomly choose one of the available styles) when setting up a game in the lobby ? I could imagine using one most of the time when setting up a new game myself and the idea seems fairly... obvious to me.

Surely there is already a Mantis issue for that, no ?

[NickAragua]

It'd take some work because you have to pick a starting world before starting the game (unless you want it to pick the world randomly for you too?)

[The Hunter]

Full random option would be awesome, haha(Random map style, random system, random ship, random AI, hidden map). I /think/ random map style might be possible to do thru lobby setup scripts, but not sure since haven't played around with them.

[nas1m]

It'd take some work because you have to pick a starting world before starting the game (unless you want it to pick the world randomly for you too?)

Ah, I see. I could live with having my homeworld (and bonus ship) be selected randomly for me in this case, I guess, but what I imagined was more like having it select a random map style when selecting random or hitting new seed while "random" is selected.

That way the players would still be able to select whatever homeworlds and bonus ships they want while still not knowing the map style - given that "hide unscouted planets" is active...

[NickAragua]

Heh, random everything would be funny (or not). Maybe you'll wind up with some difficulty 2/4 opponents or maybe you'll luck out into 10/10 with "Zenith Miners", "Neinzul Rocketry Corps" and "Nuclear Command" turned on. Yikes.

[keith.lamothe]

I believe those things can all be randomized via the lobby scripts, yes

But I think people tend to avoid large-scale randomization as playing through a game is a pretty big investment to discover 1/3rd through that the RNG basically said gg in the lobby.

[The Hunter]

Well, last list of map styles(code-wise) i could find on forums is pretty outdated, can we have up to date one please?

[keith.lamothe]

Well, last list of map styles(code-wise) i could find on forums is pretty outdated, can we have up to date one please?

Code: [Select]

    Simple,
    Realistic,
    Simple_Hubs,
    Realistic_Hubs,
    EXP1_Tree,
    EXP1_Spokes,
    EXP1_Snake,
    EXP1_Vines,
    EXP1_Lattice,
    EXP2_ConcentricCircles,
    EXP2_XShaped,
    EXP3_Grid,
    EXP3_Crosshatch,
    EXP3_MazeRecursiveBacktracker,
    EXP3_MazeRecursiveBacktrackerEasy,
    EXP3_MazeRecursiveBacktrackerAngled,
    EXP3_MazeRecursiveBacktrackerAngledEasy,
    EXP3_MazePrims,
    EXP3_MazePrimsAngled,
    EXP4_ClustersSimple,
    EXP4_ClustersMicrocosm,
    EXP5_Pie,
    EXP5_Honeycomb,
    EXP6_Cookie,

Pie is actually "Wheel" in-game

Edit: added EXP6_Cookie, which is actually "Encapsulated" in-game

[The Hunter]

Thanks! 

Just made lobby script that generates map with random planet number, random seed and random style for anyone who wants that kind of !!Fun!!

[nas1m]

Thanks! 

Just made lobby script that generates map with random planet number, random seed and random style for anyone who wants that kind of !!Fun!!

Thanks! Will try this sometime.