New Map Utils For Dom2 - Now Available

[The_Paladin]

The original post has been edited and the first utility attached to it. I have tested it on both the Orania and Faerun maps it seems to work fine. However please let me know if you have any problems or any other comments / suggestions. The attachment contains a Windows executable, config file, and readme.

Installation is pretty simple - just extract the Zip to your Dominions 2\Maps directory and read the readme.txt for further instructions.

I will begin working on finalizing the other two utils as well but they will take longer than just an afternoon as this did. When they are done I will post them here.

I did not know about Zen's upcoming unit balance mod but I may look into that when the time comes as well. Thanks Boron.

Gandalf, I wrote the code in C++. I knew you had done work on random map generation before but I didn't know about all the other projects. It seems to me I've heard about Leif's work as well. At any rate I would say that my utils are in spirit close to your Semi-Random map thoughts you proposed in one of your links. Ironically enough I originally called my util DomMap before I realized that's the exact same thing you have on your site. I temporarily changed my to DomMapMod and when I get the others to a point I'm happy with them, I'll combine all three into a more unique name to prevent confusion.

If people are interested in my utils and once they get out of beta stage I may take you up on the offer to set up a regeneration download. For the time being though if you want to just host my file as well it would be appreciated.