[MOD] Interesting Terrains [WIP]

[Hazelnut]

I've been away from DFU for RL reasons and have totally lost track of where we're at (well you, I've done naff all) with compatibility with TO and roads... hoping to get some time during the xmas break so should be able to make any changes required if you tell me what is the state of play here.

Sorry for losing track.

[pango]

Hi,
I noticed some issues around boats with 0.5.2
Alone:

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Along with Basic Roads:

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[monobelisk]

I've been away from DFU for RL reasons and have totally lost track of where we're at (well you, I've done naff all) with compatibility with TO and roads... hoping to get some time during the xmas break so should be able to make any changes required if you tell me what is the state of play here.

Sorry for losing track.

No problem at all - I've barely been doing anything lately, also for RL reasons. Also, hence the late response - apologies for that.

I've been working on smoothing the terrain along the roads, after it finally dawned on me how the road network is generated from the byte array. It's been challenging when it comes to roads that run through steep mountains due to the straightness of the roads (in "real life", the road would either spiral or zig-zag along the mountainside), so I decided on a trade-off allowing for occasional unnaturally steep road segments; they're not so steep that the player enters climbing mode, so they're technically walkable roads. I feel like this will be sufficient for the scope of Basic Roads. I'm still working on the final touches.

As for your end, it's still sufficient to implement the code changes I proposed earlier on. And as for load order, I've managed it in a way so it doesn't matter; if Basic Roads is loaded, my TerrainTexturer is never applied.

[monobelisk]

Hi,
I noticed some issues around boats with 0.5.2
Alone:
Along with Basic Roads:

Hi

Thank you for pointing it out

I've been able to recreate the issue. The boats are placed in the far bottom-left corner of the map, where my algorithms appear to be misbehaving. I'll work on an override for that section of the map.

[jayhova]

This is very interesting. There are a couple of terrain features in DFU that bother me. One of the big ones is that coastal cities could be thousands of feet above sea level and that population centers, in general, would be above the prevailing terrain. Towns cites, villages, etc. need a source of fresh water. Being thousands of feet above the water table and well above where a road could easily reach makes no sense. Could you for instance put the city of Daggerfall in a river valley?

[King of Worms]

When I run Interesting terrains O.5.2 with Basic roads, all water bodies outside are turned to the solid ground.

Is that a known issue? Also, is that a issue of Interresting terrains or Basic roads?

Thanks a lot I love the terrains, but this is a bit of a problem.

Also when you exit the 1st dungeon Privateers hold, the dungeon exit is now located in a small lake, but I dont think it looks spectacular because the inner island is just a square. Is that a accidental result or a hand made? Just want to bring this starting place to your attention, thank you

Spoiler!

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[pango]

Yes, the issues I first noticed around boats are not limited to boats, they're issues around water level in the latest released version (unless I missed a new release)