Highway 32x16

I got pissed off while playing coop... all the maps are super confusing, here is simple one and probably the hardest you can get:

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the creeps doesnt go any faster in the "highway"

i noticed its a bitch to make 2v2 coop maps! hard to make the two paths to match 100%

Edit: improved gfx! note: you can build anywhere in the map! (except on road ofc).

the creeps will choose randomly from one of the four paths in the "highway"

Download:

map_Highway.zip

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Edit: added zip.

How long is that map?

I like the roadgrafics! However the path is confusing me..

However the path is confusing me..

I improved the GFX now.

the path is pretty short! look at the image with the arrows.

Ok, i like it!

Added zip. When can i test it?

Updated the zip, now its truly random which path it choses! it has 400 sequence of randomly generated path options:

E,D,E,D,B,E,B,E,A,A,A,A,B,D,D,B,E,B,A,D,A,B,A,A,D,E,E,D,E,B,D,B,D,D,E,A,B,B,D,B,E,A,D,E,A,B,E,A,E,D,E,A,A,E,D,
E,D,B,B,A,D,B,B,A,E,D,B,E,B,A,D,E,A,A,D,E,B,A,B,D,B,E,E,D,A,D,A,A,A,B,E,D,B,E,D,B,A,D,B,E,E,B,D,E,B,D,A,B,A,E,
D,A,E,D,A,A,B,D,E,B,E,E,D,A,A,B,D,B,B,B,D,E,D,D,A,A,E,B,A,A,E,E,B,D,E,E,A,E,D,B,A,A,B,D,D,B,A,B,D,E,E,A,B,D,B,
A,A,E,A,B,E,D,E,D,D,B,D,E,A,B,A,A,D,D,D,E,B,B,E,E,A,B,A,D,A,D,E,B,E,E,E,A,B,B,D,D,B,A,A,B,B,D,B,D,E,D,D,B,A,A,
E,E,E,A,D,A,E,B,A,D,B,E,E,E,B,D,A,B,A,D,B,A,D,E,A,A,D,E,D,B,A,E,B,B,E,D,E,E,B,E,B,A,A,D,D,B,E,D,A,B,A,D,B,B,A,
B,E,E,D,E,A,A,D,D,A,E,D,B,E,B,E,A,B,D,B,B,A,A,D,A,E,E,D,D,D,B,A,A,B,A,D,D,E,E,B,E,A,E,D,B,A,A,A,D,E,D,D,E,B,A,
D,B,E,B,B,E,D,D,D,E,B,A,A,B,B,D,A,B,E,E,A,E,E,A,E,B,D,D,A,A,B,B,E,B,D,A,D,E,D,B,A,E,E,E,E,A,A,B,D,A,B,D,D,B,B,
B,B,D,A,D,D,A,E,E,A,A,E,B,D,E

it has maximum of 4 creeps going to same path sequentially. so it should look pretty funny in game

im not sure about how the coop maps thumbnail should be, im using 100x50 if thats ok?

Updated the zip, now its truly random which path it choses! it has 400 sequence of randomly generated path options:

E,D,E,D,B,E,B,E,A,A,A,A,B,D,D,B,E,B,A,D,A,B,A,A,D,E,E,D,E,B,D,B,D,D,E,A,B,B,D,B,E,A,D,E,A,B,E,A,E,D,E,A,A,E,D,
E,D,B,B,A,D,B,B,A,E,D,B,E,B,A,D,E,A,A,D,E,B,A,B,D,B,E,E,D,A,D,A,A,A,B,E,D,B,E,D,B,A,D,B,E,E,B,D,E,B,D,A,B,A,E,
D,A,E,D,A,A,B,D,E,B,E,E,D,A,A,B,D,B,B,B,D,E,D,D,A,A,E,B,A,A,E,E,B,D,E,E,A,E,D,B,A,A,B,D,D,B,A,B,D,E,E,A,B,D,B,
A,A,E,A,B,E,D,E,D,D,B,D,E,A,B,A,A,D,D,D,E,B,B,E,E,A,B,A,D,A,D,E,B,E,E,E,A,B,B,D,D,B,A,A,B,B,D,B,D,E,D,D,B,A,A,
E,E,E,A,D,A,E,B,A,D,B,E,E,E,B,D,A,B,A,D,B,A,D,E,A,A,D,E,D,B,A,E,B,B,E,D,E,E,B,E,B,A,A,D,D,B,E,D,A,B,A,D,B,B,A,
B,E,E,D,E,A,A,D,D,A,E,D,B,E,B,E,A,B,D,B,B,A,A,D,A,E,E,D,D,D,B,A,A,B,A,D,D,E,E,B,E,A,E,D,B,A,A,A,D,E,D,D,E,B,A,
D,B,E,B,B,E,D,D,D,E,B,A,A,B,B,D,A,B,E,E,A,E,E,A,E,B,D,D,A,A,B,B,E,B,D,A,D,E,D,B,A,E,E,E,E,A,A,B,D,A,B,D,D,B,B,
B,B,D,A,D,D,A,E,E,A,A,E,B,D,E

It think it is enough when the go to A,B,C,D ...

sure its enough, but it doesnt look very natural when its too symmetric, thats why i wanted to randomize it more, since i tested the map in the online editor and it made 45 degree lines there... just doesnt look good.

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I can't say if so many alternates would cause the game to lag or something like that yet. I am also thinking about implementing a random generator natively but I have not yet updated the map file syntax for this. Think it will look like "5,6 goto A,B,C random" or something like that.

I can't say if so many alternates would cause the game to lag or something like that yet. I am also thinking about implementing a random generator natively but I have not yet updated the map file syntax for this. Think it will look like "5,6 goto A,B,C random" or something like that.

Good idea...

I can't say if so many alternates would cause the game to lag or something like that yet. I am also thinking about implementing a random generator natively but I have not yet updated the map file syntax for this. Think it will look like "5,6 goto A,B,C random" or something like that.

The PM i asked was about if it reads the file correctly, i am 100% sure this (my suggestion below) wont lag the game.

I still think my suggestion was better (which i sent to you via PM earlier too). like: "5,6 goto A%40.5,B%39.5,C%20", this would allow precise weighting for how much of which path it should pick in random. This my method is already implementable, really easy; all you have to do is to generate the "A,B,B,A,B,A,A,A,B,B,A,B..." sequences from that code above, it will work without any changes in your code, except adding that parser for the code i suggested. So if i use this code "5,6 goto A%40,B%40,C%20", it will generate the following code: "5,6 goto A,A,A,A,B,B,B,B,C,C", but of course it wont make it that perfect, it should make it at least 1000 in length so its truly random. This will eliminate the need for generating any random numbers in the game in real time so it will be ensured to work perfectly and not desync, and its also faster too (if that matters). you just read it like you already read it, no changes in code, except in the map parser you add one piece of code that modifies the map before it reads the data out of it with the current parser.