Mapdev:features

Features

Map features are the bits and bobs that give maps more bling, such as rocks, trees, etc.

Example

Specification

Feature List

All features on a map are listed in the set.lua

Feature

The features themselves are complex enough to warrant their own set of pages.

History

Feature Map

Feature maps are a single RGB image where features such as grass, geothermal vents and trees, as well as structures, etc were "placed" using pixels on the image. This method was extremely imprecise and involved recompiling the map many times in order to simply move a tree from one location to another. They are still used for the purpose of placing grass

Example Feature Map	Ingame Result

Specification

• 8 bit RGB

Spring Map Size*	pixels = Spring Map Size * 64
2	128
4	256
6	384
...	...
32	2048
* must be multiples of 2