Random terrain seeds issued to servers by the hive

[phleep99 13]

BIS has quite a few tools to generate random terrain, forests and towns. If this could be combined then it would be an ideal way to generate terrain from seed numbers.

After vetting a generated terrain to ensure it has a sane layout the seed could be added to an approved list that the hive would distribute to servers.

This would allow a server to have a consistent map but be different from most others encouraging more exploration and less farming/metagaming. I enjoy the initial disorientation and desparation this mod provides but it is tainted by the knowledge that others have been exploiting the game and external maps of loot spawns. If you meet another player in game you would want to trade knowledge of the terrain and band together against the unknown (once the current KOS attitude proves futile).

Players would be able to change server but if it has been issued a different seed then they will start in allocated spawn points rather than their current location.

Spawn points should vary over time as well to encourage exploration.

[phleep99 13]

thanks for beans Master Brain. It sounds like Rocket is doing this anyway according to his " proce..." comment a while ago.

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

Slightly off topic.

I made a suggestion a while ago, where there are no maps (Or very rare) But if you can imagine a user made map where the landscape is only discovered by actually going to locations i think this could add some great scenarios into the game.

We all know their is no end game point, but this would add to the longevity of the game and introduce another reason besides blood transfusions to allow players to work together to (as you said) trade knowledge. Maps could be taken from dead player bodies and incorporated into your own map.

What i would like to see would be an option for false information and a means to lure players to situations not expected, If i made a map and put false information into it (Like you can with mod map) then you are risking you player.

OP what are these programs to generate terrains etc? I would love to make a map.

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Played too much minecraft?

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

No I don't play Minecraft? I looked up what you meant and yes I like their mapping model, that is what I would like to see in DayZ. Discover and record.

[enforcer1975 1111]

You know there is no real time map creator in ArmA 2???