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''This section is about adding dungeons to the world map. If you would like to learn about the specifics of dungeon building, see [[Dungeon Building]].''

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== Introduction ==

This is a brief guide explaining how to include your customized dungeons on the IVAN world map.

== Three key steps ==

There are three key steps to getting your dungeon to appear on the world map.

=== Your dungeon data file ===

Your dungeon data file should reside in <code>Script/dungeons</code> where it will automatically be picked up by the game when it creates the world map. It should contain the kinds of things described in the article on [[Dungeon Building]]. Most importantly, the [[#Dungeon_Building:DungeonControlVariable|<code>Dungeon</code>]] control variable will need to be the <code>DEFINED_VALUE</code> you set in <code>define.dat</code>, which will help link the dungeon to its overworld terrain.

=== define.dat ===

You will need to define the name that the IVAN script files will use to recognise your dungeon. Therefore you will need to include a <code>#define</code> with the other dungeon names in <code>define.dat</code>.

Anything you put in <code>define.dat</code>, you can refer to in your other script files. This is a general rule and is applicable to any of the data files. For example, if you want to create another config of a guard, then you just put a new <code>#define</code> in <code>define.dat</code>, and you can now refer to it in <code>char.dat</code> and your dungeon data file. So it follows that you can <code>#define</code> your own dungeon name, which will be essential when we come to link the dungeon data file to the terrain data file.

Stick to upper case lettering when adding a new <code>#define</code>, and be sure to put an underscore when separating words. Be sure items that are enumerated follow a nice numerical sequence e.g. <code>1, 2, 3, 4, 5;</code> or <code>2, 4, 8, 16, 32;</code>, rather than <code>1, 2, 5, 7, 8;</code>. 

For programmers: note that if we wish to refer to a particular dungeon in the ''code'' itself, for example to do something special in <code>game.cpp</code>, then the code will need to know about it, and so a <code>#define</code> will also need to appear in <code>ivandef.h</code> before ''compiling'' the game.

=== owterra.dat ===

The data file <code>owterra.dat</code> contains the "over-world terrains" of the IVAN world map. These are so named, because they become the pictures that sit over the ground terrain on the world map. They denote the places - cities or dungeons - you can visit when adventuring in the world map, and so they need to be linked up to the dungeon data files.

Here are some pictures showing famous owterrains:

{| class="wikitable"
! New Attnam
! Attnam
! Gloomy Caves
|-
| [[File:Ownewattnam.png|80px]]
| [[File:Owattnam.png|80px]]
| [[File:Owgloomycaves.png|80px]]
|}

As of IVAN 0.50.6, there are exactly 32 slots (<code>dungeonAA</code> up to <code>dungeonBF</code>) available for use as the over-world linkages to your dungeon. Simply pick one out that is free and modify it to link together with your dungeon data file by specifying which <code>DEFINED_VALUE</code> you introduced in define.dat

This table shows the control variables for each over-world terrain. You can configure your over-world terrain with the ground terrain type of your choice, and a bunch of other things besides.

{| class="wikitable"
! Keyword
! Values
! Description
|-
| <code>BitmapPos</code>
| <code>x, y;</code>
| This determines the bitmap position of the picture of the terrain in <code>WTerra.pcx</code>. You can create your own picture by modifying <code>WTerra.pcx</code>.
|-
| <code>NameStem</code>
| <code>"string"</code>
| This is a string, beginning with a lowercase word, usually a noun or an adjective, for example, "mighty cathedral" or "cave entrance".
|-
| <code>UsesLongArticle</code>
| <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
| Specify whether to prefix the name stem with the english language short article, "a", or the long article, "an".
|-
| <code>IsAbstract</code>
| <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
| Do not worry about this. An over-world terrain has no other config than the base config and only the protoype is abstract, if that means anything.
|-
| <code>CanBeGenerated</code>
| <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
| Set this value to true if you want your user defined dungeon to appear in the world map. It is not applicable to core locations.
|-
| <code>AttachedDungeon</code>
| <code>DEFINED_VALUE</code>
| This is the <code>#define</code> set in <code>define.dat</code> that is used to link the user-specified dungeon in the data file to its over-world terrain.
|-
| <code>AttachedArea</code>
| <code>0, 1, 2, ...</code>
| This sets the initial level that the player will appear in upon entering the dungeon. Normally set this to zero.
|-
| <code>NativeGTerrainType</code>
| <code>DEFINED_VALUE</code>
| MUST be non-zero. Can select from <code>DESERT</code>, <code>JUNGLE</code>, <code>STEPPE</code>, <code>LEAFY_FOREST</code>, <code>EVERGREEN_FOREST</code>, <code>TUNDRA</code>, <code>GLACIER</code>. Note that the tundra type produces the familiar snow terrain.
|-
| <code>RevealEnvironmentInitially</code>
| <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
| This determines whether to reveal the dungeon on the world map initially by uncovering the darkness, a la Attnam, or whether the player will need to discover it by using the field of view, a la underwater tunnel exit. Note that this differs from the way gloomy caves is hidden, and then revealed once you talk to Petrus.
|-
| <code>HideLocationInitially</code>
| <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
| This tells the game whether to show the location on the world map or not. If it is set to true, then the location will be undiscoverable unless some internal condition within the game is met, that triggers the location to be revealed. If it is set to false, then the location will be accessible from the beginning of the game.
|-
| <code>CanBeOnAnyTerrain</code>
| <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
| If set to true, this forces the world map generator to ignore the requirement to place the location in its exact native terrain type. It places these locations in the first available spot from Attnam outwards. This is necessary sometimes, to more or less guarantee the location to be accessible to the player. If it is set to false, there is a high chance the location will spawn on another continent.
|}

== A worked example ==

=== A Dungeon data file ===

(Attachement)

=== In define.dat ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Before
! After
|-
|
 <tt> #define RANDOM 0
  #define ELPURI_CAVE 1
  #define ATTNAM 2
  #define NEW_ATTNAM 3
  #define UNDER_WATER_TUNNEL 4
  #define EMPTY_AREA 5
  #define XINROCH_TOMB 6
  #define UNDER_WATER_TUNNEL_EXIT 128
  
</tt>
|
 <tt> #define RANDOM 0
  #define ELPURI_CAVE 1
  #define ATTNAM 2
  #define NEW_ATTNAM 3
  #define UNDER_WATER_TUNNEL 4
  #define EMPTY_AREA 5
  #define XINROCH_TOMB 6
  <span style="background:palegreen">#define HOUSE_ON_THE_STEPPE 7</span>
  #define UNDER_WATER_TUNNEL_EXIT 128
</tt>
|}

=== In owterra.dat ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Before
! After
! Result
|-
|
 <tt>locationAA
  {
    BitmapPos = <span style="background:pink">0</span>, 64;
    NameStem = "<span style="background:pink">empty area</span>";
    UsesLongArticle = <span style="background:pink">true</span>;
    AttachedDungeon = <span style="background:pink">EMPTY_AREA</span>;
    AttachedArea = 0;
    CanBeGenerated = <span style="background:pink">false</span>;
    NativeGTerrainType = <span style="background:pink">JUNGLE</span>;
  }</tt>
| 
 <tt>locationAA
  {
    BitmapPos = <span style="background:palegreen">64</span>, 64;
    NameStem = "<span style="background:palegreen">house on the steppe</span>";
    UsesLongArticle = <span style="background:palegreen">false</span>;
    AttachedDungeon = <span style="background:palegreen">HOUSE_ON_THE_STEPPE</span>;
    AttachedArea = 0;
    CanBeGenerated = <span style="background:palegreen">true</span>;
    NativeGTerrainType = <span style="background:palegreen">STEPPE</span>;
  }</tt>
| [[File:Steppes.png|160px]]
|}

== What's this about "core locations" ==

Core locations are the original ones from IVAN 0.50. These are New Attnam, Under water tunnel, Attnam and Gloomy Caves. Their generation on the world map is not handled in the generic way covered by the means of adding places to the world map described here.

== Known limitations ==

=== Distribution of ground terrain types ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Terrain type
! Picture
! Percentage of global tiles (averaged over 8 PDS sampling trials)
|-
| Desert
| [[File:Desert.png]]
| 7.1 %
|-
| Jungle
| [[File:Jungle.png]]
| 14.0 %
|-
| Steppe
| [[File:Steppe.png]]
| 13.7 %
|-
| Leafy forest
| [[File:Leafyforest.png]]
| 15.9 %
|-
| Evergreen forest
| [[File:Evergreenforest.png]]
| 6.0 %
|-
| Tundra
| [[File:Tundra.png]]
| 33.4 %
|-
| Glacier
| [[File:Glacier.png]]
| 9.9 %
|}


As of <code>0.50.6</code>, the number of slots is <code>32</code>.

Overflow of number of dungeons. Ways in which this can happen.

Population distribution of terrain types collected by the sampling algorithm.