The Roblox game Tradelands performed a string of updates in April that have modernized the graphics while also applying some updated game functionality. One of the changes is to sync weather across all servers while also making storms last longer. Today, I am going to break this down statistically and attempt to determine if the…
This week Firaxis has announced that it will be offering the New Frontier DLC Pack for Civilization VI. It’s the latest addition to a trend in gaming DLC’s that have been slowly creeping across the industry. Is this pack really worth the $40 they are asking you to pay for this DLC? How does it…
Civ4: Colonization has been an on and off favorite of mine since its release in 2008. I also enjoy this game because of it’s simplicity in game play – you win the game winning a War of Independence and that’s it. Behind this simple concept is the Civilization 4 engine which allows for the significant…
I have uploaded the newest version of the MUD Random Map Generator on EDIBLE. The changes are almost all behind the scenes with the biggest change being I have integrated the MUD Random Map Generator into the new MapScript API. This update will automatically generate the map file for you instead of relying on the…
I have completed an upgrade to the Random Map Generator. It’s available on EDIBLE or with the original REM link. This change replaces the previous version since the output has not changed and the maps are backward compatible. The main change was meant to improve the performance of the map generation process which was causing…
I was able to make some good progress this week on some improvements to the Modern Units Database as well as the script drawing the Random Earth Map. I’m hoping to get some of these updates posted this weekend. In the event I don’t, here is a quick update for this Leap Day. First, let’s…
The Random Earth Map generator is posted. You can access the latest version here or find it on EDIBLE along with its supporting unit set. This is not a final version and contains several bugs, but it works which is why I’ve posted it regardless of the issues. In my last update, I commented on…
This is the Random Earth Map (REM) Generator. This will randomly generate a map of Earth using data collected from NASA, USGS, and the United Nations. Each map contains approximately 100 randomly selected cities from the World GDP report with values greater than $1Bn. It also draws supplies from the world’s strategic reserves. All locations…
I completed the first full test run of the Earth Map generator. You may remember the beginning stages of this back in 2018 before shelving it for another project. Well, today I finished it off and successfully loaded the first full Earth map into EDCE with success. The screenshot attached to this post if the…
All last week, and especially this weekend I performed an end to end play testing of MUD. The results were “less than desirable” to put it mildly. Put more correctly, they were downright depressing and made me question the effort I put into my free time over the past month. Be warned, the rest of…
