rsc/ and common/ seem OK from the splice (read more)

common compiles correctly, although there are issues:

* There needs to be support for multiple pagers at once
* There needs to be a way to support multiple generation algorithms

common/map/makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #config
-INCLUDES+=. ../utilities
+INCLUDES+=. ../utilities ../graphics
 LIBS+=
 CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++11 $(addprefix -I,$(INCLUDES))
 

rsc/scripts/file_format.lua

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---overwriting the existing hard coded methods
-function Region.Load(region)
-	--the return value signals if this succeeded or failed
-	return false
-end
-
-function Region.Save(region)
-	--
-end

rsc/scripts/generator.lua

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---uber lazy declarations
-function math.sqr(x) return x*x end
-function math.dist(x, y, i, j) return math.sqrt(math.sqr(x-i) + math.sqr(y-j)) end
-
---define these
-function Region.Create(region)
-	for i = 1, Region.GetWidth() do
-		for j = 1, Region.GetHeight() do
-			Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, 1) --to show the basics are working
-		end
-	end
-end
-
-function Region.Unload(region)
-	--
-end

rsc/scripts/in_world.lua

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-local sheet = TileSheet.GetTileSheet()
-local pager = RegionPager.GetRegionPager()
-
---the selected tilesheet
-TileSheet.Load(sheet, config.dir.tilesets .. "terrain.bmp", 32, 32)
-
---tile macros, mapped to this tilesheet
-local base = 14
-local shift = 36
-tiles = {
-	plains	= base + shift * 0,
-	grass	= base + shift * 1,
-	dirt	= base + shift * 2,
-	sand	= base + shift * 3,
-	water	= base + shift * 4
-}
-
---could set custom generation systems here, that differ from the global generators, etc.
-function Region.Create(region)
-	for i = 1, Region.GetWidth() do
-		for j = 1, Region.GetHeight() do
-			local dist = math.dist(0, 0, i + Region.GetX(region) -1, j + Region.GetY(region) -1)
-			if dist < 10 then
-				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, tiles.plains)
-			elseif dist < 12 then
-				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, tiles.sand)
-			else
-				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, tiles.water)
-				Region.SetSolid(region, i, j, true)
-			end
-		end
-	end
-end

rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua

@@ -1,35 +1,45 @@
 print("Lua script check")
 
 --uber lazy declarations
-function square(x) return x*x end
+function math.sqr(x) return x*x end
-function distance(x, y, i, j) return math.sqrt(square(x - i) + square(y - j)) end
+function math.dist(x, y, i, j) return math.sqrt(math.sqr(x - i) + math.sqr(y - j)) end
 
---tile macros, mapped to the tilesheet
+--objects to work on
+--TODO: sheet is not accessable in the server
+local sheet = TileSheet.GetTileSheet()
+local pager = RegionPager.GetRegionPager()
+
+--the selected tilesheet
+TileSheet.Load(sheet, config.dir.tilesets .. "terrain.bmp", 32, 32)
+
+--tile macros, mapped to this tilesheet
 local base = 14
 local shift = 36
-plains	= base + shift * 0
+tiles = {
-grass	= base + shift * 1
+	plains	= base + shift * 0,
-dirt	= base + shift * 2
+	grass	= base + shift * 1,
-sand	= base + shift * 3
+	dirt	= base + shift * 2,
-water	= base + shift * 4
+	sand	= base + shift * 3,
+	water	= base + shift * 4
+}
 
---Overwrite the original OnCreate with my own version
+--TODO: could set custom generation systems here, that differ from the global generators, etc.
-Region.hcOnCreate = Region.OnCreate
+--TODO: I need a way to allow for different generation algorithms for different pager objects
-Region.OnCreate = function(region)
+--TODO: This design requires only one pager, but this is not good.
-	local ret = Region.hcOnCreate(region) --best practices
+function Region.Create(region)
 	for i = 1, Region.GetWidth() do
 		for j = 1, Region.GetHeight() do
-			local dist = distance(0, 0, i + Region.GetX(region) -1, j + Region.GetY(region) -1)
+			local dist = math.dist(0, 0, i + Region.GetX(region) -1, j + Region.GetY(region) -1)
 			if dist < 10 then
-				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, plains)
+				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, tiles.plains)
 			elseif dist < 12 then
-				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, sand)
+				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, tiles.sand)
 			else
-				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, water)
+				Region.SetTile(region, i, j, 1, tiles.water)
+				Region.SetSolid(region, i, j, true)
 			end
 		end
 	end
-	return ret
 end
 
 print("Finished the lua script")