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[genmac]

Can we get a command line ... command to generate a region?  With dwarffort.exe returning a value on exit?  I'd like to setup a batch file to generate a new region every day or so and stick it on a website, since generating them yourself is such a pain in the ass  

[Toady One]

It doesn't seem like it would be hard to add, although I'd have to refresh my memory on command lines.  There's a string pointer being fed into WinMain(), maybe it's as simple as parsing that.

It would be nice to have some way to churn them out while sleeping -- the next time I get around to augmenting civ history generation or world map creation in a way that the old saves can't mimic, I'll need to put up some new world files.  It might also include an option to generate the images at the same time.

[flap]

Which means that the saves won't be compatible ? So we definitaly must not get too attached to our little fortress... It si little world !

[Toady One]

The saves should still be compatible, but they just might be missing a few things in the towns or in the legends.  Once it gets to the point where you absolutely have to see them, you can regen the world.

[genmac]

LPSTR lpCmdLine: The command line arguments as a single string <-- yessir

If we could designate the names or something that would be neat, or at least have some way of keeping track - ideally I'd like to run an event every 12 or 24 hours to generate a new region via a batch file, wait for dwarf fortress to return a value like 1 for success, then use the batch file to zip it up and move it to my server's web folder.

[Toady One]

It's pretty strict about the naming convention region#.sav and region# folder right now, but if your batch file can send in a number in the string, it could use that number.

[genmac]

Yeah that wouldn't be a problem.  Probably be calling the batch file from PHP or some other scriptiness.  I'll post the website (its got some game tips and whatnot) once I get off work.  I'd like to have auto generated regions for download - and allow players to comment and vote on them

[genmac]

I wouldn't mind it being graphical either - basically all I want to do be able to do is go:

dwarffort.exe gen 746

Let it do its thing, and then I'll have my batch file move the files and zip them up and insert an entry into the database so I never have to touch it  

[Toady One]

So popping up the window briefly is fine?  I was a bit troubled about how to set it up, since windowless the image spitter wouldn't work.

[genmac]

yeah I think that should be fine - I might have to call it from a script that way, but that'll work.  A quick and dirty solution is fine by me as long as it exits after generation and I can number the regions.

[Toady One]

Okay, I have something that worked with a simple bat over here.  The next release will have a command_line.txt instruction file, and you can let me know if I need to change it somehow.  It currently displays generation, but that will allow you to exit more easily if it messes up.