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[Rose]

So nobody else is interested in the idea of at least part of the minecraft map based on a DF map?

There used to be an old, old tool called DF2MC. It converted Fortresses into maps.

This is a different tool that converts world maps.

[Skyrunner]

I'm helping!

[Mapleguy555]

So nobody else is interested in the idea of at least part of the minecraft map based on a DF map?

There used to be an old, old tool called DF2MC. It converted Fortresses into maps.

This is a different tool that converts world maps.

... Please link. Do want.

[Rose]

It isn't finished yet, but some screenshots are here: http://imgur.com/a/fAIJt

[Putnam]

You cite Valve Time for a Mojang game?

Then again, if they have anything in common with DF (which they do) they will abide by the rules of Valve Time.

DF doesn't abide by valve time :I

[LordBucket]

Converting a DF map to minecrafrt seems like an interesting novelty, but I'm skeptical that it would really add anything for server multi play. DF caverns would mostly just be tedious to mine into compared to ravines. Functioning fortresses would become mostly mixes of uninteresting empty storage spaces and uselessly shaped bedrooms and things. And I don't think the overland terrain would be particularly interesting than standard minecraft terrain generation.

[Rose]

I don't actually convert the Fortresses themselves. All I do is convert the overworld map, taking the height and biomes. End result is better mountain ranges, and biomes that make slightly more sense to be next to each other. There are no Fortresses, the caverns are unrelated to DF, and minecraft supplies the ores and trees.

Minecraft doesn't tend to give actual mountain peaks.


I can think of about half a dozen things to do with this.

[Osmosis Jones]

What conversion scale do you use? One fortress-tile per chunk?

[Rose]

6 fortress tiles per block horizontally, one one z level per block vertically.

Or 8 minecraft blocks per embark tile

Or 2x2 embark tiles per minecraft chunk.

[Osmosis Jones]

Derp, I meant embark tile, not fortress tile. Anyway, cool, cheers!

[Tawa]

Yeah, that is why that would be cool. I mean, the temperature thing fixed some things but not others-- Extreme Hills still look like crap, the random M biomes are weird as heck, and the ocean makes more sense too, what with continents as opposed to random landmasses surrounded by ocean on randomized sides.

[Rose]

Rivers are being worked on by Skyrunner, and they're looking really good so far. Biomes I have to fix, yes.

[The Scout]

Would it be possible for you to hand over the incomplete version? As is, it's everything I could want.

[Rose]

Once I have all needed settings configurable, I'll make a public release. Likely tomorrow.

[PTTG??]

Wow, that does look good. I imagine that a very large world would have an interesting large-scale structure that mincraft worlds currently lack.