map-format.md

Map Format

A map is defined in a JSON file which could look like this:

{
    "version": 1,
    "size": 4,
    "betirium": [
        1, 2, 3, 4,
        5, 6, 7, 8,
        7, 6, 6, 5,
        4, 3, 2, 1
    ],
    "terrain": [
        "ssbm",
        "ssmm",
        "ssmm",
        "sssb"
    ]
}

version is the format version and must be 1.

size is the number of cells per map side (maps are always square).

betirium: sets Betirium density per cell. The number of items in this array must be size * size. The first item describes the cell with coordinates x=0, y=0, the second one - the cell at x=1, y=0, and so on.

terrain defines cells' terrain. The number of items in the array must be size. Item at index i describes terrain of the cells with y coordinate equal to i. Each item is a string of exactly size characters, and character at index i describes the cell with x=i. Each character may be one of:

• 'b' - a base;
• 'm' - mountains terrain;
• 's' - sand.