Pixel details
Up until now, land has been land, and water has been water. To create more believable maps, with further customization possibilities, that sadly does not suffice. The filters that are being applied need more details about the geography to make smart decisions. I've added a few "Scanning" filters that basically tags each pixel in the map with additional information. Now each pixel knows the following:
- What is my altitude? Am I above or below sealevel?
- Am I in a river?
- Am I on land, but next to a river? (A riverbank)
- Am I along a coastline?
- Am I in a lake?
- Am I in an ocean?
Smarter Cities
Previously, when I generated city names, I had no way of making sure that the city names were fitting for their location. Now I can make sure that City 1 should be along the coast. Since I know this, the city name generator can now delegate its work to the specialized coastal-city name generator. No longer will the super-secret city of the pirates "Skullport" be located way up in the mountains :)