Module game_library::enums::biome

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Biome data and enums.

Biomes are made up of four components: a general biome, a humidity level, an altitude level, and a latitude level. These are then used during map generation to build a map matching the biome.

During generation, a bunch of Marker biomes are added to a map, and then the Realm is used to convert these markers into actual biomes.

Currently there are 20 Marker biomes which are spread out among elevations. This is very simplistic and will need a rework in the future to be more flexible and to allow for more biomes. Given that we require the latitude, altitude and humidity for each biome, the complexity of the actual biome generation system can be a lot more complex than just assigning biomes based on an elevation value. (Todo..)

Other things that should be considered later on:

  • Rivers and streams (and lakes)
  • Biome transitions
  • Biome specific objects (stones, trees, etc)
  • Biome specific weather (weather?)
  • Biome specific monsters and animals
  • Biome specific resources

Enums

  • Altitude
    Altitude of the biome (altitudinal belts). These are descriptions of the biotemperature of the biome. Ordered from coldest to warmest.
  • Biome
    The actual biomes that are used in the game. These are then used to draw the terrain and to determine the type of objects that are placed in the world. Since this the number of actual biomes is much greater than the number of generic biomes, to determine the actual biome the Realm type needs to be used with the biome_for_realm method.
  • Humidity
    Humidity of the biome. These are descriptions humidity provinces of the biome. Ordered from driest to wettest.
  • Latitude
    Describes the latitudinal regions of the biome (temperature bands). ordered from warmest to coldest.
  • Marker
    A base biome enum. This is then further used with the type of primal realm to determine the actual biome. This biome is set by the noise generator, and it describes the “height” of the terrain, and that should then be interpreted later (see the implementations for this enum) to determine the actual biome.