Using cellular automata for retro maps
There are several cellular automata map examples online but very few resemble mine. I use fewer generations, initial seeds commonly of between 1 - 5% and a variety of alternative life rules that I have experimented with over the years. Programs used: MCell http://www.mirekw.com/ca/ Mirek Wojtowicz (Mirosław Wójtowicz) Irfanview (for batch conversion of files) https://www.irfanview.com/ Irfan Skiljan Jasc Paintshop Pro 7 (for flood fill and borders) Image to Ascii Converter https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Image-Convertors/Bitmap-to-Ascii-converter.shtml Peter Bone The larger images of 1280x960 pixels (each pixel representing a 5x5 or 8x8 user defined graphic block) are scaled down versions of entire maps. Those below them are a 3x zoom section to show the scale. I purposely chose a grid size of 160x96 pixels as games (known as homebrews) are still being produced for the Mattel Intellivision games console (now owned by Atari). Leg...