Posted by BigBadDom on 12/28/06 15:15

>>> Grtz,
>>
>> Thx Grtz,
>
> Huh? Who?
>

Sorry thought you signed off as Grtz - it should be Thx Rik :)

>> However there is a further constraint where I would like the
>> 'location_type' and 'coast_type' to be dependant on the 'map_id' and
>> 'location'.
>
> Euhm, you're losing me here...
> Perhaps a less abstract description of what you're trying to accomplish is
> in order. I cannot for the life of me think how a location_type could be
> map dependant. Sand is sand, water is water, wether it's on map A or map
> Z.... A location can have a type, and a location can be on a map. Which
> map
> should not be relevant to the type.
>

Thats what I am tryiong to confirm - whether my design is good or bad....

Okay a better - more abstract - way to describe what I am trying to acheive
is...

I have a number of games, each game has a pre-defined associated map.
Each map is made up of locations
The locations will have a type.

Maps can be anything from actual world maps to space-ship layouts to random
dots on a page.
Each location-type defines these map locations in a certain way.

i.e. on one map the map location types may be Grass, Water and Rock but on
another map they may be described as Bridge, Path and Building and on
another they could be Left Corner, Right Corner and Center etc..

Maybe that is my design fault. Maybe I should just create a long list of
location-types that can be used with any map.

Thoughts?

Thks
BigBadDom

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