Thrive Game Development
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

Thrive Game Development

Development of the evolution game Thrive.
 
HomeHome  PortalPortal  Latest imagesLatest images  SearchSearch  RegisterRegister  Log inLog in  
Welcome new and returning members!
If you're new, read around a bit before you post: the odds are we've already covered your suggestion.
If you want to join the development team, sign up and tell us why.
ADMIN is pleased to note that this marquee has finally been updated.
ADMIN reminds you that the Devblog is REQUIRED reading.
Currently: The Microbe Stage GUI is under heavy development
Log in
Username:
Password:
Log in automatically: 
:: I forgot my password
Quick Links
Website
/r/thrive
GitHub
FAQs
Wiki
New Posts
Search
 
 

Display results as :
 
Rechercher Advanced Search
Statistics
We have 1675 registered users
The newest registered user is dejo123

Our users have posted a total of 30851 messages in 1411 subjects
Who is online?
In total there are 2 users online :: 0 Registered, 0 Hidden and 2 Guests

None

Most users ever online was 443 on Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:41 pm
Latest topics
» THIS FORUM IS NOW OBSOLETE
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby NickTheNick Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:26 pm

» To all the people who come here looking for thrive.
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby NickTheNick Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:22 pm

» Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby crovea Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:28 pm

» Hello! I can translate in japanese
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby tjwhale Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:23 pm

» On Leave (Offline thread)
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby NickTheNick Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:20 am

» Devblog #14: A Brave New Forum
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby NickTheNick Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:49 am

» Application for Programmer
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby crovea Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:14 am

» Re-Reapplication
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby The Creator Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:57 pm

» Application (programming)
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby crovea Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:00 am

» Achieving Sapience
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby MitochondriaBox Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:03 pm

» Microbe Stage GDD
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby tjwhale Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:44 pm

» Application for Programmer/ Theorist
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby tjwhale Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:56 am

» Application for a 3D Modeler.
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby Kaiju4u Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:16 am

» Presentation
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby Othithu Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:38 am

» Application of Sorts
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby crovea Sun May 31, 2015 5:06 pm

» want to contribute
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby Renzope Sun May 31, 2015 12:58 pm

» Music List Thread (Post New Themes Here)
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby Oliveriver Thu May 28, 2015 1:06 pm

» Application: English-Spanish translator
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby Renzope Tue May 26, 2015 1:53 pm

» Want to be promoter or project manager
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby TheBudderBros Sun May 24, 2015 9:00 pm

» A new round of Forum Revamps!
Factors that make up a Biome Emptyby Oliveriver Wed May 20, 2015 11:32 am


 

 Factors that make up a Biome

Go down 
+4
Tenebrarum
PCaddict
~sciocont
Mysterious_Calligrapher
8 posters
AuthorMessage
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptySun Jan 30, 2011 8:02 pm

All right - since we're painting them on, we need to start outlining different types of biomes, and all the variables that they entail.
Biomes (in real life) are determined by physical factors, such as temperature range, precipitaition/liquid availability, as well as ecological factors, which determine what lives there.

Physical Factors
Temperature: we need it in there somewhere, to make sure that physical properties remain consistent, but it will be largely under the hood.
Ground vs. Groundwater vs. soil type: As far as I know, we're flagging different groundcover types with values which will determine whether they are sand, rock, soil... presumably, these tags would include a variable about water retention - whether they would dry immediately or become muddy and swampy.
Precipitiation: we need to remember to include something for how often and how much liquid will fall from the sky. Some places will rain/snow/liquid methane a lot. Some will not.
Elevation: Except in specific cases, this consideration will be modified by temperature. Still, there are some biomes that will need flat land, to be underwater, or to be just above the water table, such as a cave.

Ecological Factors:
This is all about the autotrophs. In real life, fast growing autotrophs inhabit places that are frequently disturbed, whether by fire, avalanche, tides, or whatever, while the more stable the area, the more diverse the number of autotrophs and the longer it takes them to grow or replace themselves. This is why cutting down rainforests sucks for the whole surrounding area.
Some Biomes will be more fragile than others.
How I think we can/should handle this is that certain biomes, which are less-disturbed, will have a greater amount/variety of autotrophs populating them when we just paint them in. This means that competition and specialization in the area will increase: There will be more available living resources, but stronger competition for them.

There's probably bits and pieces of this scattered everywhere across the PPG forum, (and maybe we've already dealt with bits and pieces of this over in programming,) but I did want to explain the variables that would make a biome "realistic" instead of just cosmetic, and open up the thread for further questions/comments/explanations.


Last edited by Mysterious_Calligrapher on Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:29 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top Go down
~sciocont
Overall Team Lead
~sciocont


Posts : 3406
Reputation : 138
Join date : 2010-07-06

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptySun Jan 30, 2011 10:29 pm

We're also going to want variables for underwater environments, such as currents, geothermal activity, etc, as well as factors for elevation.
Back to top Go down
PCaddict
Newcomer
PCaddict


Posts : 19
Reputation : 2
Join date : 2011-01-25

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyMon Jan 31, 2011 5:57 pm

The factors that determine a water environment could be;
1. Depth
2. Ground (if any) make up. Like, rock seaweed, sand, etc.
3. Water currents
4. Light received (which could probably also go with depth)
There are probably more, theses are just the ones I could come up with off the top of my head.

Oh, and I have another biome;
An underwater environment centered around one massive organism. It would have spongy skin so that some plants and coral-like animals could grow on it. It's basically a giant, moving coral reef. The main creature would stay very close to the surface (about 20ft down) which would allow aerial predators to feed on fish. The creature would go with the currents, so the others would, too.
Would require-
-A massive animal, the max size one can be
-Aerial predators, which should be able to dive, and digest meat
-Plants that can survive under water
-Coral-like animals
-Small plant eating fish
-Medium plant eating fish
-Small predators
-Medium predators
-Large predators that come and go
Back to top Go down
~sciocont
Overall Team Lead
~sciocont


Posts : 3406
Reputation : 138
Join date : 2010-07-06

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyMon Jan 31, 2011 6:32 pm

PCaddict wrote:
The factors that determine a water environment could be;
1. Depth
2. Ground (if any) make up. Like, rock seaweed, sand, etc.
3. Water currents
4. Light received (which could probably also go with depth)
There are probably more, theses are just the ones I could come up with off the top of my head.
Depth and light would be covered by elevation. Ground will be needed, but anything that doesn't have a bottom would just be an "open water" biome.

Factors that make up a Biome Ocean-layers-diagram
This link explains ocean levels.
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyMon Jan 31, 2011 6:35 pm

Therefore, we will have to restrict some biomes by the rendered elevation of the planet and some by whether they are underground, underwater or both.
Back to top Go down
~sciocont
Overall Team Lead
~sciocont


Posts : 3406
Reputation : 138
Join date : 2010-07-06

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyMon Jan 31, 2011 6:37 pm

Mysterious_Calligrapher wrote:
Therefore, we will have to restrict some biomes by the rendered elevation of the planet and some by whether they are underground, underwater or both.
I think it's easier to determine aboveground/below sea level by elevation. Any place that spends some time above and below would fall into a "tidal" biome category. I think underground should be included with the biome above it, except for caves, which should be considered their own biome.
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyMon Jan 31, 2011 6:47 pm

Unless we have a cave/cavern, we don't have a seperate biome. Soil is the basis of what sits on top of it. Period.
Back to top Go down
Tenebrarum
Society Team Lead
Tenebrarum


Posts : 1179
Reputation : 32
Join date : 2010-10-01
Age : 30
Location : ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyMon Jan 31, 2011 8:04 pm

~sciocont wrote:
Mysterious_Calligrapher wrote:
Therefore, we will have to restrict some biomes by the rendered elevation of the planet and some by whether they are underground, underwater or both.
I think it's easier to determine aboveground/below sea level by elevation. Any place that spends some time above and below would fall into a "tidal" biome category. I think underground should be included with the biome above it, except for caves, which should be considered their own biome.
QFT
Back to top Go down
roadkillguy
Experienced
roadkillguy


Posts : 528
Reputation : 17
Join date : 2010-08-25
Age : 30
Location : Rhode Island

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyTue Feb 01, 2011 10:05 am

How do we mathematically define where these said biomes are?

For instance:

We know treeA goes in biomeA.

Where do we put treeA?
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyTue Feb 01, 2011 1:35 pm

I think we have a procedure lurking somewhere to randomly place large autotrophs, based on elevations and distance from the others.
Back to top Go down
~sciocont
Overall Team Lead
~sciocont


Posts : 3406
Reputation : 138
Join date : 2010-07-06

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyTue Feb 01, 2011 5:42 pm

roadkillguy wrote:
How do we mathematically define where these said biomes are?

For instance:

We know treeA goes in biomeA.

Where do we put treeA?

We will probably have a resource-first procedure- species cluster around a resource (usually a stream or lake. Then spread for there in a more random fashion, with the highest biodiversity and density of orgs at the resource.
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyTue Feb 01, 2011 10:17 pm

Reasonable. Elevation fluctuations may have to play a role too, but other than that, should be good.
Back to top Go down
~sciocont
Overall Team Lead
~sciocont


Posts : 3406
Reputation : 138
Join date : 2010-07-06

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyWed Feb 02, 2011 11:41 am

Mysterious_Calligrapher wrote:
Reasonable. Elevation fluctuations may have to play a role too, but other than that, should be good.
Elevation fluctuations?
Back to top Go down
Commander Keen
Industrial Team Lead
Commander Keen


Posts : 1123
Reputation : 36
Join date : 2010-07-23
Location : Czech Republic (not that anyone would know where it is...)

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyWed Feb 02, 2011 11:54 am

Pines like to grow on steep slopes, because they can get much more light in that way. Elevation plays a big role.
Back to top Go down
~sciocont
Overall Team Lead
~sciocont


Posts : 3406
Reputation : 138
Join date : 2010-07-06

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyWed Feb 02, 2011 12:03 pm

Commander Keen wrote:
Pines like to grow on steep slopes, because they can get much more light in that way. Elevation plays a big role.
We could include overall slope pf the land in a biome, possibly.
Back to top Go down
Commander Keen
Industrial Team Lead
Commander Keen


Posts : 1123
Reputation : 36
Join date : 2010-07-23
Location : Czech Republic (not that anyone would know where it is...)

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyWed Feb 02, 2011 3:11 pm

Sounds good. The pollinator should also take the orgs' slope preference in account, but that belongs into different thread entirely.
Back to top Go down
Dudeman
Newcomer
Dudeman


Posts : 81
Reputation : 0
Join date : 2011-02-06
Age : 26
Location : Pluto. As everybody knows, a mile from the Sun.

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyThu Feb 10, 2011 8:16 pm

~sciocont wrote:
roadkillguy wrote:
How do we mathematically define where these said biomes are?

For instance:

We know treeA goes in biomeA.

Where do we put treeA?

We will probably have a resource-first procedure- species cluster around a resource (usually a stream or lake. Then spread for there in a more random fashion, with the highest biodiversity and density of orgs at the resource.

Wait, so when you guys make the planets, you'll only have to place down a few of whatever belongs there, and then everything will grow automatically and in random ways? Or will that happen when somebody changes the planet before they play the game? Or while they're playing the game?

I finally posted in this forum...
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyThu Feb 10, 2011 8:23 pm

Hi, Dudeman - Welcome aboard, man.

To my knowlege, the "random pollinator" works more or less like this: when we have premade organisms flagged as belonging in a specific biome, wherever we "paint" a biome on, a certain number of them will appear, in proportions more or less fitting to sustaining the ecosystem. (Much math will be done on that later, but for now we need biomes, premades, and time.)
So there are going to be a really intense amount of biomes being created, and they'll change over time due to changing conditions. For example, if a resource is no longer available, organisms needing it will either a) migrate b) die off or c) adapt. So biomes won't be static.

Hope that helped.
Back to top Go down
Dudeman
Newcomer
Dudeman


Posts : 81
Reputation : 0
Join date : 2011-02-06
Age : 26
Location : Pluto. As everybody knows, a mile from the Sun.

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyThu Feb 10, 2011 8:30 pm

Mysterious_Calligrapher wrote:
Hi, Dudeman - Welcome aboard, man.

To my knowlege, the "random pollinator" works more or less like this: when we have premade organisms flagged as belonging in a specific biome, wherever we "paint" a biome on, a certain number of them will appear, in proportions more or less fitting to sustaining the ecosystem. (Much math will be done on that later, but for now we need biomes, premades, and time.)
So there are going to be a really intense amount of biomes being created, and they'll change over time due to changing conditions. For example, if a resource is no longer available, organisms needing it will either a) migrate b) die off or c) adapt. So biomes won't be static.

Oh, so you create a biome and put in what belongs in it, and then the whole thing gets painted on the planet and the biome gets randomly multiplied! I thought that you made an area to be a biome and then put something in it and that something multiplied to the edge of the biome... I get it now.

But that still doesn't tell me when the biomes multiply... Or when we create them. Will Thrive create them, will the players create them, or will the makers of Thrive create them?

Sorry, I have a lot of questions. And I'm barely a teenager, so I don't know anything about programming...

Thanks.
Back to top Go down
The Uteen
Sandbox Team Lead
The Uteen


Posts : 1476
Reputation : 70
Join date : 2010-07-06
Age : 27
Location : England, Virgo Supercluster

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyFri Feb 11, 2011 11:42 am

Dudeman wrote:
Mysterious_Calligrapher wrote:
Hi, Dudeman - Welcome aboard, man.

To my knowlege, the "random pollinator" works more or less like this: when we have premade organisms flagged as belonging in a specific biome, wherever we "paint" a biome on, a certain number of them will appear, in proportions more or less fitting to sustaining the ecosystem. (Much math will be done on that later, but for now we need biomes, premades, and time.)
So there are going to be a really intense amount of biomes being created, and they'll change over time due to changing conditions. For example, if a resource is no longer available, organisms needing it will either a) migrate b) die off or c) adapt. So biomes won't be static.

Oh, so you create a biome and put in what belongs in it, and then the whole thing gets painted on the planet and the biome gets randomly multiplied! I thought that you made an area to be a biome and then put something in it and that something multiplied to the edge of the biome... I get it now.

But that still doesn't tell me when the biomes multiply... Or when we create them. Will Thrive create them, will the players create them, or will the makers of Thrive create them?

Sorry, I have a lot of questions. And I'm barely a teenager, so I don't know anything about programming...

Thanks.

Firstly, welcome! Nice to see new members. Why don't you make a welcome thread to introduce yourself?

Anyway, the Thrive team will create them, with help from fans (on ModDB), and certain conditions are programmed into the game that can categorise a location as a biome. Then, when you begin a game, the planet will be randomly generated with a random planet generator, and then the planet will be 'looked at' by the game and biome labels will be given to every location on the planet, depending on the conditions there. Then the game will 'observe' the planet as it develops and the biomes will be updated to fit the changes, with more variety of biomes as life becomes more varied.

But the player can set areas on a planet with god machines/god tools (Probably on the wiki somewhere). Basically, when they use a god machine/tool, they can open the editor and add their own biome areas, which are then shaped and populated accordingly.

I think that just about covers it.
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyFri Feb 11, 2011 1:06 pm

Yeah, more or less, though I'm beginning to wonder if we've updated the wiki since we decided on god tools (or at all lately - when I find the person who has the keys to the wiki, I have some updates to dump on them.)
Back to top Go down
Commander Keen
Industrial Team Lead
Commander Keen


Posts : 1123
Reputation : 36
Join date : 2010-07-23
Location : Czech Republic (not that anyone would know where it is...)

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyFri Feb 11, 2011 3:10 pm

The wiki has been last updated about 14 days ago, and that's a long time. I'll make a temporary thread for it.
Back to top Go down
Mysterious_Calligrapher
Biome Team Lead
Mysterious_Calligrapher


Posts : 1034
Reputation : 26
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 32
Location : Earth, the solar system, the milky way...

Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome EmptyFri Feb 11, 2011 6:16 pm

Commander Keen wrote:
The wiki has been last updated about 14 days ago, and that's a long time. I'll make a temporary thread for it.
Good, because I have a couple pages of translation to dump on you. (Unless someone just wants to make me a metaphorical spare key...)
Back to top Go down
Sponsored content





Factors that make up a Biome Empty
PostSubject: Re: Factors that make up a Biome   Factors that make up a Biome Empty

Back to top Go down
 
Factors that make up a Biome
Back to top 
Page 1 of 1
 Similar topics
-
» Well "maybe" that is a creature i would make
» Biome List
» Biome Quantification
» Emotion- How Will We Make the Player Feel It?
» Can a organism of immense size be a biome?

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Thrive Game Development :: Development :: Design :: Biomes-
Jump to: