Weather Generator [library support]

[Boy_Wonder]

Okay I'll give that a go

[Wormopolis]

You keep adding ideas that require layers of multiforms. I only get one level to work with

[Boy_Wonder]

xD Sorry! I did have one question that I'm not sure if it'd be too hard to ask for though, but I don't think its going to be 'as' hard.

Would it be possible to have an identifying name and then a 'Displayed' name that allows spaces?

As it looks REALLY awkward (to me) to see CloudySky as a name when I know it should be "Cloudy Skies" for a weather name

[Wormopolis]

I thought spaces were allowed in the names... Is it not letting you?

[Boy_Wonder]

No, or at least last time I checked it didn't -goes to try-
Yeh it don't allow them it comes up with this: "Value must consist of letters and numbers only"

[Wormopolis]

Ok I will look into it as I don't remember why I restricted it.

[Boy_Wonder]

It might have been for code purposes - the reason I suggested having the label remain the same then a name option is I figured it'd make it easier not to break things in coding for the Regional stuff

[Wormopolis]

I think at one point, the name was part of the image file name. so it couldnt have any weird characters in it since filenames are typically alphanumeric. I just looked at the code, and it doesnt use that method anymore since there is an actual variable for the filename independent. I just changed it to "Anything". but be warned, if you start putting weird things in there, then you have to get them exactly the same when you list them under region.

I also noticed at one point that if you had two regions, in the same timezone, with the same weather types listed, that they would return the exact same result (the drawback of pseudo random). so I put in a little extra to try and keep that from happening. there could still be a possibility that somehow two different regions magically calculate out to the same number with the simple method I used. so if it does, I guess I have to try something else.

oddly as I have been testing, I have been using Los Angeles and Cairo as my two locations. and weirdly, the temperatures I used for demo have been within 1 or 2 degrees of the ACTUAL temperature when I checked them online. I think Im a witch.


v1.3.1 submitted to library

[Boy_Wonder]

xDD LOL nice!!

I had a random suggestion for regions but its not important - maybe make it so people could set a "regional" high and low

[Wormopolis]

but then that regional high and low would be independent of the weather type. you wouldnt have a temp of 85degF on a snowy day

[Boy_Wonder]

True, but hey in a fantasy world? It could happen!

[Wormopolis]

I was more amazed that I got the timezone stuff correct. if you hover the date, it actually puts what time it would be for that region based on time zone. I set my cycle to 6 hours, so randomly through the day I would check what things looked like and earlier it was raining in Cairo. wasnt true.. but I bet those Egyptians would have loved it.

[Boy_Wonder]

That is awesome! xD

In one location its just about constant drizzle through the year xD

[Wormopolis]

If you didnt notice (you probably did) you can also setup night images that replace the day image after a certain hour. so if you wanted a rainy day and rainy night, you dont need two weather types, you just need Rainy and use the instructions to have a second image saved with _night appended to its filename.

[Boy_Wonder]

I did notice - I asked for it xD I'm not currently using that feature as Limbo is just permanently night most the time, Limbo City has a normal day/night cycle so does Paradise