I think exploring tiles might be starting to grow lame.

It seems pretty repetitive. With a new system I put in to allow vertical objects, I think I will also put in a random blank spot to appear every now and then to remove all non-special (basically the four basic objects you see everywhere) tiles so they space out a bit more.

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Do you mean just the tiles themselves, or exploring in general? I don't pay much attention to the tiles, personally. I check out the tiles when I get to an area with different ones, then I keep clicking where I want to go.

I don't really know what difference it would serve to change something people won't notice that much, I guess. I doubt you're going to sit down and draw up a detailed map of Aerra (tree here, waterfall here, hill here, maybe little forest glade over there kind of deal), so I don't know if it's worth it to change anything with the way the tiles are.

Maybe I misunderstood, I dunno. Re-reading the post, what's the difference between horizontal/vertical objects? Horizontal being like the logs in the swamp I assume, vertical objects being long logs instead of wide logs...?

Yeah, that's the difference. Honestly I don't even know why I posted this, 'cuz it's just a good idea to do in general. Basically small blank spots erase random objects in the world so that it doesn't seem like an algorithm. Interestingly enough, there's already a half-way that I do that already, but there are some flaws here and there.

Was the halfway doing it intentional, or just an accident?

No, I purposely put it in so that the areas didn't repeat objects in the same rows. Unfortunately the algorithm is not -perfect- so it's up to this to add just a little more desolation to the tiles.

Little more desolation isn't always good, though.

I reccommend throwing in a couple really cool tiles here and there as sorta easter eggs for the explorer who has seen it all.

After my exams I am so getting back into spriting, I <3's the pixels
A nice little breeder running about

My solution to this all is to add trees. I'll get to it either this or next update.

Ooh trees!
Can we have mazes? And can we hit trees later on with like key items?!