/// <summary>
/// Generates a level given the properties defined by its member variables.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="startPosition">The center position of the first cell in the level grid.</param>
/// <param name="startCellAnchor">The position of the first cell, relative to the grid. .</param>
/// <param name="endCellAnchor">The position to which the last cell of the grid is anchored (i.e., is the final
/// cell at the top, bottom, left or right of the grid?) </param>
public void GenerateLevel(Vector2 startCellPosition, CellAnchor startCellAnchor, CellAnchor endCellAnchor)
{
if (paused)
{
return;
}
// Store the given arguments in their respective member variables
this.startCellPosition = startCellPosition;
this.startCellAnchor = startCellAnchor;
this.endCellAnchor = endCellAnchor;
// Create the level grid which stores the GameObjects and cell information for all cells in the level.
grid = new LevelCell[rows, columns];
// Set the seed for the random number generator. Ensures that, given the same seed, the same level will be reproduced.
Random.seed = this.seed;
// Compute and store the (row,column) coordinates of the starting/ending cells of the level grid.
startCellCoordinates = ComputeStartCellCoordinates();
endCellCoordinates = ComputeEndCellCoordinates();
// Create the GameObject which will act as a parent to every GameObject in the level.
levelHolder = new GameObject("Level").transform;
Debug.Log("Branch Navigator: " + branchNavigator.ToString());
// Generate the golden path for the level. This is the main road that leads from start to finish.
GenerateGoldenPath();
Debug.Log("Branch Navigator: " + branchNavigator.ToString());
// Generate the branches in the level maze. These are divergences in the maze that lead to nowhere
GenerateBranches();
Debug.Log("Branch Navigator: " + branchNavigator.ToString());
// Iterate through the level grid and populate all the non-occupied cells with obstacles.
GenerateObstacleCells();
// Generates the level cells which close off the level.
GenerateBoundaries();
// Update the 'vertical/horizontalBounds' variables to store the positional bounds of the level.
UpdateVerticalBounds();
UpdateHorizontalBounds();
}