// this handles cell creation using the passed coordinates
private Cell createCell(MazeVector coords)
{
// uses the attached prefab to make a cell object and uses the passed coordinates to set it's location in the world
Cell newCell = Instantiate(cellPrefab) as Cell;
cells [coords.x, coords.z] = newCell;
newCell.coordinates = coords;
newCell.name = "Maze cell " + coords.x + ", " + coords.z;
newCell.transform.parent = transform;
// adjusts the local position of the cell by set factors so that the cells will be all joined correctly
newCell.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(coords.x - size.x * 0.5f + 0.5f, 0f, coords.z - size.z * 0.5f + 0.5f);
return(newCell);
}
// this is the next step of maze generation
private void nextStep(List <Cell> active)
{
int currentIndex = active.Count - 1; // index is set to one less than the current active count
Cell currentCell = active[currentIndex]; // the cell to work on is the one at the currentIndex in the active list
// checks if the current cell is fully initialised and if so removes it from the active list and ends the function
if (currentCell.isFullyInitialised)
{
active.RemoveAt(currentIndex);
return;
} // otherwise
// a random unused direction is chosen
Direction direction = currentCell.randomUninitialisedDirection;
// the coordinates of the cell in the selected direction are found
MazeVector coordinates = currentCell.coordinates + direction.toMazeVector2();
// if those coordinates are within the range of the maze world
if (containsCoordinates(coordinates))
{
Cell neighbour = getCell(coordinates); // the cell at those coordinates is set as the neighbour cell
// a neighbour is null when it hasn't been created for anything yet and so in that case is it
// initialised and a passage is formed between the two cells
if (neighbour == null)
{
neighbour = createCell(coordinates);
createPassage(currentCell, neighbour, direction);
active.Add(neighbour);
}
// otherwise a wall is created between the two cells
else
{
createWall(currentCell, neighbour, direction);
}
}
// if the coordinates are outside of the maze world space then a wall is made on that edge of the cell
else
{
createWall(currentCell, null, direction);
}
}
// returns the cell at the specified coordinates
public Cell getCell(MazeVector coordinates)
{
return(cells[coordinates.x, coordinates.z]);
}
// checks if the coordinates passed to the function are within the range of the maze world
public bool containsCoordinates(MazeVector coordinate)
{
return(coordinate.x >= 0 && coordinate.x < size.x && coordinate.z >= 0 && coordinate.z < size.z);
}
