Dynamic Mission Generator?

[Kyth]

Hi,

I'd like to bring up, or unearth, a topic that's piqued my curiosity ever since I read it. A Dynamic Mission Generator for Steel Fury:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147437

I'd imagine that a mission generator would automatically place units, and assign movement orders / objectives, from pre-defined contours. They might even be customized to the terrain of each map. (at least I think that's how the DCG for IL-2 works)

I'm wondering how far the testing went with this, and what the results were?
Perhaps some old hands, from the early days, could let us know what happened to this project, 

[frinik]

 I remember a guy working on this a couple of years ago on the subsimHQ forum with great promises and then dropping out of sight like others with promising ideas before.

Personally I think Graviteam should have one in their next WWII tank sim to make up for the lack of MP.

[Kyth]

The irony is that I have a clear idea what pieces should go into a random mission.
But I haven't a clue about making a generator that would put those pieces together, 

[frinik]

Don't they have an instant battle generator in one of their RTS????I wonder if that feature could be trasnferred into SF?

[Kyth]

As you know, the mission files are in text (ASCII) format, which means that a mission could be created from start to finish using a text editor or generator. It is just a matter of knowing what lines to add in, and where. That is a known fact, having copied and pasted mission files using Notepad before.

Observing many folks flopping and floundering piteously, in their attempts to create missions, maybe an automatic generator would be a good thing. 

Of course, as I said, I have not a clue how to put such a generator together,

[frinik]

 The Mission Editor is not difficult to use.It's just putting missions together with all the frills which is a pain in the neck....

[Kyth]

I agree any auto-generated mission might get a bit generic;

For instance, there wouldn't be found such titles as 'Quietly Flows the Blub' and 'The Battling Bustards',

[Txema]

I agree any auto-generated mission might get a bit generic;

For instance, there wouldn't be found such titles as 'Quietly Flows the Blub' and 'The Battling Bustards',