RE: How to replicate a map (via server) that has roblox terrain and regular parts

[Juicy_Fruit]

This is a continuation post since my game-design category one did not get a good answer however I at least figured out how to generate maps manually

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How to save a map that has roblox terrain & other objects, into a model and replicate it--in games i.e. map rotation

Hello, just wondering how I can store a map that has roblox smooth terrain and regular parts, into a model and then replicate it into a game on demand. So far from my testing, saving it only shows the parts and the terrain is non-existant. I tried looking into this post: How would i import a terrain from one game to another? but it doesn’t seem to work. Any tips?

I’ve seen a game do this (traitor town), degenerating and generating maps after so many rounds, so I’m wondering if anyone here can shed some light

[BuilderBob25620 (BuilderBob)]

You could try using Terrain | Roblox Creator Documentation and Terrain | Roblox Creator Documentation for removing/loading the smooth terrain and then using a separate method for collecting parts in the map (maybe just have separate folders with all the parts in it and reparent each folder). This is a code sample from the Terrain:CopyRegion page:

local terrainRegion = workspace.Terrain:CopyRegion(workspace.Terrain.MaxExtents)
workspace.Terrain:Clear()
wait(5)
workspace.Terrain:PasteRegion(terrainRegion, workspace.Terrain.MaxExtents.Min, true)

Alternatively you could try procedurally generating your terrain. This is how Minecraft creates maps that can always be loaded the same from a seed. It can be confusing and I’m probably not the best person to explain it, so I’ll just provide you with some resources and tutorials about it.

Procedural Generation: Not Just For Terrain

TerrainGenerator - Roblox

Creating Procedural Mountains: A Fractal Noise Tutorial

Creating Procedural Mountains This tutorial will cover generating procedural terrain using various types of noise as heightmaps. We will blend noise together to create convincing "Minecraft" style terrain. I will give you code snippets, diagrams and explanations so that hopefully you can recreate this yourself, and explore other types of terrain generation in the future. The End Goal Here is a video I posted to my twitter showcasing the terrain you will be able to create for yourself by the end…

Dungeon Generation: A Procedural Generation Guide

Dungeon Generation: A Procedural Generation Guide Intro What is procedural generation? This RDC 2019 keynote best describes what it is. [Procedural Generation - Not Just For Terrain | RDC 2019] As @Crazyman32 stated in this video, Procedural generation, loosely defined, is a way of using algorithms in order to create data using pure functions - so it sounds like a lot of gibberish right away - but basically a pure function is one in which you always get the same output as …

How to Make an Automatic Terrain Generator (Procedural Generation) - Roblox Studio Tutorial

This tutorial is not centered around procedural generation but instead just scripting terrain in general.

Create on Roblox

[Juicy_Fruit]

Thank you, led me to the solution which is a simple line of code:

workspace.Terrain:PasteRegion(game.ServerStorage.YOURMAP, workspace.Terrain.MaxExtents.Min, true)

from:

How to load/unload maps with terrain

Basically, there are two very useful functions in the API: Terrain:CopyRegion and Terrain:PasteRegion (Usage example) local terrainRegion = workspace.Terrain:CopyRegion(workspace.Terrain.MaxExtents) workspace.Terrain:Clear() wait(5) workspace.Terrain:PasteRegion(terrainRegion, workspace.Terrain.MaxExtents.Min, true) I suggest saving the terrain regions into serverstorage, and then loading them in when you need them. (to load the terrain from serverstorage all you need to do is: workspace.T…

this will load a saved terrain object and then I can easily just clone the map model