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(C++) CreateSloppyMaze

 

CreateSloppyMaze is a maze code snippet that creates a maze that is as 'sloppy' as requested: a 'perfect' maze has no circular paths in it. The sloppier the maze the more circular paths will be in. The problem with a perfect maze, is that it takes much time to add to last extra walls to make it perfect. For a perfect maze, use the algorithm CreateMaze.

 

 

 

 

 

Project and source code

 

Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

IDE: Qt Creator 2.0.0

Project type: Qt4 GUI Application

Compiler: G++ 4.4.1

Libraries used:

 

 

 

 

 

#include <vector>
#include <cassert>

//From http://www.richelbilderbeek.nl/CppCreateSloppyMaze.htm
std::vector<std::vector<int> > CreateSloppyMaze(const int size, const double fractionPerfect)
std::vector<std::vector<int> > CreateSloppyMaze(const int size, const double fractionPerfect)
{
  //Size must be odd
  assert( size % 2 == 1);
  assert( fractionPerfect >= 0.0 && fractionPerfect <= 1.0);

  std::vector<std::vector<int> > maze(size, std::vector<int>(size,0));

  //Draw outer walls
  for (int i=0; i!=size; ++i)
  {
    maze[0] [i ] = 1;
    maze[size-1][i ] = 1;
    maze[i] [0 ] = 1;
    maze[i] [size-1] = 1;
  }

  //Draw pillars
  for (int y=2; y!=size-1; y+=2)
  {
    for (int x=2; x!=size-1; x+=2)
    {
      maze[y][x] = 1;
    }
  }

  //Check around pillars
  const int nWallsToAdd
    = static_cast<int>(fractionPerfect
      * static_cast<double>(((size / 2) - 1) * ((size / 2) - 1)));
  assert(nWallsToAdd <=(((size / 2) - 1) * ((size / 2) - 1)));

  for (int i=0; i < nWallsToAdd; ) //'<' as there might be 2 walls added
  {

    for (int y=2; y!=size-1; y+=2)
    {
      for (int x=2; x!=size-1; x+=2)
      {
        const int nWalls
          = (maze[y-1][x] == 0 ? 0 : 1)
          + (maze[y+1][x] == 0 ? 0 : 1)
          + (maze[y][x+1] == 0 ? 0 : 1)
          + (maze[y][x-1] == 0 ? 0 : 1);
        if ( nWalls == 0)
        {
          switch(std::rand() % 4)
          {
            case 0: maze[y-1][x] = 1; break;
            case 1: maze[y+1][x] = 1; break;
            case 2: maze[y][x+1] = 1; break;
            case 3: maze[y][x-1] = 1; break;
          }
          ++i;
        }
        else if (nWalls == 1)
        {
          switch(std::rand() % 6)
          {
            case 0: std::swap(maze[y-1][x], maze[y+1][x]); break;
            case 1: std::swap(maze[y-1][x], maze[y][x+1]); break;
            case 2: std::swap(maze[y-1][x], maze[y][x-1]); break;
            case 3: std::swap(maze[y+1][x], maze[y][x+1]); break;
            case 4: std::swap(maze[y+1][x], maze[y][x-1]); break;
            case 5: std::swap(maze[y][x+1], maze[y][x-1]); break;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return maze;
}

 

 

 

 

 

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