This script lets you generate random rectangular mazes as .png files. The generated mazes will look something like this:
If you want to use a generated maze for something, you will probably need to make an entrance and an exit for yourself.
##Requirements
- Ruby version 1.9 or higher (OS X comes with that installed).
##Installation ###Mac
- Press the "Download ZIP" button on this site
- Unzip the folder onto your dektop
- Put the generate_maze.rb file on your desktop
- Press Command(⌘)+Space and type "Terminal" and press Enter
- Type in
Ruby desktop/generate_maze.rb -hand press Enter to get started
###Windows Please help me make this by contacting me on email, I do not own a Windows PC.
###Linux
- Start out by installing Ruby, (see the requirements section above)
- Press the "Download ZIP" button on this site
- Put the generate_maze.rb file on your desktop
- Open up a terminal
- Type in
Ruby desktop/generate_maze.rb -hand press Enter to get started
##Getting started
Running the script with -h will produce a help message. If you can get that help message to appear, you should be able to start appending other parameters. Remember to remove the -h.
###Parameters The following is all the possible parameters:
| Name | Short | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| --size WIDTHxHEIGHT | -s | Specify maze_size |
| --seed SEED | -g | Specify seed for generation |
| --color (R,G,B) | -c | Specify wall_color |
| --background_color (R,G,B) | -b | Specify background_color |
| --file_path FILE_PATH | -p | Specify file_path |
| --file_name FILE_NAME | -n | Specify file_name |
| --ascii_preview | -a | Get an ASCII preview in the terminal (ANSI only) |
| --open_file | -o | Open the exported maze when it is generated |
| --help | -h | Get a help message |
| --version | -v | Show version |