sbliven / mlu_maps

Maps for My Little Universe

MLU Maps

Editor for 2D maps for worlds based on Goldberg polyhedra, such as My Little Universe by SayGames.

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How to read maps

MLU planets are Goldberg polyhedra, meaning they are composed of hexagons placed at the vertices of a geodesic sphere. All planets have exactly 12 pentagons, located at the points of an icosohedron. Large planets have seven hexagons between each pentagon, while small planets have three.

To form a map, the 3D shape is "unrolled" by adding gaps between tiles until it lies flat. This is called a net and can be pictured like this:

Image Credit: Unfolding an icosahedron by Rectas. Wikimedia Commons. CC0

This means that all edges in the map will wrap around to join up somewhere else. Paths in the world may cross gaps, and straight lines change direction when crossing an edge. Where possible, edges have been chosen in oceans or mountains to make it easier to navigate.

Creating maps

Using the tool is described here. It describes how to change level contents and styles. Contributions of official MLU maps are welcome! See Contributing for more information.

Contributing

There are many ways to contribute! Most don't require any coding skills, but rather the patience to encode maps into a readable format.

Please see CONTRIBUTING for information on how to contribute.

Level Progress

Level	Tiles	Resources	Numbers
1. Gaia	✅	⚠️	❌
2. Trollheim	✅	⚠️	⚠️
2.1 Azurite Cavern	⚠️	⚠️	❌
2.2 Stufurs Lair	❌	❌	❌
2.3 Skellirs Lair	⚠️	⚠️	❌
3. Dimidium	✅	✅	⚠️
3.1 Shipwreck Shallows	❌	❌	❌
3.2 Molten Abyss	❌	❌	❌
3.3 Diamond Mine	✅	✅	❌
3.4 Crash Site	❌	❌	❌
3.5 Crabster Zone	❌	❌	❌
3.6 Rise of Tentacles	❌	❌	❌
4. Factorium	❌	❌	❌
4.1 Mystery Keep	❌	❌	❌
4.2 Engine Room	❌	❌	❌
4.3 Einhar	❌	❌	❌
4.4 A 69	⚠️	⚠️	❌
5. Wadirum	❌	❌	❌
6. Odysseum	❌	❌	❌
7. Dragonora	❌	❌	❌
8. Egyptium	❌	❌	❌
9. Asium	❌	❌	❌

✅ Finished ⚠️ Started (often on paper) ❌ Not started

License

Copyright Spencer Bliven and released under the GPL 3.0 or later license.

Game artwork copyright SayGames.