CHALLENGE rule randomly generates challenges.

grammars/overland.grm

@@ -7,15 +7,39 @@ VAR LO_PATH = LO_PATH
 VAR HI_PATH = HI_PATH
 VAR lo_path = FLAT_LO
 VAR hi_path = FLAT_HI
-VAR pipes = PIPE_JUMP
+
+###
+#Coin Dive (Some empty blocks. The user climbs them and runs off; coins line their path as they fall back to the ground.)
+#Free power-up. (Sets the player up to get a power-up with little or no challenge.)
+#Straight. (A straight stretch of land with maybe one enemy and maybe some coins or blocks.)
+#Single Pit (A pit that the user must jump over; rocks on either side.)
+#Bowling Alley (A red koopa right before a long line of enemies. Kill them all in a row by throwing the shell.)
+#Cannon Line (A stack of 2-3 canons.)
+#Maze (A... y’know... maze.)
+#Lemming Trap (A little pit with a few enemies that jump down into it.)
+#Platform Jump (A bunch of platforms to jump between.)
+#Pipe Jump (A bunch of thin pipes to jump between. This can be rendered much easier, because sometimes the space between the pipes is filled.)
+###
+
+VAR coin_dive = COIN_DIVE
+VAR power_up = POWER_UP
+VAR single_pit = SINGLE_PIT
+VAR bowling_alley = BOWLING_ALLEY
+VAR cannon_line = CANNON_LINE
+VAR maze = MAZE
+VAR lemming_trap = LEMMING_TRAP
+VAR platform_jump = PLATFORM_JUMP
+VAR pipe_jump = PIPE_JUMP
+VAR CHALLENGE = CHALLENGE
 
 #RULE name -> {probabilities}, (clause) [+,|] (clause)...
 RULE S -> LAND_SEGMENT + LAND_SEGMENT
 RULE LAND_SEGMENT -> {0.25,0.65,0.10}, (LO_HI + HI_LO) | (LO_PATH) | (LAND_SEGMENT + LAND_SEGMENT)
-RULE LO_HI -> LO_PATH + HI_PATH
-RULE HI_LO -> HI_PATH + LO_PATH
-RULE HI_PATH -> {0.25,0.75}, (HI_PATH + HI_PATH) | (hi_path)		
-RULE LO_PATH -> {0.10,0.60,0.30}, (LO_PATH + LO_PATH) | (lo_path + pipes + lo_path) | (lo_path)		
+RULE LO_HI -> LO_PATH + CHALLENGE
+RULE HI_LO -> CHALLENGE + LO_PATH
+#RULE HI_PATH -> {0.10,0.60,0.30}, (HI_PATH + HI_PATH) | (hi_path + CHALLENGE + hi_path) | (hi_path)
+RULE LO_PATH -> {0.10,0.60,0.30}, (LO_PATH + LO_PATH) | (lo_path + CHALLENGE + lo_path) | (lo_path)		
+RULE CHALLENGE -> {0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10}, coin_dive | power_up | lo_path | single_pit | bowling_alley | cannon_line | maze | lemming_trap | platform_jump | pipe_jump
 
 #START variable name
 START = S

src/dk/itu/mario/level/FitnessEvaluator.java

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ public class FitnessEvaluator {
 		System.out.println("Evaluating LevelParseTree for fitness");
 		List<LevelComponent> levelTemplate = parseTree.getLevelTemplate();
 		//a good level has 8-16 components, plus some additional complexity depending on the player's skill level
-		return levelTemplate.size() > 7 && levelTemplate.size() < 17;
+		return levelTemplate.size() > 9 && levelTemplate.size() < 25;
 	}
 }

src/dk/itu/mario/level/LevelComponent.java

@@ -2,7 +2,26 @@ package dk.itu.mario.level;
 
 public class LevelComponent {
 	public enum TYPE {
-		BLOCKS, COINS, FLAT_HI, FLAT_LO, FLAT_SAFE, HI_LO, HI_PATH, LEVEL_SEGMENT, LEVEL, LO_HI, LO_PATH, MAZE, PIPE_JUMP, PLATFORM_JUMP, POWER_UP
+		BLOCKS,
+		BOWLING_ALLEY, 
+		CANNON_LINE, 
+		COIN_DIVE, 
+		FLAT_HI,
+		FLAT_LO, 
+		FLAT_SAFE,
+		HI_LO,
+		HI_PATH,
+		LEMMING_TRAP,
+		LEVEL_SEGMENT, 
+		LEVEL,
+		LO_HI,
+		LO_PATH, 
+		MAZE, 
+		PIPE_JUMP, 
+		PLATFORM_JUMP, 
+		POWER_UP,
+		SINGLE_PIT,
+		CHALLENGE
 	};
 
 	public enum MazeLevel {

src/dk/itu/mario/level/PCGLevel.java

@@ -1145,6 +1145,28 @@ public class PCGLevel extends Level {
 					case MAZE:
 						length += buildMaze(length, width - 64 - length);
 						break;
+					case BLOCKS:
+						length += buildMaze(length, width - 64 - length);
+						break;
+					case BOWLING_ALLEY :
+						length += buildBowlingAlley(length, width - 64 - length);
+						break;
+					case CANNON_LINE :
+						length += buildCannonLine(length, width - 64 - length);
+						break;
+					case COIN_DIVE :
+						length += buildCoinDive(length, width - 64 - length);
+						break;
+					case LEMMING_TRAP :
+						length += buildLemmingTrap(length, width - 64 - length);
+						break;
+					case POWER_UP :
+						length += buildFreebie(length, width - 64 - length);
+						//length += buildStraight(length, lcomp.getEnd(), true);
+						break;
+					case SINGLE_PIT :
+						length += buildSinglePit(length, width - 64 - length);
+						break;
 					default:
 						System.out
 								.println("Cannot build level segment for unrecognized LevelComponent type: "

src/dk/itu/mario/level/grammar/LevelGrammarFactory.java

@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public class LevelGrammarFactory {
 		}
 		
 		String remainder = clause.substring(rBraceIndex);
+		if (remainder.startsWith("}, ")) {
+			remainder = remainder.substring(3);
+		}
 		List<String> rhsClauseStrings = new ArrayList<String>();
 		if (remainder.contains("(")) {
 			int nextLeftIndex = -1;