Oceanwhirlbigportal

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-02

Overview

oceanwhirlbigportal.lua is a static layout asset used by the DST world generation system. It defines the visual and spatial configuration for the Ocean Whirl big portal structure in the Ocean biome. As a .lua file in the static_layouts/ directory, it is not a runtime component but rather a declarative tilemap description consumed by the worldgen engine to spawn pre-designed structures. The file uses the Tiled Map Editor format and contains tile layer data for background visuals (BG_TILES) and an object group (FG_OBJECTS) marking placement areas for dynamic entities like oceanwhirlbigportal, stack_area, and mast_area objects.

Usage example

Static layout files like this one are not directly instantiated by modders. They are referenced by worldgen tasks and tasksets during map generation. Example referencing in a taskset (not part of this file):

-- In a taskset file (e.g., tasksets/ocean.lua)
{
  name = "oceanwhirlbigportal",
  min_count = 0,
  max_count = 1,
  static_layout = "oceanwhirlbigportal",
  -- other settings...
}

Dependencies & tags

Components used: None identified
Tags: None identified

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
version	string	"1.1"	Tiled map format version.
luaversion	string	"5.1"	Lua version compatibility.
orientation	string	"orthogonal"	Map rendering orientation.
width	number	10	Map width in tiles.
height	number	10	Map height in tiles.
tilewidth	number	64	Width of each tile in pixels.
tileheight	number	64	Height of each tile in pixels.
tilesets	table	see source	Tileset definitions (ground tiles).
layers	table	see source	Layer definitions: BG_TILES (tilelayer) and FG_OBJECTS (objectgroup).

Main functions

None identified. This file exports a static data table and does not define runtime functions or methods.

Events & listeners

None identified. This file is a data asset with no event handling logic.