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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)sp_lev.h	3.3	96/05/08	*/
+/* Copyright (c) 1989 by Jean-Christophe Collet			  */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#ifndef SP_LEV_H
+#define SP_LEV_H
+
+    /* wall directions */
+#define W_NORTH		1
+#define W_SOUTH		2
+#define W_EAST		4
+#define W_WEST		8
+#define W_ANY		(W_NORTH|W_SOUTH|W_EAST|W_WEST)
+
+    /* MAP limits */
+#define MAP_X_LIM	76
+#define MAP_Y_LIM	21
+
+    /* Per level flags */
+#define NOTELEPORT	1
+#define HARDFLOOR	2
+#define NOMMAP		4
+#define SHORTSIGHTED	8
+#define ARBOREAL	16
+
+    /* special level types */
+#define SP_LEV_ROOMS	1
+#define SP_LEV_MAZE	2
+
+/*
+ * Structures manipulated by the special levels loader & compiler
+ */
+
+typedef union str_or_len {
+	char *str;
+	int   len;
+} Str_or_Len;
+
+typedef struct {
+	boolean init_present, padding;
+	char	fg, bg;
+	boolean smoothed, joined;
+	xchar	lit, walled;
+} lev_init;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y, mask;
+} door;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar wall, pos, secret, mask;
+} room_door;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y, chance, type;
+} trap;
+
+typedef struct {
+	Str_or_Len name, appear_as;
+	short id;
+	aligntyp align;
+	xchar x, y, chance, class, appear;
+	schar peaceful, asleep;
+} monster;
+
+typedef struct {
+	Str_or_Len name;
+	int   corpsenm;
+	short id, spe;
+	xchar x, y, chance, class, containment;
+	schar curse_state;
+} object;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar		x, y;
+	aligntyp	align;
+	xchar		shrine;
+} altar;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y, dir, db_open;
+} drawbridge;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y, dir;
+} walk;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x1, y1, x2, y2;
+} digpos;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y, up;
+} lad;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y, up;
+} stair;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x1, y1, x2, y2;
+	xchar rtype, rlit, rirreg;
+} region;
+
+/* values for rtype are defined in dungeon.h */
+typedef struct {
+	struct { xchar x1, y1, x2, y2; } inarea;
+	struct { xchar x1, y1, x2, y2; } delarea;
+	boolean in_islev, del_islev;
+	xchar rtype, padding;
+	Str_or_Len rname;
+} lev_region;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y;
+	int   amount;
+} gold;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y;
+	Str_or_Len engr;
+	xchar etype;
+} engraving;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y;
+} fountain;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y;
+} sink;
+
+typedef struct {
+	xchar x, y;
+} pool;
+
+typedef struct {
+	char halign, valign;
+	char xsize, ysize;
+	char **map;
+	char nrobjects;
+	char *robjects;
+	char nloc;
+	char *rloc_x;
+	char *rloc_y;
+	char nrmonst;
+	char *rmonst;
+	char nreg;
+	region **regions;
+	char nlreg;
+	lev_region **lregions;
+	char ndoor;
+	door **doors;
+	char ntrap;
+	trap **traps;
+	char nmonster;
+	monster **monsters;
+	char nobject;
+	object **objects;
+	char ndrawbridge;
+	drawbridge **drawbridges;
+	char nwalk;
+	walk **walks;
+	char ndig;
+	digpos **digs;
+	char npass;
+	digpos **passs;
+	char nlad;
+	lad **lads;
+	char nstair;
+	stair **stairs;
+	char naltar;
+	altar **altars;
+	char ngold;
+	gold **golds;
+	char nengraving;
+	engraving **engravings;
+	char nfountain;
+	fountain **fountains;
+} mazepart;
+
+typedef struct {
+	long flags;
+	lev_init init_lev;
+	schar filling;
+	char numpart;
+	mazepart **parts;
+} specialmaze;
+
+typedef struct _room {
+	char  *name;
+	char  *parent;
+	xchar x, y, w, h;
+	xchar xalign, yalign;
+	xchar rtype, chance, rlit, filled;
+	char ndoor;
+	room_door **doors;
+	char ntrap;
+	trap **traps;
+	char nmonster;
+	monster **monsters;
+	char nobject;
+	object **objects;
+	char naltar;
+	altar **altars;
+	char nstair;
+	stair **stairs;
+	char ngold;
+	gold **golds;
+	char nengraving;
+	engraving **engravings;
+	char nfountain;
+	fountain **fountains;
+	char nsink;
+	sink **sinks;
+	char npool;
+	pool **pools;
+	/* These three fields are only used when loading the level... */
+	int nsubroom;
+	struct _room *subrooms[MAX_SUBROOMS];
+	struct mkroom *mkr;
+} room;
+
+typedef struct {
+	struct {
+		xchar room;
+		xchar wall;
+		xchar door;
+	} src, dest;
+} corridor;
+
+/* used only by lev_comp */
+typedef struct {
+	long flags;
+	lev_init init_lev;
+	char nrobjects;
+	char *robjects;
+	char nrmonst;
+	char *rmonst;
+	xchar nroom;
+	room **rooms;
+	xchar ncorr;
+	corridor **corrs;
+} splev;
+
+#endif /* SP_LEV_H */