Templates are a set of rules designed to let the user engineer the random map to his liking. It is easy to be confused about what a template is and to think its not important but templates are the single most important thing in generating a good map when using the rmg, You can think of the rmg as a dumb generator doing what its told and the template is the brains behind the map , If a template matches what the player’s idea of a good map then a good map will be generated . In my rmg a template is stored in a xml format with a file extension .irt (Idans RMG Template file).
A player’s motivation to create a template is huge, A good template can take some time to complete - up to few hours or maybe more , But once completed it can create an infinite number of maps , All very different yet similar.. Also by publishing their template on the net they can help thousands of other players creating good,new and interesting maps..!
Currently the following can be defined in a template