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Procedurally generating terrain in dead time before buffer swap
I'm using OpenGL/C++ in Windows, and my main loop looks like this:
GLboolean done = GL_FALSE;
auto_ptr l_world(new World);
l_world->Init();
while (!done) {
if ...
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What is the best way to “carve” a terrain created from a heightmap?
I have a 3d landscape created from a heightmap. I'd like to "carve" some holes in that terrain. That will allow me to create bridges, caverns and tunnels inside it.
That operation will be done in ...
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Level of detail algorithm not functioning correctly
I have been working on this problem for months; I have been creating Planet Generator of sorts, after more than 6 months of work I am no closer to finishing it then I was 4 months ago. My problem; The ...
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How to generate water pools on a 2D tile grid?
I'm coding a algorithm that generate a map, fixed size 2D matrix of tiles (32x32, 64x64, ...), for a game. The game map contains 2 elements, ground and water tiles. I'm trying to flood some water ...
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Procedural star field generator
Is anyone aware of any code to procedurally generate star fields?
Ideally I'd like it to be physics-based so I can have realistic planets and moons.
Best would be in C++, open source, and workable ...
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Midpoint Displacement Algorithm
This question has come mainly out of sheer desperation, after spending several hours trying to figure out the problem.
If you cast your eyes to the picture above, you should see that my midpoint ...
