The algorithmic generation of content in the middle of gameplay, as oppose to the manual placement of preset content and assets.
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Procedurally generated 2d terrain for side scroller on Sega Genesis hardware?
I'm working on the Sega Genesis that has a 8mhz Motorola 68000 CPU.
Any ideas on how to generate fast and decent 2d tile terrain for a side scroller in real time? The game would generate new columns ...
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Need to create beautiful, random, abstract images
To generate random, beautiful, abstract images – which algorithms are not too complex and give good results?
Maybe go for some special gfx library, that would draw lines with glow, etc. ?
Thank you ...
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Using random numbers with a bias
I appear to be awful at describing the question so I'll try and describe the problem.
I want to add a random amount of heads to my creatures but I want to be able to determine several things.
a) The ...
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Improving my Roguelike Dungeon generator? [closed]
I am looking to find improvements upon my Roguelike Dungeon generator. I find it is not 'roguelike' enough, with dungeons just looking like a mess more than anything. What would improve my ...
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Procedural object generation and unique identification
My question relates to procedural content generation and data management of the emerging objects in a database.
I assume a networked game, with a server-client model. Unspecified objects in the game ...
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How to create reproducible probability in map generation?
So for my game, I'm using perlin noise to generate regions of my map (water/land, forest/grass) but I'd also like to create some probability based generation too. For instance:
if(nextInt(10) > 2 ...
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Procedural generation of physics-enabled structures (in a 2D world)
Is it possible to procedurally generate stable structures out of rigidbody objects at a reasonable runtime speed? Imagine Angry Birds's levels kind of structures but generated procedurally.
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How do I efficiently generate chunks to fill entire screen when my player moves?
In my game I generate chunks when the player moves. The chunks are all generated on the fly, but currently I just created a simple flat 8X8 floor. What happens is that when he moves to a new chunk ...
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Different ways to store a 2D map/landscape in XNA
I was looking around at this site about eight months ago and wish I saved the location of this topic but I was wondering the different map rendering styles that you can do in XNA. The one style I ...
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2answers
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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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Can I randomly generate an endless road?
So suppose we stand on a position(x0, y0) of a map. We can only move on the horizontal plane(no jump and stuff) but we can move forward, left, or right (in a discrete math way, i.e. integer movement).
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How do I randomly generate a top-down 2D level with separate sections and is infinite?
I've read many other questions/answers about random level generation but most of them deal with either randomly/proceduraly generating 2D levels viewed from the side or 3D levels. What I'm trying to ...
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1answer
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Parallelizing creation of geometry chunks in minecraft-like game
In my game I separate creation of chunks into two stages. The first is where I generate the heightmap using simplex noise and the 2nd is when I create the actual vertex buffers. I do it like this so ...
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How to combine image with a gradient? Or make it more featured in a different way
I generate an abstract 128x128 image, that is in general two-color (it uses values scaled between "blue" and "white", or other similar color pair). I need to make the image more "featured".
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How do I generate coins in a pattern?
In my game you collect coins (surprise!). At the moment I generate them like this:
Find a random position given a rectangle (eg. the screen size) and generate a coin
Possible positions are left and ...
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How can I simulate a randomly-generated universe? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to generate a universe?
Were would I start looking if I wanted to develop an engine to simulate space at random. Things like black holes, galaxies at distance and ...
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Most efficient way to generate 2D portraits
I am not sure if this is a fitting question for gamedev, or if it is too art related. I am currently trying, to create 2D character protraits for my game.
At first I tried to draw them and even ...
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Best way to go with 3D dungeon crawler generation
I'm trying to prototype a little 3D dungeon crawler. That is, the same system as any rogue-like : A map with little rooms, linked by hallways.
But in 3D. The world is still in blocks, but I can go ...
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1answer
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How to blend biomes with procedural terrain
I'm working on a terrain generator. Through multiple noise functions, I'm able to create many kinds of terrain I like, but I'm having a bit of difficulty joining them together in a seamless fashion.
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2answers
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How to generate houses procedurally in a voxel world?
I am developing a mod for the game Minecraft, a block-based voxel game. As part of the mod, I want to create a procedural house generator that will be generated based on specific needs/desires, such ...
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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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C# XNA: Effecient mesh building algorithm for voxel based terrain (“top” outside layer only, non-destructible)
To put this bluntly, for non-destructible/non-constructible voxel style terrain, are generated meshes handled much better than instancing? Is there another method to achieve millions of visible quad ...
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Drawing a dynamic indicator for a field of view
My goal is to draw a dynamic indicator for a cube, which represents the field of view. The ideal indicator would look the same as in Metal Gear Solid(the blue ones):
From what I have gathered, I ...
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How to randomly create stars in the background?
My player flies around the screen in any direction he wants, and the camera follows him. There are stars in the background. I can't figure out how to randomly generate the stars. I made a star ...
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Procedural Generation of Galaxy
I'd like to generate galaxy using seed , with shape changing a bit and positioning X number of stars.
I'd like to make it realistic (as possible). But i have absolutely no idea how i should do that.
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3answers
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Is there an approach in creating an AI Framework?
I am creating a board game using Actionscript 3.0. I've finished it to the point of the game playable with (computer players making random decision). I'm now working to create an AI framework/module ( ...
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Realistic planetary terrain generation with weights
I need terrain generation for a planet. The planet will be divided up into several hundred hexes, and I need it to be realistic and based on weights. I have dabbled in terrain generation before, but ...
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How do I generate a 2d grid-based map without screwing it up?
I'm relatively new to the mechanics of game development - catching up fast, but there are still some things that escape me. For example: generating a fully-accessible map on a 2d grid.
See the ...
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2answers
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How should I generate and store the boundries of a cave?
I am making a small cave copter game (seriously, where did this type of game come from anyway) and I am trying to figure out how to make and store the procedural generated walls. I am thinking about ...
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2answers
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Creating a basic character skeleton from code
I'd like to have a procedural system that uses a string of data to create a 3d creature. The way I've thought to do this is to use the code to generate a simple creature skeleton (I'll get to the skin ...
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Methods of procedural terrain generation that can work using DirectX 9 (SM2.0)?
I'm working on a simple game / fun project that I want to be largely procedurally generated. At first I started by using boxels (Similar to Minecraft, but not textured) for the terrain and it came out ...
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Infinite detail inside Perlin noise procedural mapping
I am very new to game development but I was able to scour the internet to figure out Perlin noise enough to implement a very simple 2D tile infinite procedural world.
Here's the question and it's ...
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2answers
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Randomly spawning bitmaps on cnvas
I need some ideas in order to finish algorithm. I'm randomly placing objects (bitmaps) on canvas without overlapping. Time needed to finish it is my problem. When I need to spawn for example 80% of ...
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How to decompose a rectangular shape in a Voronoi diagram, only generating convex shapes?
I think this is a very straighforward question, lets say i have a building in 2D, a rectangle shape. Now i want to decompose that area in a lot of convex shapes, as seen in a voronoi diagram, or ...
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How do I generate a level randomly?
I am currently hard coding 10 different instances like the code below, but but I'd like to create many more. Instead of having the same layout for the new level, I was wondering if there is anyway to ...
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2answers
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How to build Arena-ish level using grid tiles?
I had an idea of procedurally generating arena-type levels in which the player would either fight hordes of enemies, or another skilled opponent. The level would be built at the very start of the ...
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Create vertices + indices for cylinder with triangle strips
I'm trying to create vertex and index buffer for a cylinder (in OpenGL, but it shouldn't matter). I think my vertex buffer is fine (I checked drawing with GL_POINTS). Here's the code that builds it:
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Texture artifacts and GLSL bump mapping
I'm working on a 3d terrain. I tried out some existing GLSL implementations for bump mapping using normal maps from a Procedural Infinite 3D Cave Generation tutorial.
The actual code that I used is ...
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Remove “dots” noise (like from dot-matrix printer)
I have 2D array of floats. Using the floats, I generate image by doing proportional selection of color from between COLOR_MIN, COLOR_MAX – for maximal float value at given (x,y), I choose COLOR_MAX ...
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What is the most effective way to create a set of collision points for an aribitrary mesh?
In my project I am working on automatically deforming an arbitrary mesh with respect to another arbitrary mesh, within the context of user generated content, similar to this deformer being developed ...
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Creating a model procedurally through coding? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Creating a basic character skeleton from code
I'd like to have a procedural system that uses a string of data to create a 3d creature. The way I've thought to do this is ...
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1answer
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Help with puzzle game
I have a pattern game and it is almost done however I am stuck on the last part.
I have a screen with 25 blocks (in a table format 5x5) and the user clicks on it to turn over the blocks, I need to ...
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What is the difference between the marching cubes algorithm and metaballs?
After doing some research, I found out about the marching cubes algorithm and "metaballs". How exactly do they differ?
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Animating a jellyfish hardcoding?
I have drew a hemi-sphere by myself, and would like to do basic jellyfish animation by animating the vertices of the hemi-sphere. I tried a lot of experiments but it seems I'm doing it wrong. I need ...
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1answer
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Generating spherical world from heightmapped terrain
I am using a standard heightmapped procedural terrain in my project. However, I want the terrain to appear spherical when the user zooms out. This is an attempt to simulate the appearance of a ...
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1answer
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Create Random Platformer-Gameworld
Evening.
I created a xna-game like the iOS Platformer game "Banana Kong".
The level-layers are currently saved as XML files.
Example:
<level>
<layer1>
<tile type="0" ...
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Transmit map vs Transmit seed
Given a map created with procedural generation algorithms, should the server transmit the seed used to generate this map (so client must contain the same algorithm) or maybe send all the information?. ...
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“Marching cubes” voxel terrain - triplanar texturing with depth?
I am currently working on a voxel terrain that uses the marching cubes algorithm for polygonizing the scalar field of voxels. I am using a triplanar texturing shader for texturing. say I have a grass ...
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Large Blob of landmass in Minecraft Terrain Engine in XNA
I am creating a Minecraft Terrain engine in XNA, and want to create a large blob/cluster of blocks, in a random sort of blob thing, shaped somewhat like the stuff under the Volume Rendering heading on ...
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Moving camera along generated terrain?
I'm generating my terrain on the GPU, using diamond square subdivision (no height map involved). How can I anchor the camera's position to always be on top of the generated terrain?
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