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How do you generate tileable Perlin noise?

tiles perlin-noise

mar 5 at 19:24 Tal Liron 31

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Huge procedurally generated 'wilderness' worlds

dec 2 at 11:58 Dominik D 21

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How does Dwarf Fortress keep track of so many entities without losing performance?

ai path-finding multithreading npc

feb 9 at 20:19 Community♦ 1

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New to creating AI - where to start?

2d programming ai

nov 27 at 14:36 Gagege 320

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Procedural… house with rooms generator

algorithm procedural-generation

2d ago pek 1,356

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Is there an algorithm to detect the “mainland” on a 2D map?

algorithm maps

mar 2 '12 at 17:01 David Gouveia 17.7k

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Random map generation

tiles maps tilemap

jul 3 at 23:18 Thraka 72

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What are some ideal algorithms for Rogue-like 2D dungeon generation?

procedural-generation

aug 18 '10 at 16:18 Ian Schreiber 3,636

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How does Flow Field pathfinding work?

path-finding

mar 28 at 18:25 Elijah Emerson 81

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Algorithms for rainfall + river creation in procedurally generated terrain

maps procedural-generation terrain world-design

dec 12 at 3:02 amitp 2,065

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Is there a way to procedurally generate the history of a world?

game-design programming world-design

mar 27 '12 at 12:00 brice 965

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A way to store potentially infinite 2D map data?

xna 2d c# maps platformer

oct 3 at 18:24 Josh Petrie 30.1k

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Understanding Perlin Noise

algorithm php

oct 23 '11 at 1:06 Gabriel A. Zorrilla 500

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Procedural Planets, Heightmaps and Textures

opengl textures procedural-generation cubemap

oct 25 at 17:32 fnord 233

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How can I generate Worms-style terrain?

algorithm procedural-generation perlin-noise

dec 5 '11 at 19:12 Josh Petrie 30.1k

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How can I identify feature regions in a procedurally generated world?

2d maps procedural-generation

aug 10 '11 at 15:49 amitp 2,065

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A Simple Method To Create Island Map Mask

c# procedural-generation perlin-noise masking

apr 22 at 21:14 Ilmari Karonen 3,606

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How does Minecraft world generation happen?

procedural-generation minecraft

jun 6 '12 at 8:00 famousgarkin 673

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How do history generation algorithms work?

algorithm javascript random

apr 18 at 5:11 user29687 11

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How to build a “traffic AI”?

ai movement

dec 7 at 23:24 David Thielen 870

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Partially observable game map — is A* appropriate?

algorithm path-finding maps

apr 25 at 0:39 Adam 3,673

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How do I create tileable solid noise for map generation?

java procedural-generation maps

jun 27 at 18:32 nickbadal 287

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What is a good algorithm for fractal-based procedural city layout?

python terrain-rendering pygame minecraft fractal

oct 24 '11 at 11:40 amb 674

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Hexagonal grid/tiles tutorials

tiles tutorials grid

may 14 at 17:26 amitp 2,065

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Get ring of tiles in hexagon grid

algorithm grid hexagon

mar 18 at 15:11 Liosan 1,605

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How can I create a random “world” in a tile engine?

algorithm tiles maps procedural-generation tilemap

oct 3 at 13:12 Eric 2,199

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2D Planet Gravity

2d 2d-physics

dec 14 at 17:35 SeaFox 1

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Math topics for 3D graphics programming

3d math matrix linear-algebra quaternion

apr 20 '11 at 19:22 jhocking 8,212

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Midpoint Displacement Algorithm

c++ procedural-generation terrain

may 19 '11 at 21:02 Daniel 1,170

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Real Time Dynamic Pathfinding?

algorithm path-finding

may 12 '11 at 6:01 BigSandwich 161

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