Now I want to make a vector rogue-like with Tolkien-ish world maps...
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#32Would be neat to give it real topo maps and then have it generate the towns and see how well it matches reality. Great work!
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#33Your post is really helpful. I recently tried to create procedural algorithms for medieval maps. I started with path-generation and circular city layouts. Here is my try on paths generation: http://imgur.com/CUs6P4S
If you like pcg maps, have a giggle at my pirate-themed maps and the awful js code behind it.
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#34Very cool! This reminds me of Amit P's polygonal map generation project, which you should look at if you're interested in this kind of stuff. http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/...
Wanted to post this too. That guy is brilliant, and so is OP. I love this stuff.
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#35This is an amazing use of Python. I'm OK with .py but terrible with images so this random generation amazes me. I will be passing this into my DM!
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#36Very cool! This reminds me of Amit P's polygonal map generation project, which you should look at if you're interested in this kind of stuff. http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/...
He's done great projects.
http://www.redblobgames.com - he writes here too.
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#37That is super sweet. It looks sort of similar to how Dwarf Fortress generates its geographies.
You should look at how that game does it because it also involves creating a whole mythology and history to help generate civilizations and their fall/rise.
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#38If you like making fiction maps by hand (but not fantasy maps) - have a look at this great mapping project: Open Geo Fiction: http://www.opengeofiction.net From the about page: "This world is set in modern times, so it doesn't have orcs or elves, but rather power plants, motorways and housing projects. But also picturesque old towns, beautiful national parks and lonely beaches. " It's essentially a fictional OpenStre…
Thanks! Didn't know about that one.
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#39Very cool! This reminds me of Amit P's polygonal map generation project, which you should look at if you're interested in this kind of stuff. http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/...
The OP actually cites that project as the method they use for initial polygon generation, and tells everyone to go read it.
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#40Very cool! This reminds me of Amit P's polygonal map generation project, which you should look at if you're interested in this kind of stuff. http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/...
The OP actually cites that project as the method they use for initial polygon generation, and tells everyone to go read it.
If you want to lose a few weeks hacking away at something kind of fun, then turn around and try to implement the Fortune's Algorithm[1] Voronoi region/Delauney Triangulation method that underlies Amit's map generator.
Somewhere I have a WinForms app I built a while back that animates the process and draws everything out step by step.