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There used to be software called Mojoworld that would allow you to do this, using scientific modeling of various things (geology, botany, climate stuff, etc.) t

There used to be software called Mojoworld that would allow you to do this, using scientific modeling of various things (geology, botany, climate stuff, etc.) to make the generation realistic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MojoWorld_Generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MojoWorld_Generator It hasn't existed for a long time, which is sad. Anyone know good (or even not so good) alternatives?

trynewideas 9y ago
Free or open-source: Tectonics.js: http://davidson16807.github.io/tectonics.js/ http://davidson16807.github.io/tectonics.js/ Torben's Planet Map Generator: http://topps.diku.dk/torbenm/maps.msp http://topps.diku.dk/torbenm/maps.msp donjon World Generators: https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/ https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/, https://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/world/ https://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/world/ VPPlanetGenerator: https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/73-vpplanetgenerator/ https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/73-vpplanetgener... TerraJ: http://terraj.sourceforge.net/ http://terraj.sourceforge.net/ Wilbur: http://www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html http://www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html Platec: https://sourceforge.net/projects/platec/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/platec/ - Commercial/paid: Experilous Worldbuilder ($8): https://experilous.com/1/store/offer/worldbuilder https://experilous.com/1/store/offer/worldbuilder (previously linked to on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8681899 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8681899 ) Space Engine: http://spaceengine.org/ http://spaceengine.org/ - Theory, code, and links: Red Blob Games: http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/polygon-map-generation/ http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/..., http://www.redblobgames.com/x/1728-elevation-control/ http://www.redblobgames.com/x/1728-elevation-control/ (previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14793809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14793809 ) Procedural Content Generation Wiki: http://pcg.wikidot.com/pcg-algorithm:map-generation http://pcg.wikidot.com/pcg-algorithm:map-generation

trynewideas 9y ago

Free or open-source: Tectonics.js: http://davidson16807.github.io/tectonics.js/ http://davidson16807.github.io/tectonics.js/ Torben's Planet Map Generator: http://topps.diku.dk/torbenm/maps.msp http://topps.diku.dk/torbenm/maps.msp donjon World Generators: https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/ https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/, https://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/world/ https://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/world/ VPPlanetGenerator: https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/73-vpplanetgenerator/ https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/73-vpplanetgener... TerraJ: http://terraj.sourceforge.net/ http://terraj.sourceforge.net/ Wilbur: http://www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html http://www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html Platec: https://sourceforge.net/projects/platec/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/platec/ - Commercial/paid: Experilous Worldbuilder ($8): https://experilous.com/1/store/offer/worldbuilder https://experilous.com/1/store/offer/worldbuilder (previously linked to on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8681899 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8681899 ) Space Engine: http://spaceengine.org/ http://spaceengine.org/ - Theory, code, and links: Red Blob Games: http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/polygon-map-generation/ http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/..., http://www.redblobgames.com/x/1728-elevation-control/ http://www.redblobgames.com/x/1728-elevation-control/ (previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14793809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14793809 ) Procedural Content Generation Wiki: http://pcg.wikidot.com/pcg-algorithm:map-generation http://pcg.wikidot.com/pcg-algorithm:map-generation