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One Page Dungeon Generator

408 points by polm23 7y ago

hcarvalhoalves 7y ago
Nice crisp graphics.
pspeter3 7y ago
I really enjoy all of the generative art watabou creates. I've started learning Haxe just to understand their code.
- tluyben2 7y ago
  Did they release the sourcecode? On reddit he says he does not want to yet?
  - mkesper 7y ago
    Made with Haxe + OpenFL, the source code is available here: https://github.com/watabou/TownGeneratorOS https://github.com/watabou/TownGeneratorOS
    - tluyben2 7y ago
      That's another project though isn't it? Great to see people using Haxe. Much underrated.
  - pspeter3 7y ago
    Yeah, I haven't read this one yet. I've been working through medieval fantasy generator. I hope he releases this one though.
bencollier49 7y ago
"6. An intricate puzzle, swears when solved" Brilliant!
- jfk13 7y ago
  Neat! A slightly less pleasing description I saw was "A trunk holds a lamp and a lamp", which has a definite smell of being machine-generated.
  - vanderZwan 7y ago
    I dunno, that reminded me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc
- brianpgordon 7y ago
  I got "A mundane-looking door, pleads to be killed when the knob is touched." Hahaha
hinkley 7y ago
It seems to be scrolling off the lower right edge on mobile safari, even on a tablet.
neiman 7y ago
Fantastic job! I liked it so much that I went to look at the author Patreon[1]. His main thing is creating medieval fantasy city generator[2], which looks even better. [1] https://www.patreon.com/watawatabou https://www.patreon.com/watawatabou [2] https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator
jcaldas 7y ago
Awesome. How easy would it be to generate a corresponding interactive 3d environment?
0-_-0 7y ago
The dungeons look great. One of the reasons is that they contain a lot of symmetry, which makes them more artificial looking than a typical random maze. Wonder how the code generates that symmetry...
- blotter_paper 7y ago
  I don't know how this code base does it, but I've seen another random dungeon generator that did a first pass generating symmetrical features and a second pass adding asymmetries to get a symmetrical-but-not-too-symmetrical look.
breadandcrumbel 7y ago
Nice generator. But sometimes it makes a dungeon with alot of dying elves
piotrkubisa 7y ago
He is also an author of the Procgen Mansion [0][1][2] - procedural generator of buildings with a floor plans, which includes stairs, doors and windows. [0]: https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion [1]: The demo on that site utilizes keyboard not fancy buttons as in Fantasy City Generator, I recommend to quickly read information about key bindings. [2]: https://itch.io/jam/procjam2018/rate/321647 https://itch.io/jam/procjam2018/rate/321647
harimau777 7y ago
That is really cool! The quality on these is amazing! I would love to read more about how it was made! Also, it's a shame it's not open source. It would be cool to be able to add features that are specific to your game (for example, replace the fantasy things that can appear in rooms with Lovecraft themed things).
jayhoffs 7y ago
This is awesome. The creator is Oleg Dolya[1], who created wonderful roguelike mobile game Pixel Dungeon[2][3], which I spent months on playing on my tube commute until I managed to finish it with all characters. It's just wonderful how a single person (I assume) can get the balance of all details and difficulty so right to produce something so rich and enjoyable. Highly recommended. [1] https://twitter.com/watawatabou https://twitter.com/watawatabou [2] http://pixeldungeon.watabou.ru/ http://pixeldungeon.watabou.ru/ [3] https://github.com/watabou/pixel-dungeon https://github.com/watabou/pixel-dungeon
wsc981 7y ago
Another one that’s nice is a generator from Donjon. Source code only partially available though. His site offers many different types of generators: https://donjon.bin.sh/d20/dungeon/ https://donjon.bin.sh/d20/dungeon/
rayalez 7y ago
Looks amazing! Note that the author also has a fantasy city generator: https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator And mansion generator: https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion If you're into that kind of stuff, there's a world map generator(by different author): https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ and this amazing tutorial on generating maps: https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/ https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/ ---- Also, kinda relevant - awesome talks about modern procedural generation techniques(with AI, Houdini, etc): How AI will change 3D industry https://youtube.com/watch?v=FlgLxSLsYWQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=FlgLxSLsYWQ Procedural world generation for Far Cry https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfizT369g60 https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfizT369g60 Procedurally generating Manhattan for Spider Man https://youtube.com/watch?v=4aw9uyj9MAE https://youtube.com/watch?v=4aw9uyj9MAE Mindblowing talks by Anastasia Opara (using cool math, deep learning, and a lot of creativity to create crazy cool stuff) https://www.anastasiaopara.com/talks https://www.anastasiaopara.com/talks She is the author of the most impressive procedural generation project I've ever seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7J_9Xf_h_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7J_9Xf_h_U ---- Also, I myself have made a little tutorial about procedurally generating a 3D landscape in Houdini: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o3mbIRZhv20 https://youtube.com/watch?v=o3mbIRZhv20
- gota 7y ago
  Isn't watabou the guy that made the original Pixel Dungeon? edit: yes, it is, it's in his page I've used the code of Pixel Dungeon to teach programming - particularly the vision and path finding algorithms. Of course the code was not built for that but what it lacks in didactic qualities it makes up for in _interest of the students in the domain_
rambojazz 7y ago
Is there the source code of this available somewhere?

408 points by polm23 7y ago

hcarvalhoalves 7y ago

Nice crisp graphics.

pspeter3 7y ago

I really enjoy all of the generative art watabou creates. I've started learning Haxe just to understand their code.

tluyben2 7y ago
Did they release the sourcecode? On reddit he says he does not want to yet?
- mkesper 7y ago
  Made with Haxe + OpenFL, the source code is available here: https://github.com/watabou/TownGeneratorOS https://github.com/watabou/TownGeneratorOS
  - tluyben2 7y ago
    That's another project though isn't it? Great to see people using Haxe. Much underrated.
- pspeter3 7y ago
  Yeah, I haven't read this one yet. I've been working through medieval fantasy generator. I hope he releases this one though.

bencollier49 7y ago

"6. An intricate puzzle, swears when solved" Brilliant!

jfk13 7y ago
Neat! A slightly less pleasing description I saw was "A trunk holds a lamp and a lamp", which has a definite smell of being machine-generated.
- vanderZwan 7y ago
  I dunno, that reminded me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc
brianpgordon 7y ago
I got "A mundane-looking door, pleads to be killed when the knob is touched." Hahaha

hinkley 7y ago

It seems to be scrolling off the lower right edge on mobile safari, even on a tablet.

neiman 7y ago

Fantastic job! I liked it so much that I went to look at the author Patreon[1]. His main thing is creating medieval fantasy city generator[2], which looks even better. [1] https://www.patreon.com/watawatabou https://www.patreon.com/watawatabou [2] https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator

jcaldas 7y ago

Awesome. How easy would it be to generate a corresponding interactive 3d environment?

0-_-0 7y ago

The dungeons look great. One of the reasons is that they contain a lot of symmetry, which makes them more artificial looking than a typical random maze. Wonder how the code generates that symmetry...

blotter_paper 7y ago
I don't know how this code base does it, but I've seen another random dungeon generator that did a first pass generating symmetrical features and a second pass adding asymmetries to get a symmetrical-but-not-too-symmetrical look.

breadandcrumbel 7y ago

Nice generator. But sometimes it makes a dungeon with alot of dying elves

piotrkubisa 7y ago

He is also an author of the Procgen Mansion [0][1][2] - procedural generator of buildings with a floor plans, which includes stairs, doors and windows. [0]: https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion [1]: The demo on that site utilizes keyboard not fancy buttons as in Fantasy City Generator, I recommend to quickly read information about key bindings. [2]: https://itch.io/jam/procjam2018/rate/321647 https://itch.io/jam/procjam2018/rate/321647

harimau777 7y ago

That is really cool! The quality on these is amazing! I would love to read more about how it was made! Also, it's a shame it's not open source. It would be cool to be able to add features that are specific to your game (for example, replace the fantasy things that can appear in rooms with Lovecraft themed things).

jayhoffs 7y ago

This is awesome. The creator is Oleg Dolya[1], who created wonderful roguelike mobile game Pixel Dungeon[2][3], which I spent months on playing on my tube commute until I managed to finish it with all characters. It's just wonderful how a single person (I assume) can get the balance of all details and difficulty so right to produce something so rich and enjoyable. Highly recommended. [1] https://twitter.com/watawatabou https://twitter.com/watawatabou [2] http://pixeldungeon.watabou.ru/ http://pixeldungeon.watabou.ru/ [3] https://github.com/watabou/pixel-dungeon https://github.com/watabou/pixel-dungeon

wsc981 7y ago

Another one that’s nice is a generator from Donjon. Source code only partially available though. His site offers many different types of generators: https://donjon.bin.sh/d20/dungeon/ https://donjon.bin.sh/d20/dungeon/

rayalez 7y ago

Looks amazing! Note that the author also has a fantasy city generator: https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator And mansion generator: https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion https://watabou.itch.io/procgen-mansion If you're into that kind of stuff, there's a world map generator(by different author): https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ and this amazing tutorial on generating maps: https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/ https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/ ---- Also, kinda relevant - awesome talks about modern procedural generation techniques(with AI, Houdini, etc): How AI will change 3D industry https://youtube.com/watch?v=FlgLxSLsYWQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=FlgLxSLsYWQ Procedural world generation for Far Cry https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfizT369g60 https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfizT369g60 Procedurally generating Manhattan for Spider Man https://youtube.com/watch?v=4aw9uyj9MAE https://youtube.com/watch?v=4aw9uyj9MAE Mindblowing talks by Anastasia Opara (using cool math, deep learning, and a lot of creativity to create crazy cool stuff) https://www.anastasiaopara.com/talks https://www.anastasiaopara.com/talks She is the author of the most impressive procedural generation project I've ever seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7J_9Xf_h_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7J_9Xf_h_U ---- Also, I myself have made a little tutorial about procedurally generating a 3D landscape in Houdini: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o3mbIRZhv20 https://youtube.com/watch?v=o3mbIRZhv20

gota 7y ago
Isn't watabou the guy that made the original Pixel Dungeon? edit: yes, it is, it's in his page I've used the code of Pixel Dungeon to teach programming - particularly the vision and path finding algorithms. Of course the code was not built for that but what it lacks in didactic qualities it makes up for in _interest of the students in the domain_

rambojazz 7y ago

Is there the source code of this available somewhere?