MarkovNameGenerator VS Koi

Read the original original and then the C# port

About Markov chains, I've bookmarked a nice project

I just implemented in my toolkit a Markov chain Name generator like this in python but I was thinking:

When first posted about my generator, I've been told that there is MarkovNameGenerator by Tw1ddle on GitHub: https://github.com/Tw1ddle/MarkovNameGenerator. Well, thinking about it, I'd still made my own generator, because procedural generation is so much fun :) In the pros of my generator is that it's a tiny js file, however, you'll need to feed it with learning samples, while Tw1ddle's one has a great variety of learning samples pre-gathered and multiple work modes.

I compiled most of the datasets from Wikipedia list-of-* articles over the years. A few were also sent to me by people asking for them to be added.

The entire game is also open source.

I've used this technique to make my game Koi Farm.

Speaking of Koi Farm, Koi Farm has its source open on GitHub: https://github.com/jobtalle/Koi

Koi farm (already out on Steam) is coming to iOS, and we're looking for a few more testers.

GitHub link for those interested.

I've asked many other game developers about their opinion on publishing source code, since this rarely happens. Opinions vary, although the consensus is that there is no strong reason to either do it or not do it. Therefore, this is a bit of an experiment. I hope it facilitates modding, and maybe I can merge some mods into the base game. The code is released under the Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause license, meaning anyone is free to do what they want with the code except for selling it.