Top 23 procedural-generation Open-Source Projects

• WaveFunctionCollapse

  99 22,675 4.8 C#

  Bitmap & tilemap generation from a single example with the help of ideas from quantum mechanics

Project mention: I use Wave Function Collapse to create levels for my game (2022) [video] | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-27

• SpaceshipGenerator

  3 7,567 0.0 Python

  A Blender script to procedurally generate 3D spaceships

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• MarkovJunior

  36 6,769 2.5 C#

  Probabilistic language based on pattern matching and constraint propagation, 153 examples

• veloren

  33 5,332 9.9 Rust

  An open world, open source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Cube World. This repository is a mirror. Please submit all PRs and issues on our GitLab page.

  

Project mention: MagicaVoxel – A free voxel art editor and interactive path tracing renderer | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-28

I've never used it, but (from what I've seen) is a great tool for modeling Voxels.

Shameless plug: The format (and the tool) had been used with great success in Veloren, an Open Source Voxel MMORPG written in rust (https://www.veloren.net/). The artist team has made great assets for the game and landscapes for the release parties.

Your should check out the project, it is really cool.

(Disclaimer: I'm part of the mod team.)

• Fantasy-Map-Generator

  597 4,246 8.7 JavaScript

  Web application generating interactive and highly customizable maps

Project mention: CC0-licensed fantasy map brushes based on historical cartography | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-12-21

Adding to the other answers, there are also -besides Photoshop, Gimp, etc- specialized tools to draw fantasy maps. The site mentions Wonderdraft [0], but there are a bunch of others though not all of them support using external brushes.

Some other tools in this space may be Watabou's tools [1], Azgaar's tools [2], Inkarnate [3], Mapforge [4], or quite a few more which you can find links to in this list [5]. Again: you could use these brushes with some of these; not all support external brushes.

[0] https://www.wonderdraft.net/

[1] https://watabou.github.io/

[2] https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/

[3] https://inkarnate.com/

[4] https://www.mapforge-software.com/

[5] https://www.mapforge-software.com/links-to-map-making-apps/

• material-maker

  11 3,122 8.8 GDScript

  A procedural textures authoring and 3D model painting tool based on the Godot game engine

• FastNoise

  57 2,541 7.8 Rust

  Fast Portable Noise Library - C# C++ C Java HLSL GLSL JavaScript Rust Go

Project mention: Using FastNoiseLite (or any GLSL library) in a shader. | /r/godot | 2023-07-07

If you go to the FastNoiseLite github you'll see there's a FastNoiseLite.glsl file, this file contains the entire library. So to use this in a shader we need to use the new shader #inlude preprocessor. In short, create a new ShaderInclude resource, paste the contents of the FastNoiseLite.glsl file into it and then simply #include it in your shader.

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• ProceduralToolkit

  2 2,429 0.0 C#

  Procedural generation library for Unity

  

• fishdraw

  19 2,186 0.0 JavaScript

  procedurally generated fish drawings

• morphogenesis-resources

  5 1,955 4.8

  Resources on the topic of digital morphogenesis (creating form with code). Includes links to major articles, code repos, creative projects, books, software, and more.

• pioneer

  38 1,558 9.7 C++

  A game of lonely space adventure

  

Project mention: SpaceTraders: A multiplayer game built on a free web API | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-05-08

Not to be confused with Pioneer Spacesim, the remake of Elite 2, a free online game

https://pioneerspacesim.net/

• simplex-noise.js

  2 1,478 4.4 TypeScript

  A fast simplex noise implementation in Javascript / Typescript.

Project mention: Using simplex noises and a circular mask for map generation | /r/gamedev | 2023-05-10

This is the simplex lib I use in JS https://github.com/jwagner/simplex-noise.js

• RealtimeMeshComponent

  7 1,454 8.4 C++

  Unreal Engine 4 plugin component for rendering runtime generated content.

  

Project mention: How to create a mesh programmatically? | /r/unrealengine | 2023-09-23

Take a look at this: https://github.com/TriAxis-Games/RealtimeMeshComponent

• godot-procedural-generation

  3 1,364 1.5 GDScript

  Procedural generation algorithms and demos for the Godot game engine

  

• Mixture

  4 1,130 1.8 C#

  Mixture is a powerful node-based tool crafted in unity to generate all kinds of textures in realtime

• 3DWorld

  54 1,056 9.9 C++

  3D Procedural Game Engine Using OpenGL

Project mention: Generating Master of Orion 2 like starmap | /r/proceduralgeneration | 2023-07-05

You mean you want to draw the individual stars themselves? It's likely just a texture, probably white so that it can be colored differently for each star. This is how I've done it. Try a Google image search for "flare texture". You can find some of the ones I used here (flare*.jpg): https://github.com/fegennari/3DWorld/tree/master/textures

• TerraForge3D

  53 904 6.7 C++

  Cross Platform Professional Procedural Terrain Generation & Texturing Tool

• Unreal-Engine-Guide

  17 901 7.3 C++

  Unreal Engine 5 Guide. Learn to develop games for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch.

• FastNoise2

  5 892 6.1 C++

  Modular node graph based noise generation library using SIMD, C++17 and templates

• Eigengrau-s-Essential-Establishment-Generator

  103 796 0.0 TypeScript

  A town generator that is suitable for out of the box play in any fantasy TTRPG setting.

Project mention: DM RESOURCES | /r/DMAcademy | 2023-05-19

Kassoon Eigengrausgenerator Donjon PBE games Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator.

• tree-gen

  2 792 0.0 Python

  Procedural generation of tree models in blender

• noise-rs

  1 777 6.7 Rust

  Procedural noise generation library for Rust.

• Edgar-Unity

  2 748 7.4 C#

  Unity Procedural Level Generator

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