ProceduralMapGenGame

Final Project for GAP 391 Procedural Content Generation.

I really enjoyed this project, the goal was to create a game using 3 different types of procedural content. I had wanted to attempt to make a cool map for a few semesters now, so I really dove into the tuning of how the maps looked. I found a blog online that had a hand-drawn pixel art map that I wanted to try to replicate. You can download the release build here.

This project uses a previous iteration of the Exelius Engine and is not similar to, or a representation of, the in-progress version of Exelius.

Hand-Drawn Image (Arne Niklas Jansson, 2006-2010):

Here is the final result of this generator:

PCG

The three procedurally generated peices of content are:

• Perlin & Squirrel Noise generated map using 3 layers.
  • The first layer of noise determines the map terrain pattern.
  • The second layer uses noise to determine the biome.
  • The final layer of noise is used to determine the tempurature.
• Perlin & Squirrel Noise generated clouds in 2 layers.
  • The first layer of noise determines the cloud shape.
  • The second layer of noise determines the alpha fall-off.
• Cellular Automata generates and speads fire.
  • Fire spreads at a different rate to each color of tile. (Faster in dryer biomes, slower in humid biomes)

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of a player controlled plane that can collect water from the ocean and dump it over fire. The GIF below was set to a low framerate for size, but the game runs at a reasonable pace (It should probably run at 60+ FPS on most machines fingers crossed).

Some Instructions are shown in the console, as well as the win/lose state and other information.

• Arrow Keys to move.
• Space over water to fill up the planes tank.
• Space over land to attempt to extinguish the fire.
• Q will quit the game.
• Esc will regenerate the map.
• You win the game by extinguishing all the fire before losing %80 of the land.

Installation

Windows

Requirements:

• Visual Studio 2019
• Git for Windows (Optional)

Installation and Building:

• Clone this repository into an empty directory using this command:
  • git clone https://github.com/GroverErin/ProceduralMapGenGame
  • Alternatively, you can just download the source by selecting the Code dropdown and the Download ZIP option.

• Open the ExeliusEngine.sln in the root directory with Visual Studio 2019.
• Build desired configuration
• Run the build in the Visual Studio IDE.
  • Is it recommended to run the engine from the Visual Studio IDE, as running the executable requires copying some assets. To Be Patched.

Known Bugs

• Sometimes the player ship will dissappear, causing a crash when space is pressed. This can be avoided by pressing Esc to regenerate the map when the ship disappears.