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Procedural Generation in Godot Christopher Pitt

Procedural Generation in Godot By Christopher Pitt

Procedural Generation in Godot by Christopher Pitt

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Procedural Generation in Godot: Learn to Generate Enjoyable Content for Your Games by Christopher Pitt

Learn the tricks of simple procedural generation and how various genres, such as racing simulators, platformers, and roguelikes, can all benefit from these techniques.

In this book, you'll learn how to combine hand-crafted content with algorithms to create immersive and beautiful environments. You'll learn how to create a seeding system, so that you can replay great levels with your friends. We'll cover how to create good tilesets, how to use the tilemap editor effectively, and how to inject just the right amount of logic into an otherwise automated machine that is your own personal procedural content generation engine.

We will use 2D examples to demonstrate the concepts covered throughout the book. By the time you complete this book, youll have a good handle on how to add procedural generation to your games.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn to set up the perfect content generation system
  • Master the tools for randomization and repeatability
  • Understand how much content to craft versus how much to generate

Who This Book Is For

Basic familiarity with the Godot engine and GDScript is essential. While all concepts are explained in the book, it can be overwhelming learning these techniques at the same time as learning the engine.

About Christopher Pitt

Christopher Pitt is a developer living in South Africa. He has published a bunch of indie games, many of which use procedural content generation, on mobile, and desktop environments. Most of his games have been built in JavaScript or the Godot engine. He also likes to bake sweet things and build wood things.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Hand crafted vs. ProceduralSub -Topics A study of hand-crafted content Case study of Limbo A study of procedural content Case study of Oxygen Not Included How much of each is good? Case study of Diablo 2 Brief overview of different approaches we'll take in the rest of the book
Chapter 2: Generating with NodesSub - Topics Set up new project Create node hierarchy (with limited inheritance) Use randomization to place nodes in an area Vary node behavior to create realism
Chapter 3: Generating with TilesSub - Topics: Create Tilemaps and Tilesets Change tiles via code Creating and using Autotile via the editor Using Autotile via code
Chapter 4: Recreating SokobanSub - Topics: Create a new project (rapid) Create a player character Add movement to the player character Create a push able crate Create a storage location Create different levels with code Add level transitions
Chapter 5: Designing Levels in Pixel ArtSub - Topics: Brief introduction to Aseprite Importing map assets into Godot Reading image data Defining map cell types Drawing cells into a game
Chapter 6: Creating a Seeding SystemSub - Topics: Using seeded PRNG randomization Loading word lists into a game Displaying, storing, and using seeds in generation
Chapter 7: Recreating Bouncy CarsSub - Topics: Create a new project (rapid) Create a seed screen Create a few maps in pixel art, read them into the game Manipulate quadrant maps to form a loop Put players into the loop Trace the "correct" path, display helper direction arrow
Chapter 8: Navigating in Generated LevelsSub - Topics: Intro to navigation polygons in tile maps Combining collision shapes with navigation meshes Exploring alternatives to mesh manipulation Randomizing specific obstacles to optionally include navigation or collision
Chapter 9: Randomized Collective Nodes within a Generated MapSub - Topics: Identifying collections of cells Representing these as larger structures in a generated space Adding variability to these structures
Chapter 10: Recreating InvasionSub - Topics: Create a new project (rapid) Prototype a global generator, rooms, levels, tiles, and doodads Generate rooms Handle room transitions Collect compound doodads Create houses with variability Spawn survivors, add acquisition and rescue Spawn soldiers, add capture and harass Create exit point
Chapter 11: Paths and Path FollowersSub - Topics: Create path by hand Create node to follow Make node follow path Create path via pixel art Connect multiple separate paths together (train switch)
Chapter 12: Interaction SystemsSub - Topics: Create player and intractable nodes Create area-based (proximity) nodes that can be reused Implement event-based interaction Brief intro for dialogic add-on, as a means of extending the interaction system
Chapter 13: Recreating This War of MineSub - Topics: Create new project (rapid) Prototype rooms, make pixel art map Create paths Create playable characters with path followers Create intractable nodes in rooms Add dialogic add-on for interaction between playable characters

Additional information

NPB9781484287941
9781484287941
1484287940
Procedural Generation in Godot: Learn to Generate Enjoyable Content for Your Games by Christopher Pitt
Christopher Pitt
New
Paperback
APress
2023-01-18
253
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