Weekly Roundup 86 - 22/10/2021 - Level Layout Generation Part 2 (Patreon)

Hi everyone!

It's been a busy week and we're closer to being able to play the game with randomized dungeon layouts!

The aim for getting out the next playable build is October 29th! I hope to see you then. :D

1: What's New

This week was completely focused on the task of creating a level layout generator which ended up being done over two key parts:

1: Creating enough "Tiles" To successfully test out the idea by stitching them together through the generation process. That meant needing to make a combo of layouts that had different 4-way connections. Some need to be only 3 way or 2 way. Some tiles are L shaped, T shaped and Straight. 

That in itself was time intensive as each tile needs to be created in the tilemap, placed objects and collisions, so I got about 10 in total done and took to mid Wednesday. 

2: Creating the logic state machine which effectively "Builds" out a dungeon out of those random parts and in a random way.

There's also additional logic that adds "Wall Blockers" to any exposed corridors that leads to nowhere, as well as a logic for placing down the exit portal at one of a few pre-determined locations so even that is randomized.

Chests, prisoners and enemies won't spawn in the same places for each tile type every time either. You'll have to explore. :D

This took me up to today and the end result as is you see below in-engine where each tile builds out from the "Entry Portal Tile" 

All in all not a bad week!

2: What's Next

Next week is dedicated entirely to shaping up the build and getting it released. 

There is a fair warning that the next build may be a bit buggy as the process of making all assets in the game as "Prefabs" In unity [Meaning you can copy and paste 1 object multiple times easily.] comes with a lot of adjustment and bug fixing as previously everything wasn't a prefab. 

I think it'll be exciting to get you all a build where every time you play the level it'll be a new layout to explore!

What do you think? :D

- Caroo