exploring a forest village. i'm going to do another generator after this which is more directly based on poschengband, i think, and each village will pick from the two. - ThreadSky

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lorenschmidt.bsky.social • 78 days ago

exploring a forest village.

i'm going to do another generator after this which is more directly based on poschengband, i think, and each village will pick from the two.

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freykin.bsky.social•78 days ago

That looks great!

lorenschmidt.bsky.social•78 days ago

thank you!

flutterm.bsky.social•77 days ago

Do you have a write-up of how you handle vision raycasting? Not sure if it's an illusion, but it looks forgiving on some angles and reveals more than a strict line would. Does something like a "wider angle" when entering a room work? Akin to how we as humans perceive a room's shape..

flutterm.bsky.social•77 days ago

..just by standing in the doorway, without seeing the corners.

lorenschmidt.bsky.social•77 days ago

that part is just a perceptual artifact, but i actually do want to do that! i think it would feel really neat.

the technique is like what a lot of traditional roguelikes do. it casts rays out from the player position. i'm deliberately casting them irregularly so they are imperfect.

lorenschmidt.bsky.social•77 days ago

they have some articles here: https://www.roguebasin.com/index.php/Ray_casting

flutterm.bsky.social•76 days ago

Yeah, the irregular rays give it a very natural feel! Also made me wonder, whether terrain-specific rays could work -- something like semi-occlusive foliage from random angles. And thanks for the link! roguebasin looks like a fantastic resource

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