Procedural Map Generation

Introduction
Getting Started
3 Topics
Creating a New Project
Setting up the Project Structure
Making it Nighttime
Parsing ASCII to 2D
4 Topics
What is ASCII?
Creating the ASCII Parser
Breaking Down the ASCII String
Cleaning up the Code using an API
Creating 3D Prototype Tiles
2 Topics
A New Scene for Tiles
Putting the Tiles into a Data Table
Turning 2D into 3D
3 Topics
Generating the Map
Flying to the Moon
Creating an API
Checking those Cardinal Directions
5 Topics
What are Cardinal Directions?
Create Corner Tile
Create Key Column for Tiles Data Table
Check those Neighbors
Look for Dead Ends
Spawning the Player
Using the NPC AI Kit
5 Topics
Add the NPC AI Kit to the Project
Add the Combat Dependencies to the Project
Create Enemy Data Table
Update Tiles Data Table and ASCII Map
Dynamically Spawn Enemies
Adding Runtime AI Nav Mesh Generation
3 Topics
Add Runtime Nav Mesh Community Content to Project
Update MapBuilder API for Runtime AI Nav Mesh
Update Player Spawning Logic
Loading Progress UI for Players
4 Topics
Creating the UI
Updating the MapBuilder Script
Creating the PlayerClient Script
Updating the PlayerServer Script
Fighting Back
2 Topics
The Carlos Blade
Giving the Player a Weapon
Polishing Up
6 Topics
Creating a Roof
Player Respawning
Remove Player Flying
Add Player Health Bar
Add Gameplay Music
Adjust the Lighting
Creating an ASCII Editor
6 Topics
Update Tiles Data Table
Create Map Editor Scene
Create Map Editor UI
Create New Binding
Create ASCIIEditor API
Create EditorClient Script
Creating Maps from NFTs
4 Topics
Import Libraries
Create Crypts and Caverns API
Update GenerateMap Script
Test the Game
Course Quiz

Course Quiz

Procedural Map Generation Course Quiz

Test your knoweldge to see what you remember from the course and Lua in general.

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