Where many games use a bottom-up approach to content generation, I like to think #Unexplored2 uses a top-down approach. Let me use this cool ‘lake-bed’ temple I have been working on to illustrate what I mean for #screenshotsaturday #indidev #gamedev #procgen 1/11 A good example of a bottom-up approach is stitching pre-designed rooms into a larger random structure. It works well for many dungeon crawling games, especially when different parameters can be used to vary the rooms. 2/11

'The Place': a new level design philosophy to guide level generation in #Unexplored2. It describes the elementary structure that helps generate locations to complement the typical dungeons and place encounters in them in a logical manner. A thread (1/11) #gamedev #indiedev The place:
- is a confined space with an entrance situated in an environment.
- can only be entered through entrances.
- could be a keep, a house, a tower, a glade, or room.
(2/11)