EPC2016 - Joris Dormans - Cyclic Dungeon Generation

Stop creating branching paths, start using cyclic dungeon generation. Your levels will feel so much more hand crafted. The dungeon generator for the roguelike, action-rpg Unexplored uses cycles as its core structure. The advantage of cycles over the more common branching paths is that they capture common dungeon design patterns far better. This talk explains the ideas behind cyclic dungeon generation, present a number of level design patterns, show how these patterns can be combined into interesting dungeon levels, featuring varied lock-and-key mechanisms.

[@Mynterne]

Amazing! I'm going to use these ideas to design my next Dungeons and Dragons adventure.

[@AsmageddonPrince]

Do you have a link to the slides, a PDF, or an article?

[@The_Eno]

I too would like to know this.

[@muhammadanshar9942]

me too