MapMaker

About the Project

An application using noise functions to procedurally generate two-dimensional maps, built with Java.

Noise libraries used include:

• Simplex Noise by Stefan Gustavson
• Open Simplex Noise by Kurt Spencer

Project Status

The project is in a working state, but I am still working on adding more features and using the base code to experiment with procedural generation.

Screen Shots

Installation and Setup Instructions

Open project in Intellij IDEA or a similar IDE and run the Application class.

Sample maps have already been generated. Change the parameters of the examples to generate different maps.

Reflection

I started this project after seeing a procedural map generator somebody had built using Unity. I wanted to make something similar but practice my Java skills at the same time, so I decided to build one myself using just Java.

Things to Add / Further Research

I am still experimenting with:

• ~~Using temperature and humidity maps along with a height map to create biomes.~~
• ~~Adding in an equator to make the map warmer in the middle and colder at the poles.~~
• Simulating rivers, wind, and sea currents. Possibly looking at simulating erosion over time.
• Procedurally placing cities/empires.
• Ability to edit the map by raising and lowering terrain. Probably need to use some sort of game engine to accomplish this.