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Small fun experiment to tinker with "wave function collapse" for infinite, organic feeling, maze generation. Then I wanted a way to have the same generation every time for a given seed, while still being explorable infinitely. So I merge a seed-based priority assignment and zone interface and then resolve the inside of a zone using WFC.

Those places can be walked infinitely with infinite levels up and down.

Probably just me, but it calms my nerves to roam those digital corridors.

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blobdole
Finally! The control I always wanted when watching the 3D Maze screensaver on Win 95!

This is a pretty fun base to slowly trickle content into over time. I am not sure how you structure the back end, but I would organize my data so I can easily add more stuff at different rarity levels.

Imagine running around, starting to feel like you have a grasp on how it will all be from now on, and then you round a corner and see a double height room or a room with a stream running through it.

Instant feeling of "how big is this?"

olup
Thanks so much for this comment; exactly what I had in mind without being able to put a pin on it, the 3D screensaver!!

At this point there is no backend. Everything is generated from a single seed. A couple of 3D assets and rules for generation (like indeed rarity levels). There are stairs, corner stairs, and double-height rooms, and I am adding more variety when I feel like it. Also, different environments (like dungeons or backrooms) have different raily rules.