End-to-End Procedural Generation in Caves of Qud

Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat explain the algorithms and systems used to procedurally generate villages, history, and culture in Caves of Qud.

In this 2019 GDC Math for Game Developers session, Freehold Games' Brian Bucklew & Jason Grinblat do an end-to-end walk-through of the systems used to generate villages in Caves of Qud, which include their own histories, cultures, architectural styles, storytelling traditions, NPCs, and quests. Register for the all-digital GDC 2021: gdconf.com/passes-prices?_mc=sm_x_3pvr_un_x_gdcsf_x_x-yt-gdc… Join the GDC mailing list: gdconf.com/subscribe Follow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDC GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.