Procedural Generation

Learn how to create dynamically generated content for endless replayability.

Coming Soon

This guide is under development and will cover:

• Procedural dungeon generation

• Random enemy spawning

• Dynamic loot tables

• Procedural quest generation

• Name generators

• Balanced stat generation

Example Snippet

import random
from barebones_rpg import Enemy, Stats, Location

def generate_enemy(level, enemy_type=None):
    """Generate a random enemy scaled to level."""
    types = ["Goblin", "Orc", "Troll", "Dragon", "Skeleton"]
    enemy_type = enemy_type or random.choice(types)

    # Scale attributes based on level
    base_str = 8 + level * 2
    base_con = 6 + level * 2
    base_dex = 10 + random.randint(-2, 2)

    return Enemy(
        name=f"Level {level} {enemy_type}",
        stats=Stats(
            strength=base_str,
            constitution=base_con,
            dexterity=base_dex,
            intelligence=5 + level,
            charisma=5,
            base_max_hp=20 + level * 10,
            hp=30 + level * 15
        ),
        exp_reward=level * 25,
        gold_reward=level * 10
    )

def generate_dungeon_floor(floor_number):
    """Generate a random dungeon floor."""
    width, height = 40, 30
    location = Location(
        name=f"Dungeon Floor {floor_number}",
        width=width,
        height=height
    )

    # Place walls randomly
    num_walls = random.randint(20, 40)
    for _ in range(num_walls):
        x = random.randint(1, width - 2)
        y = random.randint(1, height - 2)
        tile = location.get_tile(x, y)
        tile.walkable = False
        tile.tile_type = "wall"

    # Spawn enemies
    num_enemies = 3 + floor_number
    enemies = []
    for _ in range(num_enemies):
        enemy = generate_enemy(floor_number)
        x = random.randint(1, width - 2)
        y = random.randint(1, height - 2)
        location.add_entity(enemy, x, y)
        enemies.append(enemy)

    return location, enemies

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