2nd attempt generating a dungeon

[Azure]

This 2nd attempt resulted in a much more convincing dungeon. The colors relate to a Danger Level, if you wanna know.
Tell me what you think.

[Anderas]

What is it that you use as dungeon generator? Something self-written?

[Azure]

I use the rules for Advanced HeroQuest, with some additional tweaks. That allows me to generate a dungeon. Ask me, I have them somewhere...
Sometimes the dungeon looks really friggin weird and blatantly stupidly designed. A dungeon master would probably want to refine and make some changes when the dice rolls bring something stupid to the dungeon.

What you actually see is TableTop Simulator- - a virtual game, available on STEAM. With ''TTS'' you can play HUNDREDS of table top games and board games for the mere price of 20 to 25$

I keep talking about it ! - Just, nobody seems actually convinced of the results except you haha :D

[Anderas]

No, I was about to propose some changes to your algorithm No, it's not convincing, you're right.

I am not convinced by most random dungeon generators. The best was until yet the one from darklight, which uses a game card per available room; you mix them, you place the room you draw from the pile. At intersections, you divide up the pile into several piles, one per exit. But still they look all alike.

What is missing for my taste: You can't generate loops with those, you can't generate secret doors, well, you can't tell a story with them.

Am I too picky?

[Azure]

I agree ! Yes, you make a very valid point. The dungeon is so random, that almost no story-telling is possible. The map doesn't really make sense half of the time and it would be difficult to implement a smart configuration that demonstrates intelligent creatures living there with such a janky architecture.

I do this just for fun, because I only have 1 group of HeroQuest Classic, and I'm bored. I wanna play with custom heroes and custom monsters. I'm testing if most of the mechanics do make sense. It's fun to test stuff. Yes, I've seen DarkLight Memento Mori. It's such an interesting game.
I should actually study DarkLight.

[lestodante]

With TableTop Simulator you can play HUNDREDS of table top games and board games for the mere price of 20 to 25$

Wondering if Hasbro will block Heroquest on TTS because of copyrights infringments....

[Azure]

That's a big question.

They would not be able to erase the Game System.

But they could erase the assets.

If one player has all the rules by heart, and a list of the spells and equipment - everybody can keep playing.

[Mophus]

I like creating dungeons with the AHQ generator, but I slightly altered the generation, too. I use only one set of tiles and don't reuse them. I always pregenerate the dungeon. I draw the dungeon on a A4 sheet of squared paper. One field is one square. I decide where the entrance section should be and the sheet's borders define the maximum expansion of the dungeon.

There's also a software for the AHQ generator: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/12925/ahq-map-generatorzip

[Azure]

Thanks !
That is quite useful !
I appreciate it.