Map generation

I mixed the tunnel digging from the tutorial with the cave generator and the result looks pretty decent for now:

Graphics

Previously my 3d graphics looked like this:

I went back to that and wrote a basic shader:

Unfortunately, uniform directional lighting is where my shader skills begin and end, and I was having big trouble composing the 3d assets without an editor:

And some experiments with different floor tiles:

This tileset was easier to compose since it only requires a single block and still looks pretty good:

And then after some experiments using a 2.5d style using billboarded sprites from another pack:

I realized that it actually looked better without the lighting shader (thank you webgl shader for being broken, i guess)

So this is the final style I’ve settled on. Here it is in action:

And with the lighting on for the level:

And an experimental overhead mode that lets you zoom out to see more of the map and is more similar to a traditional 2d view:

ECS and turn based

Earlier this week I wrote a long rant about ECS architecture