Random Dungeon Generators Reviewed

indyjoe · 22nd February 2009, 05:28 PM

I started looking into random dungeon generators... so I did a review of six:

Random Dungeon Generators Reviewed

Did I miss any that you would recommend? Is there some other criteria I should add?

Funes the Memorious · 22nd February 2009, 06:31 PM

You could try the one WOTC made.

Random Dungeon Generator Launcher - v 0.1.12 beta

Who knows how much longer it'll stay up there, but its pretty cool with the random adventure generator it has. Can be a litle slow sometimes.

indyjoe · 23rd February 2009, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Funes the Memorious

You could try the one WOTC made.

Random Dungeon Generator Launcher - v 0.1.12 beta

Who knows how much longer it'll stay up there, but its pretty cool with the random adventure generator it has. Can be a litle slow sometimes.

Thanks! I've updated the article with a mini-review of it.

mhensley · 23rd February 2009, 02:18 AM

Thanks for the review! Man, I really should do a new one sometime. I did that one about 10 years ago now.

the Jester · 23rd February 2009, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mhensley

Thanks for the review! Man, I really should do a new one sometime. I did that one about 10 years ago now.

Of the ones in the review, I think yours gave the coolest maps. I do wish their were some customization options, though.

I'd love to see an updated version.

indyjoe · 23rd February 2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mhensley

Thanks for the review! Man, I really should do a new one sometime. I did that one about 10 years ago now.

Thanks for being so cool with the constructive criticism. Like I wrote in the review, yours is one of the few that had varied directions for passages, a wide variety of room shapes, and a mix of dungeons and caverns. Especially cool were some features like overpasses on the same level.

indyjoe · 25th February 2009, 05:52 PM

I've updated the reviews:
-Added a criteria for how well the maps look when printed.
-Added the "Wizards of the Coast" generator. (Actually that was updated earlier, but it wasn't part of the original review list.)
-Added mentions for a couple of other dungeon generators. These are a bit different from the generators I reviewed so I didn't want to focus on them. However, they were worth noting.