Procedural Low-Poly Terrain Generation with Terracing for Computer Games

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel procedural method for generating low-poly terraced terrains with biomes and vegetation, enhancing visual diversity and realism for computer game environments.

Contribution

It presents a new technique for creating low-poly, terraced terrains with biomes and vegetation, addressing limitations of traditional grid-based terrain generation.

Findings

Generated terrains with distinct terracing and biomes

Enhanced visual diversity in low-poly environments

Effective integration of vegetation into terrain models

Abstract

In computer games, traditional procedural terrain generation relies on a grid of vertices, with each point representing terrain elevation. For each square in the grid, two triangles are created by connecting fixed vertex indices, resulting in a continuous 3D surface. While this method is efficient for modelling smooth terrain, the grid-like structure lacks the distinct, chaotic appearance of low-poly objects and is not suitable to be used for our purposes. The technique presented in this paper aims to solve the following problem: Generate random, low-poly looking terraced terrain with different biomes and add vegetation to create an interesting environment.