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Procedural & open worlds

Generate worlds from seeds and stream, cull and batch them so huge maps stay fast.

Start: Seeded Noise
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  1. Mathematicscommon1. Seeded NoiseReproducible terrain from a single seed.
  2. Performanceadvanced2. Chunk StreamingLoad and unload the world around the player.
  3. Performancecore3. Spatial PartitioningFind neighbours fast in a large world.
  4. Three.js & Renderingcommon4. Level of Detail (LOD)Cheaper meshes far away.
  5. Three.js & Renderingcore5. Frustum CullingDon't draw what's off screen.
  6. Performancecore6. Draw CallsInstance repeated props.
  7. Performancecommon7. Texture AtlasFewer material switches for many sprites.
  8. Performancecommon8. Time SlicingSpread expensive updates across frames.