MapMagic 2

A node based procedural and infinite game map generator. Can create a playable and nice-looking terrain of any size in a couple of minutes with the help of graph and nodes workflow. Also supports creating endless maps by generating new terrains in playmode. Additional modules can place object, biomes and roads.

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Each node on a graph represents a terrain or object generator: noise, voronoi, blend, curve, erosion, etc. Once the nodes are connected the magic happens: a game map will be created without any human involvement.

No need for painstaking work sculpting and drawing vast terrains, placing thousands of objects, painting fields of grass: just give your orders to the plugin in the form of a node graph and it will create a map automagically!

MapMagic 2 has additional modules that extend it's features:

- MapMagic 2: Objects turns MM2 from terrain tool to a full-scale auto world creator;

- MapMagic 2: Splines adds the possibility to create roads and rivers;

- MapMagic 2: Biomes and Functions sub-graph nodes. Biomes offer blending several graphs in one scene, and Function brings out some graph functionality into a separate one.

Has special nodes to work with (however due to irrespective eventual asset changes and variety of features and modules 100% compatibility is not guaranteed): CTS, MegaSplat, MicroSplat, Vegetation Studio Pro. And in pinned (non-dynamic) mode: with all of the assets using standard Unity terrains.

The asset comes with the full source code.

Release Notes

2.1.19

New features:

- Transition node: like Position node + set rotation and scale + move it with gizmo in scene view + expose these values.

- Distort node: offset map pixels of using X and Z direction masks.

Bug fixes:

- Fixed preview not showing on some URP setups

- Fixed Simple Form generated epsilon value at the edge

- Fixed exposing: noise type, tree output parameters, object output params, rarefy node values

- Comments remove fix

Improvements:

- Faster initial object spawn

- Spline Interlink - Max Distance parameter. Prevents interlinking of far objectects

2.1.18

Bug fixes:

- Unity 6000.2 compatibility

- Fix generating performed when infinite mode off (but limited on)

- Fix color picker not opening in Unity 6000.1 or later

- Nullref when changing graph seed if graph has empty portal

- Fixed Unity Spline output positioning for non-zero tiles

Improvements:

- Generate tiles not only around one coordinate, but a list of coordinates

- Generate tiles around a list of objects, not just tag

- onGenInstantiated action in Generator.Create to provide layers constructor

- Selector From, To and Transition values are now exposable

2.1.17

Bug fixes:

- Graph serialization (loading) fix

- Error on generating draft-only tile fixed

- Terrain had only one texture channel in build fix

- Duplicate scripts removed

- Class not found on exporting package fixed

2.1.16

Improvements:

- Comments sticky notes

- Biomes in BiomeSet now can read their mask

- Align To Ground and Position Jitter features support for grass

- Graph performance improvement when dragging node by fixing undo recording

Bug fixes:

- Fixed moving nested group along with parent group

- Copy-Paste of selected nodes with Ctrl-C Ctrl-V fixed

- Lock with relative height not working when MM object has an offset fix

- Lock not working when terrain and grass output prototypes don't match fix

- Improper portal copy fix

- Fixed Objects Mask node creates objects when mask is 0 from time to time

- MicroSplat compatibility fix: did not assigned terrain layers due to MS version change

2.1.15

New node:

- Unity Splines package output - exports generated result to native package splines (enable in Window/MapMagic/Settings)

Improvement:

- Non-uniform Simple Form - allows creating non-square initial shapes

Bug fixes:

- Fixed trees becoming white on SRP

- Fixed splines preview positioning

- Megasplat error on layer add fixed

2.1.14

Improvements:

- Pathfinding node now can weld endpoints to fix roads at different levels

- Exposed Scatter Mode for Grass output to fix empty grass in URP

- Nodes have Help link in right click - Generator to view documentation pages

- Unity's new Affect Density Scale support (MM object - grass settings)

Bug Fixes:

- Grass not appearing in builds fix

- NullRef exception fix when disconnecting nodes in graphs using functions

2.1.13

New Nodes:

- Adjust node for Splines

Improvements:

- Spline Scatter node sets spline direction for objects

- Move node can move objects along object directions

- Added support for PreserveTreePrototypeLayers

Bug fixes:

- Generate around tag fixed

2.1.12

New Nodes:

- Terrain Holes Output generator

- Splines module: Scatter node (places objects along spline)

Other Features:

- Open generator codes with right click

- Graph.GetGeneratorById method that simplifies changing nodes parameters with scripts

Bug fixes:

- New node update system designed to work with Clusters

- All Spline nodes: fixed incorrect line length calculation when tangents and points form a single line

- Clearing terrain on node disconnect fix

- Warning dialog on switching grass instancing with improper grass type

- Fix Objects Preview showed a bit incorrect height because margins were not taken into account

- Checking render pipeline name when assigning preview shader

2.1.11

Bug Fixes:

- Crash on Spline Stamp fix

- "Not Assigned" display fix (when graph is actually assigned)

- "Property _Rect already exists" error fix

- Graph window resize issue fix

- Fixed error when no camera in scene

New features:

- Objects Randomize node

- Objects Read by Tag node

2.1.10

Bug Fixes:

- Drag-n-drop graph to scene fix in Unity 2021.2

- Native code on Mac fix

Performance improvements:

- Improved non-assigned graph drawing performance in complex scenes

- MicroSplat texture fetch for icons improved

New Unity features support: Use Instancing for grass

2.1.9

Bug fixes:

- Erosion welding in playmode fix

- Objects nodes Adjust, Flatten and Spread values made exposable

- Split node same random ID fix (made object output multi-prefab not working)

- Brush placed object at zero when terrain has offset - fixed

- Whittaker Intensity value didn't work - fixed

- MicroSplat output error report fix

2.1.8

Unity 2021.2 beta compatibility

New feature: Safe Borders object generator

Bug fixes:

- Direct Texture/Matrix outputs now return textures/matrices without margins

- Loading Brush graphs in Finnish locale

- Whittaker node can now be used in biome

- Some Whittaker performance improvements

- Fixed Splats/Both for MicroSplat output

2.1.7

New features:

- Combine splines node

- Random node now has a mask input

- Number of objects per iteration variable exposed in Objects output

Bug fixes:

- Direct Matrices/Textures disconnect when zooming out fix

- Clamping Whittaker inputs to 0-1 range

- Unnecessary assembles removed from compatibility asmdef list

- Infinite loop protection on Whittaker sub-biome

- Create graph button on new MapMagic object fix

2.1.6

New features:

- Direct Textures and Direct Matrices

- Erosion blur for softer results

Bug fixes:

- Skipping tile from time to time (flat terrain) fixed

- New output clearing system on output remove/disable

- MicroSplat channel re-use in biomes fix

- GUI icons compression settings

- VS Pro demo scene fix

2.1.5

New features:

- Details/Grass resolution downscale on output

- MicroSplat control maps weld on main tiles

Bug fixes:

- MicroSplat 3.8.2 compatibility (separate assembles)

- Stamp node values expose

- Whittaker node outputs fix

- Whittaker demo scene included

- VSProTile script rename to match monobehavior

2.1.4

Bug fixes:

- Seed serialization fix

- Lock transition fix

- MicroSplat output >16 channels fix

Other: Constant (level) preset added to Brush

2.1.3

Brush module compatibility

Bug fixes:

- Portal selector now gives a list of only it's type

- Import node re-scale error fix

- Forest node other trees fix

- Shader warning fix

2.1.2

Bug fixes:

- Move locked tiles fix

- Trees were not locked in some cases - fixed

- Lock generated hige platform - fixed

- MicroSplat + layers fix

- VS Pro mask group fix

- Import node offset fix

- Lock trees fix

- Fix on removing Naturemanifacture assets

- Rarefy GUI fix

- Grass not switching to VertexLit on already existing terrain fix

2.1.1

Import, function and VS Pro fixes

2.1.0

New features:

- Brush module compatibility;

- New Expose/Override system;

- Scheme view;

- Pinned terrain data now could be saved as a regular terrain;

- Nodes copy and paste;

- Search bar in right-click menu;

- MicroSplat compatibility improvements: can output standard splat data along with MS control textures; assign descriptor data to support terrain blending;

- Performance improvements: height, textures and grass import/export moved to native code;

New nodes:

- MapSet generators (for Brush modules);

- Parallax node;

- Beach node;

- Ledge node;

- Sediment node;

- Directions node, aka 'Normals' node;

- Spot node;

Bug fixes:

- Internal functions inside biomes and biomes inside functions fix;

- Seams on Import node fix;

- Height Output clamps values between 0 and 1;

- Scatter node additional margins fix (now spread in all directions);

- Non-100% Screen DPI fixes (preview and toolbar);

- Tools assembly renamed to avoid conflicts with possible project internal assembly with same name;

2.0.8

Core version code included to prevent modules version incompatibility issues.

New features:

- Additional margins added to Scatter

- New demo graphs for Objects module: MinuteIsland Objects and Villages

Bug fixes:

- Spline nodes inputs/outputs fix

- Object nodes add/remove button not visible fix

- Multiple node moving fix

- Added warning to node setups that can cause seams

- Fixed lock on negative tiles

- Objects Random node input remove

- Objects Random, Position, Mask icons

- GUI field negative value dragging improvement

- Delayed GUI fields now apply value on loosing focus

- Map preview with > 4 textures fix

- Draft not displayed when preview is on

2.0.7

New features:

- Vegetation Studio Pro new apply type - with copy component.

Bug fixes:

- Fix build for Windows x86 with native code

- Fixed non-critical errors on build with pro skin

- Fixed right-click menu colors with pro skin

- Lock fixes for MM object with offset

- Terrain tiles pool fix

- Tile seam welding fix

2.0.6

Will change the spline nodes (still beta) produced results!

Bug fixes:

- Height Output interpolation fixed

- Un-check Infinite Generate stops generate tiles in playmode

- Removing output node -> Clear didn't work, error in some cases, fixed

- Object Output Regard Prefab scale didn't work, fixed

- Grass Output offset the grass 1 pixel, fixed

- Fixed the issue when distant tiles (over 10000 units) were not selected with frame

- Objects preview background was black, fixed

- When group was resized it moved in some cases, fixed

- Gauge displayed complete while height was applying, fixed

- Was constantly re-generating when curve node was selected with mouse, fixed

- MicroSplat null reference exception when texture removed fix

- VSPro grass green, blue, alpha channels fix

- VSPro trees work fine now when MM object height != 0

Minor Features:

- Grass Resolution per patch exposed in Grass Output settings

- Terrain Base Map Resolution now could be changed in Terrain Settings

- Dragged tiles pin/unpin frame now resets by Esc or right-click

- Values for Selector (MinMax mode), Levels and Unity Curve nodes are now could be exposed

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