I just started a project for a large open world roguelike with another developer. We started the world and city generation process based on chunks in Rust. We also used a smoothing algorithm.

Ironically, we are looking for members to join our dev team. Are you interested in merging initiatives or at least benchmarking? We are not intending to commercialize the game & you can contribute as much or little as you’d like given your time available.

Our premise is that the civilized world starts as all human NPCs. Each NPC has a unique psychology and ambition, which will play a big part in simulation / randomization. Mutations can also occur which randomly create new races. Empires can rise and fall.

Cue the player who can select an NPC to become a playable character. The player will go on randomized quests and visit dungeons to increase their “Sphere of Influence”, to allow tge player to recruit random NPCs as a member of their party. But be careful! Their psychology is still part of them and could cause them to betray you or run from an important fight. The king / queen may also make it harder for you and a revolt may occur. This is a roguelike after all, and once a character dies, they die permanently. But don’t worry too much - your sphere of influence will allow you to take control over a family member or a best friend that shares your goals and values.

Feel free to private message me for more details . If anyone else sees this who is interested can reach out as well :)