DeSales.DungeonHelper 1.0.0-preview.14

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<h1 align="center">DeSales Dungeon Helper</h1>

<p align="center"> <strong>Procedural dungeon generation for MonoGame</strong> </p>

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Define dungeons in human-readable YAML, generate with deterministic seeds, and export to Tiled-compatible TMX files. Perfect for roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, and any game that needs procedurally generated levels.

Features

• YAML Configuration - Define dungeon layouts in simple, readable YAML files
• Deterministic Generation - Same seed always produces the same dungeon
• TMX Export - Output compatible with Tiled Map Editor
• Room Types - Spawn rooms, boss rooms, treasure rooms, and custom types
• Isaac-Style Layout - Grid-based room placement with adjacent rooms connected by doors (like Binding of Isaac)
• Runtime Helpers - Query spawn points, room bounds, and collision rectangles in your game

Installation

dotnet add package DeSales.DungeonHelper

Quick Start

1. Create a YAML config file:

dungeon:
  name: my_dungeon
  seed: 12345
  width: 50
  height: 50
  cell_size: 10  # Room size (8=compact, 10=default, 14=spacious)

rooms:
  count: 8-12
  types:
    spawn:
      count: 1
    boss:
      count: 1
    treasure:
      count: 1-2
    standard:
      count: rest

corridors:
  doors: 1  # Door width in tiles

tiles:
  floor: 1
  wall: 2
  door: 3

2. Generate and save the dungeon:

using DeSales.DungeonHelper;

// Load config and generate
var config = DungeonConfig.LoadFromFile("dungeon.yaml");
var map = DungeonGenerator.Generate(config);

// Save as TMX for Tiled, or use directly in your game
map.Save("output.tmx");

3. Use runtime helpers in your game:

// Get player spawn position
Vector2 playerStart = map.GetSpawnPoint("PlayerSpawn");

// Get all treasure locations
var treasures = map.GetSpawnPointsByType("treasure");

// Get wall collision rectangles for physics
var walls = map.GetCollisionRectangles("Tiles", wallTileId: 2);

Example Output

Isaac-style generation creates grid-based dungeons where rooms are directly adjacent, connected by doors. Room size is controlled by cell_size:

Compact rooms (cell_size: 8):

################################################
#########......##......##......##......##......#
#########......##......##......##......##......#
#########......##......##......##......##......#
#########......++......++......++......++......#
#########......##......##......##......##......#
#########......##......##......##......##......#
############+#######+#######+###################
############+#######+#######+###################
#......##......##......##......#################
#......##......##......##......#################
#......##......##......##......#################
#...B..++......++......++...P..#################
#......##......##......##......#################
#......##......##......##......#################
################################################

Spacious rooms (cell_size: 14):

######################################################################
###############............##............##............##............#
###############............##............##............##............#
###############............##............##............##............#
###############............##............##............##............#
###############............++............++............++......T.....#
###############............##............##............##............#
###############............##............##............##............#
####################++############++##################################
#............##............##............#############################
#............##............##............#############################
#............++............++......P.....#############################
#......T.....##............##............#############################
#............##............##............#############################
######################################################################

Legend: . = Floor, # = Wall, + = Door, P = Player, B = Boss, T = Treasure

Documentation

For detailed guides, see the Wiki:

• Getting Started - Installation and first dungeon
• Configuration - Complete YAML reference
• TMX Output - Understanding the generated files
• Runtime Helpers - Using maps in your game
• API Reference - Full API documentation
• Examples - Complete working examples

Using with Claude Code

If you're using Claude Code to build your game, copy the CLAUDE.md template to your project root. This instructs Claude to use this library for dungeon generation instead of writing custom code.

Requirements

• .NET 10.0 or later
• MonoGame 3.8.2 or later (for runtime helpers)

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/JohnVonDrashek/desales-dungeon-helper.git
cd desales-dungeon-helper
dotnet build
dotnet test

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please open an issue or pull request.