Day 13 — Generative Grid & Grass-Cutting Loop

Context

Today focused on making the island generate itself on a player’s first session.

Procedural Grid

• Replaced the static 2,500-tile prefab with procedural generation. Initial load now creates the island, which is then saved for future sessions.

Island Size Adjustment

• Reduced the grid size by 50% to bring generation time to ~20 seconds.

Grass Cutting

• Implemented the Grass resource loop:
  • Sickle harvests grass.
  • Grass is added to inventory.
  • Dropping Grass replants it.

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Summary

What I accomplished:

• Implemented procedural grid generation.
• Added the grass harvesting and replanting loop.
• Optimized initial load times.

What I learned:

• Procedural systems must balance performance and player expectations.
• Resource loops quickly add depth to the world.