Gaea's Resources

Gaea takes advantage of Godot's resources. In this addon, they're used for the generators' settings, to hold data for each cell in the grid, and for the modifiers.

GaeaGrid

Probably the most important resource in Gaea, it holds a dictionary of cells and their values, filled by the various generators found in the add-on. It can be easily saved using various methods, which means you can keep the world you generated without problem.

TileInfo

This resource is stored in a certain position in the generator's grid. The base class is empty, but the subclasses such as TilemapTileInfo contain data that the renderer takes and uses to draw the grid.

• id: A string value that represents your TileInfo. (e.g "grass"). This is used for filtering modifiers and more.
• layer: The GaeaGrid layer the TileInfo will be placed on. If it doesn't exist yet, it will automatically be created.

GeneratorSettings

Each generator has a unique GeneratorSettings resource, which includes variables like world size, rules, and the modifiers that will be applied to your generation.

You can use these resources to create different world types, floors for a roguelike dungeon, or more. Just by changing the resource, and without creating a new scene, you can have a totally different generation from your last one.

Modifiers

Modifiers take the generation and change it algorithmically, similar to how Blender's modifiers work. They're non-destructive, meaning you can remove them, change their order, etc. without worrying about breaking your generator.