| name | procgen-design |
| description | Design procedural content systems with seeds, constraints, and validation gates so generated output stays fun and shippable. |
| origin | everything-game-dev-code |
| category | design |
Procedural Generation Design
Purpose
Design procedural content systems with seeds, constraints, and validation gates so generated output stays fun and shippable.
Use When
- levels, loot, encounters, or world content will be generated rather than authored
- generated output quality varies wildly and needs constraints
- determinism, seed sharing, or reproducibility matters for testing or community features
Inputs
- content type and generation goals (variety, replayability, scale)
- authored content that generation must complement
- difficulty and pacing constraints
- determinism and seed requirements
Process
- define what generation must guarantee versus what may vary
- choose the authored-versus-generated split per content type
- specify seed handling, determinism scope, and reproducibility rules
- define validation gates that reject degenerate output before the player sees it
- plan telemetry to detect quality drift in shipped generation
- define how designers tune generators without touching generation code
Outputs
- generation constraint specification
- seed and determinism rules
- validation gate definitions with rejection criteria
- tuning surface for designers
Quality Bar
- supports the core fantasy and player goals
- defines readable rules, edge cases, and feedback
- creates concrete hooks for tuning, telemetry, and QA
Common Failure Modes
- generation without validation gates, shipping degenerate output
- non-deterministic systems that QA cannot reproduce
- variety goals that ignore pacing and difficulty constraints
Related Agents
- systems-designer
- level-designer
- gameplay-programmer
Related Commands
- procgen-design
- level-beat
- qa-plan
Related Skills
- level-design
- core-loop-design
Notes
- Keep this skill aligned with the relevant rules layer and current project documentation.
- If engine-specific constraints materially change the workflow, hand off to the matching engine skill or engine-specific reviewer.
