Some try, like World Machine and World Creator, which, by the way are my go to tools for terrain creation. Now, the tools out there are not yet capable of making terrains that are 100% realistic.
I know nothing about coding but I have a master's degree in geology, with my specialty in geomorphology which is the study of land forms and the process which form them. I felt happily vindicated when his first lecture on geography talked exactly about rivers and coastlines and other geology/physics forces that form landscapes. I found some information from a novelist who was talking about World Building. So.while working on a new game, I went searching for some specific information for story development. And once that one person starts complaining in your forums, others will notice too.
While you can get away with this in a fantasy game, as many say to me about anything they want to justify, but why do that? Many of your players will not notice, but some will.
Deserts exist due to specific conditions, such as in a rain shadow, on the leeward side of mountains or in specific latitudes, with very specific conditions. For example, rivers do not divide, they flow into each other. As this was some time ago, we had some major restrictions so I had to work around that but today, it is much easier to make worlds that look and feel real, and obey the laws of nature.Ī couple of gripes I have had with maps, some in AAA companies' games although even more in indie games, is the way lay of the land, the way rivers flow and transitions between different biomes. It drove me crazy so I asked to remake the maps, trying to make them more realistic. Their original map was horrible and very unrealistic. In a previous job, I made maps for a game with a relatively large world.
This is one of my favorite parts of game development and design. I am currently working on a world terrain for a game we are making.
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