How to generate a world?

[Lolasaurus]

I have a what is a 2d, top down, adventure/exploration game in a 32x32 block style. My question is where to begin with creating a world?

Currently with a small map I create a 32x32 instance at every point in the map, and then check its distance to other randomly placed objects such as obj_spawnMountain, obj_spawnLava, etc, before changing them into respective land types.

This has been my quick fix so I can work on other areas of the game first, but now I'd like to have this sorted.

Compiling my question into a one liner:

How can I seed a randomly generated, 32x32 grid map that is explorable in a similar style to minecraft, but 2d?

Thank you very much in advance

 

[Simon Gust]

Sounds like you want something like this

Did not watch this, so I don't know how good it is.

You can also learn stuff from Tutorials like these
https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/cellular-automata-cave-generation.37895/

 

[Binsk]

Procedural generation is not a simple task. Not only that but it is extremely specific to the game so there won't be plug and play solutions.

You'll need to invent / research procedural algorithms yourself. Find ones that seem to meet your needs and implement it to fit your game.