Procedural Planet Generator

A modular Unity package for generating high-quality procedural planets with LOD support, biomes, and custom shader effects. Designed to be easily integrated into any Unity project via the Package Manager.

• Dynamic Mesh Generation: Multi-threaded (Unity Job System compatible structure) terrain generation based on cube-sphere topology.
• Level of Detail (LOD): Proximity-based resolution scaling for optimal performance.
• Biome System: Elevation and noise-based biome distribution.
• Customizable Shaders: Shader Graph-based terrain rendering with support for multiple terrain layers (Sand, Grass, Mountain, Snow).
• Flexible Settings: ScriptableObject-based configuration for shape, color, and noise.
• Orbit Camera: Built-in smooth camera controller with zoom, vertical limits, and auto-rotation support.

1. Open the Unity Package Manager (Window > Package Management > Package Manager).
2. Click the + icon and select Install package from git URL....
3. Paste the URL of this repository.

1. Download or clone this repository to your machine.
2. In the Unity Package Manager, click + and select Install package from disk....
3. Select the package.json file inside the UnityProceduralPlanetModule folder.

1. Create a Planet Object:

   • Right-click in the Hierarchy and create a new Empty GameObject.
   • Add the Planet component to the object.

2. Assign Settings:

   • Create or assign Shape Settings and Color Settings (found in the Runtime/PlanetSettings folder of the package).
   • Assign a Material that uses the PlanetTerrain shader.

3. Configure Camera:

   • Add the OrbitCamera component to your Main Camera.
   • Assign your Planet as the Target (or leave empty to auto-detect).
   • Assign the Main Camera (or any viewer transform) to the Viewer field in the Planet component to ensure LOD works correctly.

4. Generate:

   • Click the Generate Planet button in the inspector or enable Auto Update.

• Namespace: ProceduralPlanet
• Assembly: ProceduralPlanet.Runtime, ProceduralPlanet.Editor
• Unity Version: 6000.0+

Project code is provided under the MIT License and was created as part of a Bachelor's Thesis project.

The Runtime/Scripts/Noise.cs file contains libnoise-dotnet/simplex-noise-derived code and keeps its original LGPL notice in the source file. Third-party textures, fonts, icons, and Unity packages must keep their original licenses and attribution in the final thesis submission.