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Randomly generated game worlds are currently very popular. Can anyone recommend an open-source Java library for tile-based maze (bird's-eye view) creation?

Features I have in mind:

Basic

  • two exits, that are always connected
  • adjustable x / y dimension
  • output: two dimensional array
  • cycles

Advanced

  • rooms
  • wide corridors
  • empty space
  • multiple number of exits
  • additional output: solution path

Pro

  • teleport fields
  • a key / door concept
  • multi-layer spreaded maze

Update: The book Mazes for programmers helped me. The code is in Ruby.

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I am currently working on a maze generation library written in Java 7+, and would be willing to discuss its use.

I also found an example of a simple maze generation algorithm here, that should help put you on the path to writing your own maze generator if you don't find something that suits your purposes.

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    And, is the maze generation library available now? – Trilarion Feb 20 '15 at 19:29
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    The algorithm isn't anywhere near where I want it to be, it mainly just generates a maze at a given size, but is not a "perfect" maze generation. Just added my email to my profile. I'd be happy to discuss it in more detail with anyone that would like to know more. – Aterxerxes Feb 21 '15 at 1:36
  • Create a grid. Treat it like a graph; every neighbor is connected to 4 other neighbors except at the edges and corner. Pick a random cell, Build a spanning tree with this cell as the starting place; when expanding the spanning tree, choose random edges. Place walls on every graph edge not used by the spanning tree. Done. – Ira Baxter Mar 2 '16 at 17:05

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