Bottlenecks in combat magic systems
(distillation) If my goal is to create an entire world with a compelling magic system that seems like alternate physics, we should look at what bottlenecks building such a thing has. To find the bottlenecks, we should look at what the gameplay loop of the player will be. Dark Souls Level Generator If it's a combat magic system, I'll start with assuming that we want Dark Souls/Elden Ring style combat. We'll need artwork for enemies. If we have a skeleton of the creature, we can use muscle simulation to give realistic movements. " text to 2D image " is quite good, but "text to 3D model" is still in the really early stages. Ideally the workflow is "describe your unit in words" and a rigged 3D model with muscles is generated (including weapons, projectiles, and spells), then it has lots of movements simulated and the artist can select a subset of the movements for attack and movement animations, and they'll automatically blend smoothly. "