OctoShaper for Godot - Node-Based Procedural Generation

How it works

Generate content from a graph.

Connect nodes, adjust parameters and see the result update in your scene. Every graph is a regular asset in your project.

1 Connect nodes 2 Adjust parameters 3 See the result in your scene

Examples

What you will be able to build with Godot

Layouts, buildings, vegetation, splines and meshes, each generated by a graph.

Modular layouts

Walls, towers and houses placed by the graph, while you control the overall shape.

Buildings

Floors, windows and roofs from your own modular pieces, stacked by the graph.

Vegetation

Grass and small plants over large areas, drawn with GPU instancing.

Along splines

Bridges, walls and paths: your meshes placed and instanced along a curve.

Scattering

Points sampled on meshes and terrain, culled by slope, with props that sit on the ground.

Features

Build and tweak graphs inside Unity.

The ElementSet spreadsheet listing every generated element and its attributes

Visual graphs

Inspect every step.

Each node shows a thumbnail of its result
Change a value and the preview updates
The spreadsheet lists every element and attribute

In the editor

Tools for every step.

Scene view tools

Edit splines in the Scene view.

Bezier paths live in the graph settings. Drag their handles in the Scene view and the graph follows.

Reusable subgraphs

Graphs inside graphs.

Drop one graph into another like any node, preview included. Each copy gets its own parameter values.

For programmers

C# API.

Turn any static C# method into a node
Drive graphs from gameplay with parameter overrides
React to spawned prefabs with callbacks

Creating custom nodes

Write your own nodes

[NodeDefinition(Id = "mygame.jitter", Name = "Jitter Positions")]
public static void JitterPositions(ElementSet elements, float magnitude = 0.5f)
{
    // Parameters show up as ports in the graph.
}

Drive graphs from gameplay

if (executor.TrySetParameterOverride("Seed", seed))
    executor.Evaluate();  // or await EvaluateAsync()

Learn OctoShaper

Start with a guide.

Short, practical articles and video tutorials. Install, build your first graph, then pick the topic you need.

SetupNew in 1.2

Upgrading to 1.2

A short checklist for moving a project to 1.2, and what changed for existing graphs and code.

4 min read

BuildingNew in 1.2

Procedural Meshes

Generate, edit and render real meshes in a graph with primitives, bevels, booleans, spline sweeps and Realize Meshes.

7 min read

BuildingNew in 1.2

Colors, Textures and Materials

Color ramps, texture sampling, height-map displacement, vertex colors and per-instance material overrides.

8 min read

EditorNew in 1.2

Preview Stage and Inspection

Preview graphs in an isolated Scene view stage, inspect any node's table, and keep large graphs responsive.

5 min read

EditorNew in 1.2

AI Integration and Editor Automation

Let a coding agent build and refine OctoShaper graphs through the Unity 6 CLI and a bundled skill, or script the editor with JSON.

5 min read

SetupGuide

Installation

Import OctoShaper, let the dependency installer finish, and check your render pipeline for the samples.

4 min read

Animated side-by-side comparison of synchronous and asynchronous OctoShaper execution

ConceptsConcept

Sync vs Async

What changes when a graph runs asynchronously, in editor previews, on the executor and from code.

5 min read

Place Local Assembly placing copies of a prop

BuildingGuide

Assemblies and Placement

Author a prop once around the origin, then place it at every incoming transform with Local assembly or Place Local Assembly.

6 min read

RenderingConcept

Rendering and Instancing Modes

Choose between real GameObjects, GPU-instanced draws and indirect draws for generated content, and mix them in one graph.

7 min read

Annotated OctoShaper graph editor with graph settings, nodes, and the ElementSet debug panel

EditorGuide

Node Graph Basics

Create a graph, wire nodes from Main Input to Main Output, expose parameters and read port contracts.

5 min read

EditorGuide

Context Manipulation

Manipulate compatible graph values in Unity's Scene view and distinguish interactive handles from output gizmos.

4 min read

Spline parameter editor beside Scene view Bezier anchors and handles

Data TypesGuide

Working with Splines

Author spline values and use sampling, distribution, query, and growth nodes to turn paths into procedural data.

7 min read

Node catalog Changelog All documentation

Roadmap

What's coming next.

Dates are targets, not promises. The devlog has the details.

Summer 2026

Unity Release

The full Unity package, with a stable set of features and public docs.
Shipped
October 2026

Colourful Update

Procedural meshes, colours, textures and per-instance material overrides.
Shipped
Fall

The Billions Update

Mixed instancing and async GPU rendering, for scenes with a lot more stuff in them.
Up next
2027

Godot Release

The same node graphs, made for the Godot engine.
In development

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Node-based procedural generation for Godot

Generate content from a graph.

What you will be able to build with Godot

Modular layouts

Buildings

Vegetation

Along splines

Scattering

Procedural meshes

Build and tweak graphs inside Unity.

Inspect every step.

Edit parameters in the Inspector.

Generate meshes.

Let an agent build the graph.

Tools for every step.

Edit splines in the Scene view.

Scene preview and gizmos.

Graphs inside graphs.

C# API.

Start with a guide.

Upgrading to 1.2

Procedural Meshes

Colors, Textures and Materials

Preview Stage and Inspection

AI Integration and Editor Automation

Installation

Sync vs Async

Assemblies and Placement

Rendering and Instancing Modes

Node Graph Basics

Context Manipulation

Working with Splines

What's coming next.

Unity Release

Colourful Update

The Billions Update

Godot Release

Want OctoShaper in Godot?