Vuntra City

This is pretty much how I play GTA V. I have a Self Radio playlist for a specific vibe. Hop in a random car and cruise around the city, get distracted by some event, cause a little mayhem and escape if I'm in the mood, and keep cruising. Like the Truck Simulator games, it's a good way to go for a drive without actually needing to go for a drive (so less exhausting, wasteful, and dangerous).

This reminds me of Rambalac[0] - a YouTube channel where a guy just walks around various places in Japan (mostly Tokyo) and records it all in 4k+ HDR. No music, no commentary.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;Rambalac" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;Rambalac</a>

If you were intrigued by the prospect of riding on public transit through a city, there is a game called 4Ever Transit Authority which is literally just that.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;turnfollow.itch.io&#x2F;4ever-transit-authority" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;turnfollow.itch.io&#x2F;4ever-transit-authority</a>

The concept reminds me of No Man’s Sky, a vast procedurally generated universe of planets with not a whole lot going on. The consensus seems to be it was way too empty at launch, but with the subsequent content additions I have some friends that enjoy it now. Still seems risky.

I wonder how procedural it is - and really what procedural is. Is it that, at some scale, say apartment in a building, there is a polygone&#x27;d model - the apartment - and an apartment is only generated and rendered (with some randomness) when you enter it ?

The sense I got from the video was very much what I (we?) expected, in the late 1990s, from the virtual reality that was &quot;just around the corner&quot;. Glad it&#x27;s (almost!) here in 2025.<p>Still very cool!<p>The Matrix has you, Neo ...

Well the text says there are inhabitants. It might otherwise feel like an impossibly large Myst.

I&#x27;ve been following the creator on TikTok for a while as they implemented new features into the city to help bring it to life. Maps and the ability to select a destination and ride there is pretty new, IIRC. It&#x27;s cool to see this on HN today!

Being alone in this vast city gave me a certain feeling of unease. Reminds me of Stargate episodes where they would find an advanced civilization devoid of life, only to discover they got wiped out in a mysteriously terrible fashion.

I have yet to see anything procedurally generated that wasn&#x27;t boring.