New tool2026-10-25via GitHubAI Image Generation

trompe

Name: trompe
Author: Patch (patch-gg on GitHub)

trompe textures a whole 3D game level from a gray blockout: it plans camera spots where a player could stand, has image models on fal paint each view, projects the paintings back onto the level, and exports one baked texture as glTF.

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Free (open source), Paid (usage-based) for falApache-2.0TypeScript (Node.js, needs a fal API key)★ 151 (as of 2026-10-27)by Patch (patch-gg on GitHub)

Why it matters

For indie game developers and level designers who have a gray-box level but no time or budget to texture it by hand. It turns AI image models into a full-level texturing pass that a game engine can still light normally.

Highlights

Picks cameras from walkable floors at eye height, then adds roof, aerial and hole-filling views so most visible surfaces get painted.
Paints under overcast light by default, so the texture comes out close to albedo and your engine adds real shadows; an outdoor mode bakes sun shadows in instead.
Uses FLUX 3 Klein for mostly blank views and Fibo 2 Edit masked fills for the rest; the maker's demo village took 128 views, $4.44 and 26 minutes on fal.unverified
Planning, projection and baking run in the browser on your GPU, with a headless command-line mode and a resume option to fill gaps in a saved run.
Works with your own `.glb` levels (they need UVs and Y-up), and exports a textured `.glb` or the texture itself.

Taken from the project's own README, docs or launch page. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.

Try it if: You've blocked out a game level in gray and want a textured first pass without painting it yourself.

Worth knowing: Image models run on fal only for now (no local models yet). The README lists known limits: 1024 px views, some outer walls left gray, and occasional misprojections on overhangs.

Quick facts

Pricing	Free; image generation is billed by fal (the README lists about $0.009 per Klein view and $0.04 per Fibo view)
Free or paid	Free (open source), Paid (usage-based) for fal
License	Apache-2.0
Language	TypeScript (Node.js, needs a fal API key)
Platform	Runs in a browser with a GPU via a local dev server; headless CLI; notes for WSL2
GitHub stars	★ 151 (as of 2026-10-27)
Maker	Patch (patch-gg on GitHub)

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