[2021] MOVED: Why do maps take *forever* to load?

Originally posted by FookinRaw: Makes sense, but it ~16 minutes normal?

A system at recommended specs is expected to take 20-25 minutes to generate a map the first time. They're trying to lower this, but the goal is around one minute per one kilometer squared. At that rate an 8k map will take 8 minutes, and a 10k map 10 minutes.