[2022] Random Gen Preview

So... optimize the map generation to not take so long? I get it, but a lot of effort has already been spent doing just that. It's likely the low hanging fruit has already been picked. Perhaps you'd enjoy one of the pregenerated maps that come with the game.

I see. It's true that previewing a map means generating the whole thing now. I'm having trouble imagining what corners it could cut to make a preview faster.

Speaking for myself, for a preview to be worth examining I would want to know where the different biomes are, where the roads are, where there are mountains or other changes to the height map, where the water is, where all the POIs and by extension the cities/towns are... and that's kind of everything. I believe the low-level randomness like which model of trash pile spawns is seeded by the name of the saved game, so that's not at generation time. Perhaps some steps could be done at a low resolution, like 1 'pixel' per chunk, for the sake of the preview.

We have a thread in the Survivor Stories sub-forum if you'd like to peruse seeds others have found with particular qualities.