about 4 years ago - Shurenai - Direct link
Best way is to wander until you find a road, any road, then follow that until you find a bigger road, repeat till you find what appears to be a main road; and follow that, Almost always leads you to a city.

IE: Spawn in the middle of nowhere, find a gravel path; Follow gravel path till you find a small one lane paved road, follow that till you find the main road it branched off, then follow the main road in either direction.

Often from a main road you can see a city in the distance; If needed pillar up using frames and then look at your surroundings.
about 4 years ago - Crater Creator - Direct link
On a clear day, you can see buildings in the distance. Keep your eyes peeled, and you should spot some of the biggest buildings, which spawn in cities. You could also use the built-in map previewer, but some would consider that cheating.
about 4 years ago - Crater Creator - Direct link
Originally posted by I can't spell: go to coordinates 0,0

Just to be clear, the game used to always spawn the biggest city in the center guaranteed, but that was way back in Alpha 14 or so.