Search Your Map!

This mod allows you to set criteria for your ideal map, automatically generating maps with different seeds until one meets your requirements. Customize world attributes or find a convenient base location. Supports any world settings and (theoretically) any mods. Record and share the generated seeds!

Features

1. Overworld Attributes

Set resource types (grass, twigs, berries variants). Choose desired/undesired biomes (e.g., killer bee plains, walrus camps, no pig village). Specify easter eggs (e.g., tallbird or tentacle eggs) or resource counts (e.g., clockworks, volt goat herds). Find special worlds with Moon Island directly connected to the mainland (within 2 tiles).

2. Base Convenience

Find maps with an ideal base location for easy access. Assign weights to entities (e.g., Pig King) or biomes (e.g., swamp) to score maps based on importance. Set generation repeats to keep the highest-scoring map. Optionally enforce strict distance constraints to entities/regions for precise control.

3. Cave Attributes

Customize cave biomes and room compositions (e.g., statue-heavy ancient areas). Reduce monkey presence or ensure ancients are near a specific staircase (recommend 20 tiles).

Configuration Guide

1. Overworld Attributes

Select up to 5 desired and 5 undesired biomes.

2. Base Convenience

Set weights for points of interest based on importance (e.g., Pig King weight double that of Glorious Gate). For strict base constraints (e.g., base on Moon Island, set distance to 0), use cautiously—large values lower map quality, small values increase search time.

3. Cave Attributes

To limit monkeys, mark monkey biomes (housing 2/3, cave jungle) as “absolutely avoid.” For custom biome rooms, set the biome as “must have.” Ancients near a staircase require 20+ tiles to avoid long searches.

Usage Guide

1. Log Viewing

Logs in `data/unsafedata/worldgen_log_*.txt` (overworld: SURVIVAL_TOGETHER, caves: CAVE) show seeds, base location suggestions (use `c_teleport(XX,0,XX)`), estimated time, success rates, and best seeds. Scores reflect distance (lower is better). Logs update every ~15 generations.

2. Mod Compatibility

Should be compatible with all map generation mods and settings. Verify by generating a world with this mod and others, noting the seed, then disabling this mod and using API Gem Core to regenerate with the same seed. Check if worlds match. Tested with Prism and Never Compromise (2024.9.12).

3. Time Impact

Overworld biome/resource settings don’t increase time. Easter eggs may double time due to 50% insertion failure. Moon Island connection needs ~40 maps. Ancients near stairs need ~5 maps (20 tiles).

4. Custom Options

Customize entity counts, proximity, or weights via mod config or the Text Mod Config mod for dialog-based settings.

Advanced Info

1. Map Scoring

Maps are scored by the weighted sum of distances to entities/regions, with the lowest sum as the ideal base. Only maps meeting overworld and strict constraints count toward search attempts. Distances account for wormholes (can be disabled).

2. Base Constraints

Distances use tiles (1 screen ≈ 8 tiles). Euclidean distance for most, Manhattan for lobster dens/salt mines, considering wormholes.

Notes

1. Game “not responding” is normal; check logs for progress. 2. Cannot cancel generation; force-close required.