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It seems the map generator will try to put some of every resource in the starting area, but the starting lakes generate on top of the resources a lot of the time, resulting in bad starting positions.

Or maybe reduce the starting water to a tiny lake that wont interfere with the resources so much.

Added to viewtopic.php?f=80&t=13022 World Generation / Map Generator / Game Modes / Scenarios

ssilk wrote:Added to viewtopic.php?f=80&t=13022 World Generation / Map Generator / Game Modes / Scenarios

Thanks

I think your complain relates to this bug thread
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=27199
Though it is not yet stated as a bug, devs should reply to it at some point and tweaks will be made.