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Map seed tutorial for new players
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:52 pm
by 7Soul
I see a lot of new players struggle because they got dealt a bad hand and ended up starting in a desert, or starting on a map where oil is miles away. I think the game should have a pop up appear the first time the player starts a new game, pointing to the "random seed" button and instructing that it's a good idea for first time players to roll for a grassy starting area with a visible source of oil and one of every ore
Re: Map seed tutorial for new players
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 3:08 pm
by Amarula
Like a Tips and Tricks button for map gen!
Re: Map seed tutorial for new players
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 1:23 am
by angramania
7Soul wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:52 pm
starting in a desert, or starting on a map where oil is miles away.
It matters only in deathworld games, which are not for novice players.
Re: Map seed tutorial for new players
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2025 6:37 pm
by crimsonarmy
angramania wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 1:23 am
7Soul wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:52 pm
starting in a desert, or starting on a map where oil is miles away.
It matters only in deathworld games, which are not for novice players.
As someone that started in a giant desert on my first playthough, the biters launched way larger attacks than a new player (or in my case a few new players) could handle. Remember that new players progress much slower producing way more pollution for the amount of progress done.