Map preview instructions?

[Blue Hasia]

tried the map preview

liked what i saw.

in the map preview there is only a back button.

hit back after world gen finished

hit start game and did not get the map i saw in the preview.

left seed blank for map preview and on new game page for random gen world.

[Nephthys]

I would like to know this as well. I've been trying to figure it out.

[Capt. W. Schwartz]

You have to select the map you generated from the world selection, then start a game.

[Crashtian]

You have to generate the map, then go to the world selection and find that world you generated.

There is also controls for zoom / looking around the map, but they are not listed anywhere in the UI, because why would you list controls in your video game?

[CatPerson]

If you create a new rwg map, take note of the name of the map - not the seed name you used, but that "West xxxx Valley" type of name above the image map preview area on the right.

When you start a new game, it should appear in that same scroll list where you would pick the pre-gen/nav. maps.

The name of the map vs. the seed one enters to create the map is a confusing thing. It's why I take screenshots (or notes) because otherwise I will NEVER remember what similar sounding map names go with what map I made/I want to play at the moment. >.>

[Nephthys]

Ooooh thank so you much!!

[Blue Hasia]

I have almost a 1000 hours in this game and to this day i do not understand

Game Name

Game World

Generated World Name

What is with all these names??? especially the ones the game keeps auto filling for us.

https://prnt.sc/24pd0iq

[Crater Creator]

Originally posted by Blue Hasia:

I have almost a 1000 hours in this game and to this day i do not understand

Game Name

Game World

Generated World Name

What is with all these names??? especially the ones the game keeps auto filling for us.

https://prnt.sc/24pd0iq

This is covered in the pinned FAQ.

E2: Why do I wind up on the exact same map every time? Why do I always spawn in the same spot? What is a world generation seed?
A: The world generation seed is a text string you enter, which the game uses to ‘seed’ the random world generation. If ten different players enter “abc” for their seed (on a given build), their games will each generate the same world. In this way, players can share seeds they like (see the pinned thread in the Survivor Stories sub-forum). The game also creates a generated world name, like “Gozeja Mountains” (see next question). Lastly, the game name is another string you enter, which is what you will look for when you choose continue game, and what your friends will look for if you’re hosting a game. The game name also ‘seeds’ lower-level randomness, including where you spawn. So if you use the same seed name and the same game name multiple times, you’ll not only generate the same world, but you’ll also spawn in the same spot.

[Blue Hasia]

the game adding its own name to it gets really confusing.

atm i have maps with the same game world name.

the naming system it adds are all using repeating words for me who is dyslexic i can never follow any of it and it really looks like a foreign language

[Crater Creator]

I don't know if it helps, but I've noticed the pattern is always alternating consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel.

[Blue Hasia]

a big problem with being dyslexic is the names they use all seem made up and so random.

my brain just can not ever register them and my brain tunes it out.

a good way to describe it is imagine the devs used ink blops instead of those name and you had to remember the same ink blop later.

it would be better if common city names got used as that would be seen and recognized (by my brain) and get rid of all the north, west, south, east. to many repeating words


know your not a dev just a mod but still wanting to share my thoughts.

[CatPerson]

I'm not dyslexic and the map names (the one that shows up when you want to pick one to play) seems totally random word-wise (i'm sure there's a technical pattern, but...), and definitely very similar to each other. I would prefer it if the visible map *name" was still the same as the seed-used name, even if that "Western Valley Mountain High" name was technically the map name in the xml file or whatever.

The play lists also seems to order them alphabetically vs. "last one created" so if you don't remember/write down the names of all the ones ever made, it's confusing or impossible to sift through 30, 50, or more map names.

So I just screenshot and later sift through those as reference, and delete the actual map folders of any I didn't like, to continually reduce that in-game list size.

[NoMan]

Originally posted by Blue Hasia:

....the names they use all seem made up and so random....

The names are made up and "random". Basically, the system pulls from a list of two-letter syllables to make unique words that, while perhaps sounding weird, at least have no grammatical conflicts. That's why it goes consonant-vowel, as stated above, so they will always "fit".

If it really bothers you, just go to your Generated Worlds folder and change the name of the world to anything you like.

You must do this BEFORE starting a new game. Any saves using the old name will be inaccessible.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2698721148