Worldgen examples - Revision history

Organic kale: Found that the txt for pasting worldgen parameters isn't there by default. Credit to Ziusudra and Rurik in the Dwarf Fortress discord for explaining this to me.

2025-02-20T20:27:48Z

Found that the txt for pasting worldgen parameters isn't there by default. Credit to Ziusudra and Rurik in the Dwarf Fortress discord for explaining this to me.

Jerimee: update headers

2023-04-25T05:24:38Z

update headers

Jerimee: /* Dead and Varied */

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Dead and Varied

Jerimee: /* Dunes */

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Dunes

Jerimee: /* Volcanos! */

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Volcanos!

Jerimee: /* Islands */

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Islands

Jerimee: /* Posting Examples */

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Posting Examples

Jerimee: /* Worlds */

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Worlds

Jerimee: /* Using Examples */

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Using Examples

Jerimee: super or better

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super or better

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	To use a worldgen example, open ''prefs/world_gen.txt'' with a text editor (notepad.exe ''or notepad++'' is fine) and copy/paste the parameter set text into it, then start ''Dwarf Fortress'' and select "Design New World With Advanced Parameters". The world parameters will appear in the list on the right of the screen. Select the name of the parameter set with the arrow keys and hit {{K\|Enter}}.		To use a worldgen example, open ''prefs/world_gen.txt'' with a text editor (notepad.exe ''or notepad++'' is fine) and copy/paste the parameter set text into it, then start ''Dwarf Fortress'' and select "Design New World With Advanced Parameters". The world parameters will appear in the list on the right of the screen. Select the name of the parameter set with the arrow keys and hit {{K\|Enter}}.
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		+	If ''prefs/world_gen.txt'' is missing, open the menu to create a new world in detailed mode in Dwarf Fortress, then click ''Save'' on the top right-hand corner of the screen. This will create the file. Backing the file up before making any changes to it is recommended!

	==Posting Examples==		==Posting Examples==

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 == Ice Age ==
 This world is experiencing an Ice Age.  There is an advancing wall of ice covering much of the world, and the dwarven civilization is currently within the Ice.  There are greener areas to the north, however, with rivers and forests available.  Again, one dwarven civlization and one goblin civilization.
 [[File:ICE_AGE-world_map.png|thumb|250px|right|Generated in DF v0.43.05.]]
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-== Large Biome Evil ==
+=== Large Biome Evil ===
 This world is filled with nothing but large  evil biomes.  This was accomplished by having only very large biomes other than mountainous ones, allowing Dwarves to have their mountainhome, but leaving the rest of the world evil.  Again, one goblin civilization and one dwarven civilization.
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 	[VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]
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-== Large Biome Good ==
+=== Large Biome Good ===
 This world has a large good biome, with the added feature of a mountain in the center, with all rivers flowing away from this central mountain.  This particular world has only dwarves and elves, due to the overwhelming "goodness" of the land.
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 	[VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]
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-== Room for everyone ==
+=== Room for everyone ===
 This world has a biome for every race, and one civlization of each, including goblins, dwarves, elves, and humans.
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-== Many Civilizations ==
+=== Many Civilizations ===
 This world, with just a few adjust parameters from the above example, has 10 human civs, 1 dwarven civ, 16 elvish civs, and 17 goblin civs.  This world has over 53,000 goblins!
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-== Human Necromancers ==
+=== Human Necromancers ===
 This world is filled with human necromancers, and over 40 towers would be typically generated.  Due to the nature of Necromancer discovery, the exact number isn't always predictable.  Dwarves, Humans, and 75,000 goblins.
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-== Monster Island ==
+=== Monster Island ===
 Named after a [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=101941.0 thread] where the first known example of this sort of world was played in Adventurer Mode. An outsider-only world that condenses an entire world's worth of monsters into a single volcanic island. Note that it WILL reject infinitely until you allow it to accept any reject.
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-== EARTH ==
+=== EARTH ===
 This is an almost exact replica of Earth. Russia is on the left, Australia is in the middle, and the Americas are on the right.
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-== Dead Dwarven Civilization ==
+=== Dead Dwarven Civilization ====
 This worldgen creates a dead dwarven civ, so when you embark, all you get are the two hardcoded migrant waves, and no other contact.  No liaisons, no caravans, nothing.  You are on your own.  Also, positions like monarch or baron are not selected.  You can remove the seeds and get similar worlds, of course.  However, during worldgen, you'll have the greatest chances of the dwarven civ being DEAD if the fortress is conquered within the first 50 years, so watch for that during worldgen.  No editing of raws is required, this works in vanilla DF.

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-== Dead and Varied ==
+=== Dead and Varied ===
 I decided I wanted a more 'normal' looking world, with all of the civs except dwarves alive. I prefer using v0.42.06.  After fiddling with vjek's template, I was able to come up with a larger, wetter world with the bigger biomes I like.  The dwarves are properly dead (no living members, blank civ screen after embark, no caravans & only 2 migrant waves), but the elves and humans managed to hang on. And plenty of goblins, of course. ([http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=157348.msg6914691#msg6914691 posted] by Crowbeard in the forums)

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-== Dunes ==
+=== Dunes ===
-A world composed mostly of sand desert, with a few scattered mountains. Only dwarves and goblins can be found in these worlds.
+Dunes! A world composed mostly of sand desert, with a few scattered mountains. Only dwarves and goblins can be found in these worlds.
 [[File:DUNES-world_map.png|thumb|250px|right|Generated in DF v0.43.05.]]
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-== Volcanos!==
+=== Volcanos!===
-A world with a simply ridiculous number of volcanos. This was developed in this [https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/73zmfy/generating_a_world_with_lots_and_lots_of_volcanoes Reddit thread] and tested in 43.05
+LOTTAVOLCANOES! A world with a simply ridiculous number of volcanos. This was developed in this [https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/73zmfy/generating_a_world_with_lots_and_lots_of_volcanoes Reddit thread] and tested in 43.05
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 Created in DF v0.43.05.

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-==Islands==
+===Islands===
-A world filled with islands(somewhat). Good to try a hermit challenge. This was developed by [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=16695 Grax] and updated by [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=14958 Vattic] in the following [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91141.0 thread]. Tested in DF v0.47.04 and still works. The thread also details how to customize your island.
+ISOLATED ISLANDS! A world filled somewhat with islands. Good to try a hermit challenge. This was developed by [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=16695 Grax] and updated by [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=14958 Vattic] in the following [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91141.0 thread]. Tested in DF v0.47.04 and still works. The thread also details how to customize your island.
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 Created in DF v0.34.11.

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 To use a worldgen example, open ''prefs/world_gen.txt'' with a text editor (notepad.exe ''or notepad++'' is fine) and copy/paste the parameter set text into it, then start ''Dwarf Fortress'' and select "Design New World With Advanced Parameters". The world parameters will appear in the list on the right of the screen. Select the name of the parameter set with the arrow keys and hit {{K|Enter}}.
-=Posting Examples=
+==Posting Examples==
 The following is the best way to post an example as it ensures the seed values used in your world are copied exactly as used in your world. This will make sure people can reproduce your exact results (or, if they want, they can delete the seed values to get their own variation).

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 #Optional: convert the ''world_map-regionX-XXX--XXXXX.bmp'' to a PNG file (very important) using your favourite graphic editor (GIMP, Paint.Net, MS Paint etc.) and upload that as well.
-=Worlds=
+==Worlds==
-== The Delightful Prairie ==
+=== The Delightful Prairie ===
 [[File:the-delightful-prairie.png|thumb|400px|right]]
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 	[VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]
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-== Badlands ==
+=== Badlands ===
 This example world is filled with badlands. It has one dwarven civ, and one goblin civ.
 In a typical embark, there will be no surface trees, at all.  This was accomplished by having rainfall set to zero minimum and zero maximum.
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-== Swamp ==
+=== Swamp ===
 This world is nothing but swamps and rivers.  This was accomplished by adjusting rainfall to 100 minimum, 100 maximum, and setting drainage minimum to zero and drainage maximum to zero.  This world has a single dwarven civilization and a single goblin civilization.
 [[File:SWAMP-world_map.png|thumb|250px|right|Generated in DF v0.43.05.]]

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 This article contains, in no particular order, parameter sets for use with [[advanced world generation]]. You may find one of them useful if you are trying to create worlds with specific types of features.
-=Using Examples=
+==Using Examples==
 To use a worldgen example, open ''prefs/world_gen.txt'' with a text editor (notepad.exe ''or notepad++'' is fine) and copy/paste the parameter set text into it, then start ''Dwarf Fortress'' and select "Design New World With Advanced Parameters". The world parameters will appear in the list on the right of the screen. Select the name of the parameter set with the arrow keys and hit {{K|Enter}}.

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