New map messes up Beefalo

[Melendwyr]

The new map system is quite interesting - it makes gameplay more difficult generally, as it's harder to delineate the islands and find vital resources, but the initial zone is so much larger that you can find lots of berry bushes.

BUT: there seems to be a bit of a problem with the way zone-specific mobs spawn. Specifically, Beefalo. I found a very large area of 'grass sea' - an island zone several times the size I'd expected on a normal map design - that had a single Beefalo within it. One, that's all.

That's not enough to harvest manure from... much less fur.

Has anyone else had this problem? It's the only real difficulty I've had with the new system so far.

[DreVinci]

My map cut me off from the world of meat.

It wants me to survive only on berries, carrots, frogs and spiders.

No pigs, no beefalo, a handful of rocks, and the map broke off where I can see there seems to be more to be explored.

Edited December 23, 2012 by DreVinci

[Captain Potato]

lol...my experience with the new maps is that the last area contains beefalo. That is so sad lol!

[Rainbow Knight]

My map has no pig king.

[Murgel]

I've explored the majority of 3 new maps. I can't remember much about the first one since I died while running through the swamp (last unexplored area). But the last one I tried had 4 beefalo in total (2 pairs in 2 different places) and the one before that had 6 I think. I also never found a pig king on any of these maps, which is why I started over 3 times...

Edited December 23, 2012 by Murgel

[Bogpad]

well, they did mention that the generator is still buggy like hell and will force a much harder survival experience on you than the old maps. Guess we just have to sit through this till next year, when it will get more love.

[Toaster Fu]

When something in a beta is a test version, it's going to be pretty buggy.