World Generation Tinkering

[NameHere]

This is my first topic and first time here so yeah .-.

But... this is about me editing how world generation works in the Rocketry upgrade. My results are pretty weird, but you may enjoy! Also, if you make a play through, if you would like to send it, send it!

Okay, let's start with the world gens.

- (Rocketry Upgrade) Using Helicona.yaml -

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Test 1 - Deleting the frozen part

I deleted the Frozen zone from the Zone Files part. This resulted in well, no frozen biome. the result is a bit weird but cool.

worldsize: # This will be used soon!
  X: 384
  Y: 384
ZoneFiles:
  - name: subworlds/Space
  - name: subworlds/StartWorld
  # where the Frozen subworld should be.
  - name: subworlds/Default
  - name: subworlds/Surface
    weight: 0.3
  - name: subworlds/Bottom

Result:

The starting biome is all over, and even took over the surface!

Download yaml
Test.yaml

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Test 2 (The yaml file is named Test1...) - Deleting the Bottom

worldsize: # This will be used soon!
  X: 384
  Y: 384
ZoneFiles:
  - name: subworlds/Space
  - name: subworlds/StartWorld
  # where the Frozen subworld should be.
  - name: subworlds/Default
  - name: subworlds/Surface
    weight: 0.3
  # also where the bottom subworld can be.

As you expected.. the bottom is gone, with water and tiles being surrounded with neutronium. (Sorry for the sandstone highlight!)

Download yaml
Test1.yaml

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Test 3 - Deleting the surface...

Now moving on to the surface. If you haven't noticed, the surface seems to have a 'weight' part. This may control how big it is, but this isn't about that. CONTINUE TEST!

worldsize:
  X: 384
  Y: 384
ZoneFiles:
  - name: subworlds/Space
  - name: subworlds/StartWorld
  - name: subworlds/Default

The gravitas is gone, and the surface has seem to take shapes of half-hexagons. This may be due to biome sizes.
Download yaml
Test2.yaml

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Test 4 - Deleting space itself

worldsize:
  X: 384
  Y: 384
ZoneFiles:
  - name: subworlds/StartWorld
  - name: subworlds/Default
  
  # All that exists is now just a starting world, (printing pod) and a default biome. The duplicants must be really confused.

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It may not be very visible, but space no longer exists. The half-hexagon top is also gone, being replaced with a flat sandstone top. All that exist is just the starting biome. Boo hoo.
 

Download yaml

Test3.yaml

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Test 5 - Deleting the default biome - Final

worldsize:
  X: 384
  Y: 384
ZoneFiles:
  - name: subworlds/StartWorld
  
  # All that exists is now just a starting world, (printing pod), and a broken biome barrier.

There seems to be a broken biome barrier explaining the immense flood of abyssalite. All that remains is what I just explained and a weird starting biome. Deleting the last Zone is not possible, as it creates  an error in generating, and causes a crash.

 

[Fraxotic]

but.. why?

[Seeker89]

Because why not?

[crypticorb]

40 minutes ago, Fraxotic said:

but.. why?

[SakuraKoi]

Feel free to test more and touch other parameters (appropriately),even without mod tools (and just Notepad++) one can do a lot to the world generation. Personally I of course like it simple to keep it playable, more POIs, no Neutronium anywhere (neither world borders nor in the magma biome) and perhaps a bigger world once my PC can handle it without issue. I can't help but wonder if deleting space prevents meteors yet still allows space travel~

[Slvrsrfr]

very neat, I like that first one. nice work, ty for posting.

[NameHere]

It's for a science project: Dissecting worlds