How to randomly generate a map for a 7DTD server.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 10:16 pm
Random map generation in 7DTD can be extremely CPU intensive and take some time. For our game servers, this usually means our automated systems will restart the server because it thinks it is crashed (due to the downtime and/or CPU usage).
The ideal way to use a custom generated map is to use a 3rd party tool to do it on your home computer instead. To do this, you will need to download this: http://crongame.com/nitrogen/NitroGen_W ... _v0474.zip
Information about this tool can be found here: https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/ ... -for-7dtd/
Within the map generation tool, set the map name to whatever you would like, and select the size of the world. 4196 is still recommended, as large maps use more memory.
Once you have generated the map, create a new "GeneratedWorlds" folder in the root of the FTP for the game server, then place the map folder there.
In the ./serverconfig.xml, set the "GameWorld" and "WorldGenSeed" to the name of the map you chose, and set the "WorldGenSize" to the size you chose.
After this, you should be able to restart and have the custom world load.
The ideal way to use a custom generated map is to use a 3rd party tool to do it on your home computer instead. To do this, you will need to download this: http://crongame.com/nitrogen/NitroGen_W ... _v0474.zip
Information about this tool can be found here: https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/ ... -for-7dtd/
Within the map generation tool, set the map name to whatever you would like, and select the size of the world. 4196 is still recommended, as large maps use more memory.
Once you have generated the map, create a new "GeneratedWorlds" folder in the root of the FTP for the game server, then place the map folder there.
In the ./serverconfig.xml, set the "GameWorld" and "WorldGenSeed" to the name of the map you chose, and set the "WorldGenSize" to the size you chose.
After this, you should be able to restart and have the custom world load.