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Dwarf Fortress => DF Dwarf Mode Discussion => Topic started by: Garfunkel on March 10, 2024, 03:41:35 am
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There does not seem to be a way to filter out streams and brooks in the site finder in 50.12 version. I'm trying to embark on a major river with iron and flux, and the results are quite numerous since the game includes all streams and maybe brooks too.
Also, is there a way to help world gen generate more major rivers?
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If DF imitates life: more rainfall, less drainage, maybe less elevation X/Y variance. Basically, more water and a larger watershed ought to lead to more major rivers. You'll probably also need more land tiles for that, so either larger map size or go for continent maps.
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I believe there are also some tricks with erosion to make more rivers, more erosion makes the banks wear down more and makes the rivers expand if I remember correctly
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BlindIRL has a series of tutorials on YouTube about world generation. One of them specifically covers getting more and larger rivers. He even does a few example worlds to see the results.
I have found that the embark map won't always be accurate with its label of stream. But maybe i'm underestimating the range of size the game considers a stream.
Anyway, point is, the tutorial was very helpful to me in getting my desired results from world gen.
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BlindIRL has a series of tutorials on YouTube about world generation. One of them specifically covers getting more and larger rivers. He even does a few example worlds to see the results.
Yeah that's exactly where I got the erosion trick from haha
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Thanks guys! I ended up creating a fort on the coast where I'm building a bridge across the bay but next, I'll create a new world with lot of rivers.