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[Sabretache]

Hello everyone.

I managed to find what is possibly a nice embark where a mountain meets a freshwater lake with a river flowing into it.

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There is also sand, clay, ALOT of metals, coal and flux stones:

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I would be more than happy to post the generation information if someone could explain to me how to find it.

[wierd]

I recently genned a somewhat interesting world, with a novel geographical feature. might as well share.

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this is what you get when you composite the biome map, the vegetation density heat map, the elevation map, and they hydrology map with paint.net

And here is what you were probably looking for.

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Created in DF v0.34.11.

[WORLD_GEN]
[TITLE:LARGE ISLAND]
[SEED:bZeGNMsAcKT1vHth9gbu]
[HISTORY_SEED:Ve8HgmBG4pXaTUHcbrXQ]
[NAME_SEED:xVAJxY5XrwNYOHJXLJnk]
[CREATURE_SEED:0tOYusCEGyELUb82St5c]
[DIM:257:257]
[EMBARK_POINTS:1324]
[END_YEAR:1050]
[BEAST_END_YEAR:300:80]
[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
[ELEVATION:1:400:1600:1600]
[RAINFALL:0:100:400:400]
[TEMPERATURE:25:75:400:400]
[DRAINAGE:0:100:400:400]
[VOLCANISM:0:100:400:400]
[SAVAGERY:0:100:400:400]
[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[MINERAL_SCARCITY:2500]
[MEGABEAST_CAP:75]
[SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:150]
[TITAN_NUMBER:33]
[TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:80:0:100000]
[DEMON_NUMBER:52]
[NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:26]
[BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:26]
[VAMPIRE_NUMBER:26]
[WEREBEAST_NUMBER:26]
[SECRET_NUMBER:52]
[REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:52]
[DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:52]
[EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:26]
[EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:26]
[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:24:244:0]
[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:24:244:0]
[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:12]
[PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:4]
[VOLCANO_MIN:4]
[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:252:1:1]
[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:252:1:1]
[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:1008:3:2]
[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:2016:2:2]
[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:2016:1:1]
[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:63:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:126:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:2016:3:2]
[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:2016:3:2]
[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:1000]
[RIVER_MINS:100:100]
[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
[SUBREGION_MAX:3500]
[CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:3]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:100]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:15]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:5]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:2]
[LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:1]
[CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:40]
[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:60]
[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
[SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:10]
[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:15000]
[SITE_CAP:1500]
[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
[ELEVATION_RANGES:33000:4032:6000]
[RAIN_RANGES:2016:4032:2016]
[DRAINAGE_RANGES:2016:4032:2016]
[SAVAGERY_RANGES:2016:4032:2016]
[VOLCANISM_RANGES:2016:4032:2016]


It has an interesting temperate forest biome island on top of a large volcanic crater lake, which you can clearly see.

This world struck my fancy for a project I am doing involving getting DF world data into a skyrim friendly .esm file. (Amusingly, with only slight tweaking, tesannwyn is able to pull in DF generated height maps. With little issues... other than the creation kit running out of ram anyway. This world is BIGGER than the skyrim main play area.)

The formula is unstable, so regenerating it could be tricky. I was only after interesting geography, not actual DF play use, but the lake islands (north east) and the box canyon (south west) are particularly intriguing.

[vjek]

I'm having some trouble finding a Glacial/Tundra terrifying aquifered embark that raises the undead.  Basically, everything gone horribly wrong.  I'm hoping one of you kind folks can help me.

I've tried messing with advanced worldgen and I'm getting tons of rejections as I can't seem to get the temperature and glacial values worked out to lower the # of rejections.  Any recommendations?

This one matches, and has a reasonably good prospect, I think.
3x2 Terrifying Tundra, aquifer, undead animals immediately upon entering the embark, and killed embark animals are raised up as corpses, automatically.

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worldgen

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Created in DF v0.34.11.

[WORLD_GEN]
[TITLE:WANDERING1]
[SEED:EcogSqq2y06QY8UEqymi]
[HISTORY_SEED:Q8sWgaQA0sYQcIQMEIc0]
[NAME_SEED:ui60K6OcuiSyeSKSqiOU]
[CREATURE_SEED:YSYYs8GAG2s4sYeKysi8]
[DIM:33:33]
[EMBARK_POINTS:2500]
[END_YEAR:100]
[BEAST_END_YEAR:100:-1]
[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
[ELEVATION:100:350:0:0]
[RAINFALL:10:19:3200:3200]
[TEMPERATURE:0:10:3200:3200]
[DRAINAGE:0:49:3200:3200]
[VOLCANISM:0:0:0:0]
[SAVAGERY:0:100:3200:3200]
[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:4:8:0:0:0:2]
[RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[MINERAL_SCARCITY:400]
[MEGABEAST_CAP:20]
[SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:20]
[TITAN_NUMBER:20]
[TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:0:0:10000]
[DEMON_NUMBER:22]
[NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:0]
[BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:0]
[VAMPIRE_NUMBER:0]
[WEREBEAST_NUMBER:0]
[SECRET_NUMBER:22]
[REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:22]
[DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:22]
[EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:0]
[EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:0]
[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:0:0:0]
[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:1089:0:1089]
[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:0]
[PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[VOLCANO_MIN:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:0:0:0]
[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:1000]
[RIVER_MINS:0:0]
[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:0]
[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:0]
[SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
[CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:1]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:1]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:5]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:25]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:30]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:20]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:3]
[LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:2]
[CAVE_MIN_SIZE:1]
[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:1]
[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:0]
[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:0]
[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:1]
[SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:4]
[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:0]
[SITE_CAP:0]
[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
[ELEVATION_RANGES:0:0:0]
[RAIN_RANGES:0:0:0]
[DRAINAGE_RANGES:0:0:0]
[SAVAGERY_RANGES:0:0:0]
[VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]
embark location

prospect (partial)

Liquids:
                    WATER :       251 Z: 115

Layer materials:
               SAND_BLACK :      5635 Z: 139
                 SAND_RED :      8189 Z: 139
                     CLAY :      5635 Z: 138
                    CHALK :     21064 Z: 134..137

Ores:
             TETRAHEDRITE :      6309 Z: 119..128
            NATIVE_SILVER :      6255 Z: 108..120
               GARNIERITE :      2713 Z: 109..113
              NATIVE_GOLD :      2116 Z: 108..137
                 LIMONITE :      1272 Z: 133..137
               SPHALERITE :      1056 Z: 126..128
              HORN_SILVER :       453 Z: 114..120
           RAW_ADAMANTINE :       274 Z: 106..112
          NATIVE_PLATINUM :       141 Z: 110..113

Other vein stone:
          COAL_BITUMINOUS :      1402 Z: 133..137

Shrubs:
    MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP :        51 Z: 114..117
              BUSH_QUARRY :        45 Z: 114..117
         GRASS_WHEAT_CAVE :        44 Z: 114..117
           GRASS_TAIL_PIG :        41 Z: 114..117
      MUSHROOM_CUP_DIMPLE :        32 Z: 114..117
                POD_SWEET :         9 Z: 114..117
>>> TOTAL = 222

Wood in trees:
               NETHER_CAP :        38 Z: 114..117
                BLACK_CAP :        37 Z: 114..117
               SPORE_TREE :        34 Z: 114..117
              BLOOD_THORN :        34 Z: 114..117
                TOWER_CAP :        28 Z: 114..117
               GOBLIN_CAP :        27 Z: 114..117
                FUNGIWOOD :        14 Z: 114..117
>>> TOTAL = 212

Has aquifer               :     20681 Z: 133..137

[WanderingKid]

VJek, much obliged.  Wierd that Prospect All was able to find the aquifer, but search didn't.

I've currently got a world that has everything (and kicked my arse on the first playthrough...) but I will definately use this as the backup plan... as soon as I figure out how to import some settings.  I don't think it's THAT difficult, though.

Woot woot, options are glorious!

[vjek]

VJek, much obliged.  Wierd that Prospect All was able to find the aquifer, but search didn't.

I've currently got a world that has everything (and kicked my arse on the first playthrough...) but I will definately use this as the backup plan... as soon as I figure out how to import some settings.  I don't think it's THAT difficult, though.

Woot woot, options are glorious!

The search (finder) found it, it was just the second (F2) biome, not the first shown.  I think you'll definitely find it challenging. 

[WanderingKid]

Heh, err, I didn't mean the biome wouldn't be challenging, I meant importing the settings to be able to use the world. Sorry about that. 

[nonobots]

I would be more than happy to post the generation information if someone could explain to me how to find it.

Looks like a nice place.

To get the worldgen settings you can either hit 'p' in the finder to export the world's setting, or, from a fortress hit escape and choose 'export images' exporting any level images will also create all the world's setting files. In the exported files you'll find two txt files, one with all the world's population and sites, and another with the specific worldgen settings. Please post this world! It looks like a very nice place!

[Sabretache]

I would be more than happy to post the generation information if someone could explain to me how to find it.

Looks like a nice place.

To get the worldgen settings you can either hit 'p' in the finder to export the world's setting, or, from a fortress hit escape and choose 'export images' exporting any level images will also create all the world's setting files. In the exported files you'll find two txt files, one with all the world's population and sites, and another with the specific worldgen settings. Please post this world! It looks like a very nice place!

Thank you for explaining the process.
There are a lot of very suitable sites on this map, hope you enjoy.

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[WORLD_GEN]
[TITLE:MEDIUM REGION]
[SEED:W6KaoCG8m0uOOyCUsKcK]
[HISTORY_SEED:KWIIKwe2OycmgOWsOYYW]
[NAME_SEED:OCIAO8oQQs8iqioA8OCy]
[CREATURE_SEED:CImGaog0gEYaUq4KWcaC]
[DIM:129:129]
[EMBARK_POINTS:2000]
[END_YEAR:250]
[BEAST_END_YEAR:200:80]
[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
[ELEVATION:1:400:401:401]
[RAINFALL:0:100:200:200]
[TEMPERATURE:25:75:200:200]
[DRAINAGE:0:100:200:200]
[VOLCANISM:20:100:200:200]
[SAVAGERY:0:100:200:200]
[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[MINERAL_SCARCITY:100]
[MEGABEAST_CAP:18]
[SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:37]
[TITAN_NUMBER:9]
[TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:80:0:100000]
[DEMON_NUMBER:28]
[NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:14]
[BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:14]
[VAMPIRE_NUMBER:14]
[WEREBEAST_NUMBER:14]
[SECRET_NUMBER:28]
[REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:28]
[DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:28]
[EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:14]
[EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:14]
[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:25:251:503]
[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:25:251:503]
[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:12]
[PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:1]
[COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[VOLCANO_MIN:10]
[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:260:1:1]
[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:260:1:1]
[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:1040:3:3]
[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:2080:2:2]
[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:2080:1:1]
[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:2080:3:3]
[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:2080:3:3]
[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:250]
[RIVER_MINS:100:100]
[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
[SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
[CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:3]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:100]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:15]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:5]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:2]
[LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:1]
[CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:25]
[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:50]
[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
[SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:40]
[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:15000]
[SITE_CAP:1040]
[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
[ELEVATION_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
[RAIN_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
[DRAINAGE_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
[SAVAGERY_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
[VOLCANISM_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]


[Ravendarksky]

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Hi,

I'm looking for a particular sort of embark for my next fortress and I was hoping this thread could help.

I'm looking to make a dwarfen monestary where my dwarfs can dedicate their lives to wrestling and !!science!!

I want a mountain which goes up many z levels in the middle of a plain, the more z levels the better! Ideally it will be fairly broad and square, I'm going to shape it later on. I don't want anything too cold either (and no volcanoes). To clarify I'm looking for a mountain with plains surrounding it 360 degrees, hopefully in the middle of a large embark.

 I'd like it to span across many biomes as I want a rich variety of stone and metal, however I am not fussy what metals they are as long as there is an abundance of either gold, silver or platinum. I'd also like as much candy as possible.

Bonuses would be at least one river or one aquafier, decent collection of wild animals, plenty of invaders and people to trade with. Trees would be very useful too.

Ideally I'm planning an 8x8 embark so hopefully it won't be too difficult to get everything i want...

What do you guys think?

I've still not managed to gen what I'm looking for , Although I've now decided I'll settle for a smaller than 8x8 embark. 5x5, 6x6 would be fine.

Wanting a large embark with a mountain in the middle of it with plains all around.

I got a fairly nice 5x5 embark just now though,

Mountain is 44 tiles in circumference at the bottom, 1 tile at the top, mostly made of rock and spans 34 Z levels. This is Perfect for me... BUT

- Map features another big mountain next to it, Ideally I want space all round
- No plants/wood
- Mountain is right at the bottom of the map
- No gold, platinum or gypsum

Some nice features though:
- Plains at the bottom of mountain, but only on 90degrees.
- Large freshwater lake and  34 z level drop into it from the top of large mountain
- Magma pipes
- Unobtrusive aquafier
- Lots of colourful stone for building
- Iron + flux
- Lots of silver
- Loads of sand and clay
- There is a magma pipe 24 z levels below the freshwater lake.
- Reasonable amount of candy reachable without the circus

Let me know if anyone would like a copy.. it's a pretty cool map.





Also.. Does anyone know if I can export a world view of the cliff indicator from the dwarf fortress embark location selection screen? I could use that to find places where extreme cliffs meet plains, would save me a lot of searching.

[JAFANZ]

actually, I wouldn't mind a look at this, as I assume the "Not Attached" means that that if that region tile is the center of a 3x3 the other 8 tiles are fairly flat?

[Ravendarksky]

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It's not perfect but it's the best I've managed to Gen. I've manually channeled the few squares which attach it to the larger mountain at the very base Z level.

My monks have moved in and are *mostly* having a good time.

I've not yet got one where the mountain is in the middle - it's what I really want!

World is based off of the 1000AD map of Chrono trigger

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[WORLD_GEN]
   [TITLE:PlainsnPeaks]
   [SEED:fVmURCSIUcLvBd5fXSPq]
   [HISTORY_SEED:bGyfAOZ0wRLolSbw3zda]
   [NAME_SEED:rBAjZuhDrm3Q6bRt95vA]
   [CREATURE_SEED:OTk6AIeewkQBCHcCGj7y]
   [DIM:129:129]
   [EMBARK_POINTS:1324]
   [END_YEAR:750]
   [BEAST_END_YEAR:200:60]
   [REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
   [CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
   [ELEVATION:1:400:401:401]
   [RAINFALL:0:100:200:200]
   [TEMPERATURE:25:75:200:200]
   [DRAINAGE:0:100:200:200]
   [VOLCANISM:0:100:200:200]
   [SAVAGERY:0:100:200:200]
   [ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [MINERAL_SCARCITY:1500]
   [MEGABEAST_CAP:25]
   [SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:50]
   [TITAN_NUMBER:20]
   [TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:80:0:100000]
   [DEMON_NUMBER:20]
   [NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:10]
   [BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:10]
   [VAMPIRE_NUMBER:20]
   [WEREBEAST_NUMBER:30]
   [SECRET_NUMBER:28]
   [REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:28]
   [DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:28]
   [EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:20]
   [EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:20]
   [GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:25:400:503]
   [EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:25:400:503]
   [PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:25]
   [PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:1]
   [COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
   [VOLCANO_MIN:3]
   [REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:0:0:0]
   [EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:30]
   [RIVER_MINS:100:100]
   [PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:0]
   [OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
   [SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:3]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:30]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:100]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:70]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:0]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:100]
   [HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
   [HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:15]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:5]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:2]
   [LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:1]
   [CAVE_MIN_SIZE:10]
   [CAVE_MAX_SIZE:30]
   [MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:30]
   [NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:50]
   [ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:1]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
   [TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:40]
   [TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:18500]
   [SITE_CAP:1350]
   [PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
   [ELEVATION_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [RAIN_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [DRAINAGE_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [SAVAGERY_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]

[JAFANZ]

@Ravendarksky: Thanks. 

@wierd:

I recently genned a somewhat interesting world, with a novel geographical feature. might as well share.
[snip]
The formula is unstable, so regenerating it could be tricky. I was only after interesting geography, not actual DF play use, but the lake islands (north east) and the box canyon (south west) are particularly intriguing.

Can I enquire where the "Box Canyon" would be exactly, please?

[Merendel]

I'm looking for something special for wanderingkids single pick challenge.  Looking for a flat reanimating embark with a soil aquifer, no trees/vegetation in a temperature region that wont freeze water.  3x3 or 4x4 preferably although a good sized region for seperate embark attempts would be nice.  Freakish weather/smoke/clouds are fine as long as its not a deadly rain that will kill my dwarves the instant I unpause.  Would prefer that there be at least one weapons grade material available if I survive long enough to either get a caravan or scavenge an anvil off their corpses but if I have to go strait for candy so be it.

[Stochasty]

Merendel, these are the settings I'm using for World Gen:

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[WORLD_GEN]
[TITLE:HOT EVIL]
[SEED:AOoUWEKuKs2GIKMWm8Uw]
[HISTORY_SEED:SsYSQM6e26QsYOiy8Ew0]
[NAME_SEED:0qk42UWS8SCqiWMccEQ4]
[CREATURE_SEED:qA4iic8MemWK0issgmCa]
[DIM:65:65]
[EMBARK_POINTS:1324]
[END_YEAR:150]
[BEAST_END_YEAR:10:50]
[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:0]
[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
[ELEVATION:1:400:51:51]
[RAINFALL:0:100:101:101]
[TEMPERATURE:25:100:25:25]
[DRAINAGE:0:100:101:101]
[VOLCANISM:0:100:101:101]
[SAVAGERY:0:100:101:101]
[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:3:1:5:5:1:5]
[RAIN_FREQUENCY:3:25:2:1:0:0]
[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:3:1:1:2:5:25]
[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:3:1:1:2:5:25]
[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:3:5:1:1:2:25]
[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[MINERAL_SCARCITY:2500]
[MEGABEAST_CAP:4]
[SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:9]
[TITAN_NUMBER:100]
[TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:0:0:0]
[DEMON_NUMBER:22]
[NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:11]
[BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:11]
[VAMPIRE_NUMBER:11]
[WEREBEAST_NUMBER:11]
[SECRET_NUMBER:22]
[REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:22]
[DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:22]
[EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:11]
[EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:11]
[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:0:0:0]
[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:2000:2000:2000]
[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:1]
[PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:1]
[COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[VOLCANO_MIN:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:500:5:5]
[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:0:0:0]
[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:250]
[RIVER_MINS:25:25]
[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
[SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
[CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:3]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:100]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:15]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:7]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:5]
[LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:1]
[CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:6]
[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:12]
[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
[SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:10]
[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:15000]
[SITE_CAP:264]
[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
[ELEVATION_RANGES:0:0:0]
[RAIN_RANGES:250:0:0]
[DRAINAGE_RANGES:0:0:0]
[SAVAGERY_RANGES:0:0:0]
[VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]


Results in a small world dominated by hot, low rainfall, high drainage terrifying biomes (so, lots of badlands).  After that, it's just a matter of searching for aquifer, very deep soil, no clay, and hoping for reanimating.

[JAFANZ]

These are the params & details for an embark that doesn't (AFAIK) meet anyone's specific request, but which I think could be quite good for a newbie.

Note that, due to certain preferences of mine, Necromancers are disabled (Secrets = 0), Kobolds aren't, & I increased the open sky to 27-urists for scope for above-ground structures.

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[WORLD_GEN]
[TITLE:gRingStar]
[SEED:hR27ldRo2tmI5QgBUxId]
[HISTORY_SEED:NVRpqCYfN2raoAR4m4Jv]
[NAME_SEED:jUT4S5Ib5oIgvtmTaesQ]
[CREATURE_SEED:PlCPgbnGMqQiqRNIdZwh]
[DIM:257:257]
[EMBARK_POINTS:11324]
[END_YEAR:298]
[BEAST_END_YEAR:300:80]
[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:0]
[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:1]
[ELEVATION:1:350:400:400]
[RAINFALL:0:100:400:400]
[TEMPERATURE:50:75:400:400]
[DRAINAGE:0:100:400:400]
[VOLCANISM:0:100:400:400]
[SAVAGERY:0:100:400:400]
[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[MINERAL_SCARCITY:500]
[MEGABEAST_CAP:75]
[SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:150]
[TITAN_NUMBER:33]
[TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:80:0:100000]
[DEMON_NUMBER:52]
[NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:26]
[BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:26]
[VAMPIRE_NUMBER:26]
[WEREBEAST_NUMBER:26]
[SECRET_NUMBER:0]
[REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:52]
[DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:52]
[EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:26]
[EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:26]
[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:400:4000:8000]
[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:100:1000:2000]
[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:0]
[PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
[VOLCANO_MIN:200]
[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:1032:7:6]
[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:1032:7:6]
[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:4128:13:12]
[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:8256:9:9]
[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:8256:7:6]
[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:8256:13:12]
[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:8256:13:12]
[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:400]
[RIVER_MINS:800:400]
[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
[SUBREGION_MAX:5000]
[CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:3]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:25]
[CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:100]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
[CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:25]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:1]
[CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:25]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
[HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:27]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:6]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:1]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:2]
[LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:4]
[LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:1]
[CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:100]
[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:200]
[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:1]
[SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:40]
[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:15000]
[SITE_CAP:1500]
[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
[ELEVATION_RANGES:8256:8256:8256]
[RAIN_RANGES:8256:8256:8256]
[DRAINAGE_RANGES:8256:8256:8256]
[SAVAGERY_RANGES:8256:8256:8256]
[VOLCANISM_RANGES:4128:8256:4128]


My preferred Embark site is as shown (sorry, forgot to highlight the x's before uploading the image to imgur):

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And this is a post-embark "Prospect all":

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Base materials:
                     SOIL : 82722
                    STONE : 562308
                  FEATURE : 24592
                  MINERAL : 221108
                    MAGMA : 163444

Liquids:
                    WATER :      3476 Z:  78..119
                    MAGMA :     31468 Z:  72..76

Layer materials:
               SAND_WHITE :        32 Z: 119
                 SAND_RED :     20482 Z: 119
                CLAY_LOAM :        32 Z: 118
                     LOAM :     20736 Z: 117..118
               SANDY_LOAM :     20704 Z: 117
               SANDY_CLAY :     20704 Z: 116
               SAND_BLACK :        32 Z: 116
                SILTSTONE :       189 Z: 110..115
                 MUDSTONE :     81689 Z: 110..115
                   MARBLE :     99684 Z:  98..109
                  GRANITE :       256 Z:  94..106
                  DIORITE :    128659 Z:  72..109
                    SLATE :       181 Z:  88..93
                   GABBRO :    107280 Z:  76..101
                   SCHIST :     62981 Z:  79..92
                   GNEISS :     56813 Z:  79..82
                QUARTZITE :       128 Z:  75..78
                 PHYLLITE :     24448 Z:  72..75
                    SLADE :     23644 Z:  60..63
>>> TOTAL = 668674

Ores:
                MAGNETITE :     39788 Z: 110..115
             TETRAHEDRITE :      7708 Z:  87..92
                   GALENA :      4440 Z:  87..92
           RAW_ADAMANTINE :       948 Z:  65..76
          NATIVE_PLATINUM :       446 Z: 110..115
>>> TOTAL = 53330

Gems:
                    PRASE :      2030 Z:  76..115
             CLEAR ZIRCON :      1295 Z: 104..109
               PRASE OPAL :      1048 Z:  93..97
            YELLOW ZIRCON :       829 Z:  76..92
              QUARTZ_ROSE :       699 Z:  72..103
                   MORION :       670 Z:  93..109
              MILK QUARTZ :       653 Z:  72..109
             BLACK PYROPE :       585 Z:  72..103
             CLEAR GARNET :       531 Z:  87..103
            OPAL_BANDFIRE :       515 Z:  98..103
                   SCHORL :       501 Z:  87..103
                     SARD :       454 Z: 110..115
                BLUE JADE :       394 Z: 110..115
            SPINEL_PURPLE :       389 Z:  79..109
             GREEN ZIRCON :       374 Z:  76..92
         GREEN TOURMALINE :       318 Z:  98..103
                PINK JADE :       313 Z: 110..115
             BROWN ZIRCON :       246 Z:  83..92
                 SUNSTONE :       233 Z:  79..82
                  CITRINE :       213 Z:  72..82
             CRYSTAL_ROCK :       200 Z:  87..92
               JELLY OPAL :       192 Z:  87..92
                 HELIODOR :       180 Z:  87..92
               GREEN JADE :       172 Z: 110..115
                GOSHENITE :       158 Z:  98..103
                RHODOLITE :       117 Z:  87..92
               AQUAMARINE :       111 Z:  87..92
             BLACK ZIRCON :        92 Z:  72..75
               SPINEL_RED :        78 Z:  79..82
           RED TOURMALINE :        76 Z:  72..75
             SMOKY QUARTZ :        48 Z: 111..115
                MOONSTONE :        44 Z:  72..75
       VIOLET SPESSARTINE :        41 Z:  79..81
             GOLDEN BERYL :        34 Z:  87..92
>>> TOTAL = 13833

Other vein stone:
               ORTHOCLASE :    115466 Z:  72..109
                  OLIVINE :     33335 Z:  93..97
                COBALTITE :      3738 Z:  72..75
               PYROLUSITE :      1053 Z:  83..86
                 GRAPHITE :       522 Z:  79..92
           PETRIFIED_WOOD :       461 Z: 110..115
               HORNBLENDE :       308 Z:  72..109
                   RUTILE :        10 Z:  72..74
>>> TOTAL = 154893

Shrubs:
                VINE_WHIP :       210 Z: 120
              BUSH_QUARRY :       192 Z:  78..103
          BERRIES_PRICKLE :       183 Z: 120
         GRASS_WHEAT_CAVE :       162 Z:  79..103
    MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP :       122 Z:  79..89
           GRASS_LONGLAND :       115 Z: 120
                POD_SWEET :       109 Z:  78..89
       BERRIES_STRAW_WILD :       102 Z: 120
      MUSHROOM_CUP_DIMPLE :        97 Z:  78..103
                ROOT_HIDE :        95 Z: 120
           GRASS_TAIL_PIG :        90 Z:  79..103
               WEED_BLADE :        69 Z: 120
                BERRY_SUN :         9 Z: 120
                 WEED_RAT :         7 Z: 120
           BERRIES_FISHER :         3 Z: 120
                REED_ROPE :         2 Z: 120
>>> TOTAL = 1567

Wood in trees:
                TOWER_CAP :       161 Z:  85..103
                FUNGIWOOD :       151 Z:  85..103
                 CHESTNUT :       118 Z: 120
              TUNNEL_TUBE :       114 Z:  79..89
                 HIGHWOOD :       110 Z: 120
                    ALDER :       106 Z: 120
                    MAPLE :       102 Z: 120
                      ASH :       102 Z: 120
                    BIRCH :        98 Z: 120
                      OAK :        97 Z: 120
                BLACK_CAP :        89 Z:  79..89
               GOBLIN_CAP :        88 Z:  79..89
                  FEATHER :        82 Z: 120
               SPORE_TREE :        50 Z:  79..82
               NETHER_CAP :        43 Z:  79..82
              BLOOD_THORN :        37 Z:  79..82
                   WILLOW :        18 Z: 120
>>> TOTAL = 1566

Has HFS tubes             :        20 Z:  65..71


There is, admittedly, not a whole of Candy, & you'll play hell getting it without singing "send in the clowns", but with that much Iron (no Coal though), does it really matter?

Warning: If you have aquifers enabled, there's a dual-layer one across the entire embark, be prepared.