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[TheBeardyMan]

When choosing a fortress location, the randomization of the southwest corner of the plot in the local map (when a new cell of the region map is selected) doesn't consider the possibility that the [EMBARK_RECTANGLE] in init.txt might not be the default of 6:6. For large [EMBARK_RECTANGLE]s, this can give a plot that overlaps one or two edges of the local map. While the plot overlaps an edge of the local map, the only legal adjustments are H and M, which can correct the situation if the overlapped edges are the north and/or the east edge, but not if they are the south and/or west edge.

[Derakon]

What happens if you embark when your embark rectangle overlaps the edge?

[TheBeardyMan]

I've just tried that - if you embark with the embark rectangle overlapping the edge of the local map it crashes. However, if the embark rectangle has overlapped the edge of the local map but was corrected before embarking, it appears to work OK.

[Footkerchief]

Might be a variation on Bug 656, which is also reported to be capable of causing crashes.  Thanks for replying with extra details, by the way.