7 Days to Die /// How do I generate my map

If you do not want to use any of the pre-generated maps, you can create your own map.

There are several ways to do this:

Let the server generate the map (the disadvantage of this option is the generation time, in the case of a 16k map the map can take up to 20 hours to generate)
Generate the map on your computer and then upload it to the server
Our recommendation is to use option "b", because external tools will allow you to set it up better.

In case you choose option "a" the procedure is as follows:

  1. Shut down the server
  2. Click on "Configuration files" in the main menu and then on the "serverconfigmain.xml" file click on the "Text Editor" button.
  3. On line 54 for the value "GameWorld" set to "RWG"
  4. On the next line you choose the seed that determines the layout (you can get inspiration here https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/25756-alpha-20-seed-thread/)
  5. Next, the size of the map, here again note the generation time!

Example:

<!-- World -->
<property name="GameWorld" value="RWG"/>
<property name="WorldGenSeed" value="asdf1234"/> <!-- If RWG, this is the code to generate a new world. If the world with the resulting name already exists, it is simply loaded -->
<property name="WorldGenSize" value="4096"/> <!-- If RWG, this specifies the width and height of the generated world. It is also used in combination with WorldGenSeed to create an internal RWG seed, which also creates a unique map name even if the same WorldGenSeed is used. Must be between 2048 and 16384, although large maps will take a long time to generate/download/load -->
<property name="GameName" value="My game"/> <!-- Any game name you want. This affects the name of the saved game and also the seed used when placing decorations (trees, etc) in the world. It does not affect the general layout of the world if you are creating a RWG.
<property name="GameMode" value="GameModeSurvival"/> <!-- GameModeSurvival -->

 

In the case of choosing the recommended option, option "b", the procedure is as follows

  1. Shut down the server
  2. Download the KingGen Generator here: https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/23988-kinggen-a-random-world-generator-for-7-days-to-die/ 
  3. Follow the KingGen instructions and generate the world
  4. Upload the generated world to the folder "Data/Worlds/KingGen
  5. In the main menu, click on "Configuration Files" and then on the "Text Editor" button next to the "serverconfigmain.xml" file
  6. On line 54 for the value "GameWorld" set to "KingGen" (this name must always match the folder name in Worlds and the name of your generated world)
  7. Other settings such as size, set identically to what you set when generating
  8. Save and turn on the server

 

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