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0013206Dwarf FortressWorld Generation -- Generalpublic2025-06-30 20:392025-07-01 11:07
ReporterTen Infi Assigned To 
PriorityhighSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformSteamOSWin11 Pro NOS Version24H2
Product Version51.13 
Summary0013206: Using the same worldgen parameters results in different history
DescriptionUsing the exact same worldgen results in generating the world that has the same geography and geology, but different history, sites, etc.
Steps To Reproduce1. Create the world_gen.txt file in Dwarf Fortress/prefs folder
2. Copy the following text and paste it into the world_gen.txt file, save it afterwards:
[WORLD_GEN]
    [TITLE:CREATE WORLD NOW = 4433335]
    [SEED:kVVrfHi8kmtWv5BRr4Dk]
    [HISTORY_SEED:lB1FXHzrPB9lRwMevv2g]
    [NAME_SEED:nOz82pdzNKuc5uRbK1hj]
    [CREATURE_SEED:UFgHnlhH5tMixP4IeBek]
    [DIM:129:129]
    [EMBARK_POINTS:1504]
    [END_YEAR:250]
    [BEAST_END_YEAR:250:-1]
    [REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
    [CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
    [ELEVATION:1:400:1600:1600]
    [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:4:2:0:1:0:1]
    [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]
    [POLE:NORTH_AND_OR_SOUTH]
    [MINERAL_SCARCITY:100]
    [MEGABEAST_CAP:18]
    [SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:37]
    [TITAN_NUMBER:9]
    [TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:3:0:3]
    [DEMON_NUMBER:28]
    [NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:14]
    [BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:14]
    [NIGHTMARE_NUMBER:14]
    [VAMPIRE_NUMBER:14]
    [WEREBEAST_NUMBER:14]
    [WEREBEAST_ATTACK_TRIGGER:2:2:2]
    [SECRET_NUMBER:28]
    [REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:28]
    [DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:28]
    [EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:14]
    [EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:14]
    [GENERATE_DIVINE_MATERIALS:1]
    [GENERATE_MYTHICAL_MATERIALS:1]
    [ALLOW_MYTHICAL_HEALING:1]
    [ALLOW_DIVINATION:1]
    [ALLOW_DEMONIC_EXPERIMENTS:1]
    [ALLOW_NECROMANCER_EXPERIMENTS:1]
    [ALLOW_NECROMANCER_LIEUTENANTS:1]
    [ALLOW_NECROMANCER_GHOULS:1]
    [ALLOW_NECROMANCER_SUMMONS:1]
    [GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:6:63:0]
    [EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:6:63:0]
    [PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:3]
    [PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
    [COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:4]
    [VOLCANO_MIN:1]
    [REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:66:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:66:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:264:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:528:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:528:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:16:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:33:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:528:0:0]
    [REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:528:0:0]
    [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_1:5]
    [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:10]
    [NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:15]
    [MYTHICAL_SITE_NUM:200]
    [ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
    [SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
    [TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:24]
    [TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:15000]
    [SITE_CAP:1040]
    [PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
    [ELEVATION_RANGES:8000:1056:528]
    [RAIN_RANGES:528:1056:528]
    [DRAINAGE_RANGES:528:1056:528]
    [SAVAGERY_RANGES:528:1056:528]
    [VOLCANISM_RANGES:528:1056:528]

3. Open the game, go to "Create new world", then "Detailed mode", then select the "CREATE WORLD NOW = 4433335" template. Click "Create world".
4. Click "Play now" and "Fortress" after the world generates.
5. Click "Choose origin civilization" and note the civilization names here.
6. Restart the game.
7. Repeat steps 3-5.
8. Compare the 2 civ lists to see they're different.
Additional InformationRelated to:
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=6379
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=6010
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=6934
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=7862
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=8572
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=5974
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=9535
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=12683
https://dwarffortressbugtracker.com/view.php?id=5633
Tags"world gen", history, seeds, world, world builder, world gen, world generation, worldgen

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Ten Infi

2025-07-01 11:07

reporter   ~0042747

There's a slight bug in my bug report; I meant the history logs, not the civ names. I can't edit that out, though. I request a feature for users to be able to edit their bug reports.

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2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi New Issue
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: "world gen"
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: history
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: seeds
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: world
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: world builder
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: world gen
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: world generation
2025-06-30 20:39 Ten Infi Tag Attached: worldgen
2025-07-01 11:07 Ten Infi Note Added: 0042747