what is the world seed?

[perro77]

i see it in the last patch but i dont know for what is that

 

[binyo66]

its something to design your map. try reentering the world seed, then you will get the same map.

 

[perro77]

and how can i know the world seed of a map?

 

[binyo66]

Well, u dont (Not sure if there is a utility). u may know from the editor, and then let it generates the map.
Edit : the advantage is u can just tell your friend the world seed, and he can play with exactly the same map (or if u want to play multiplayer thing)

 

[CivCube]

It's the designated number for a randomly-generated map.

 

[bingen]

There is a utility for extracting the world seed. It's actually on the front page of Civfanatics in this week's new downloads.

 

[binyo66]

nice to know that. thx

 

[perro77]

i understand now..thx

 

[Illusion13]

So, there are only so many maps that civ could possibly generate?

 

[Turner]

Sorta, yeah. But if anyone ever gets through them all, I'd be surprised. Those are anywhere from 8 to ten digit numbers. Given ten digits, that's 99,999,999 different worlds. Assuming just one hour for every game, and playing non-stop, that's something like 11,500 years worth of games there. And that's with no bathroom breaks!

as I recall, you can use letters too. That makes it even that much more. So yes, there is a finite amount, but for all intents and purposes, it might as well be infinite.

 

[Illusion13]

So, someone had actually made that many maps? Or was 99,999,999 worlds generated, then all assigned a number?

 

[Turner]

I'm sure it has something to do with checksums and whatnot. Not that someone made and cataloged every map in existance.

 

[binyo66]

So, someone had actually made that many maps? Or was 99,999,999 worlds generated, then all assigned a number?

Doesnt have to be like that. Most likely, they use some kind of formula based on the world seed number.