Most players start in the default "World Generator," which creates rolling hills, treacherous cliffs, dense forests, and deep ravines. But a dedicated subculture of players swears by something else entirely: the .
"The lag is terrible from my 200 colonists." Solution: This is a CPU issue, not a seed issue. However, flat worlds mitigate this. Keep your colonists in vertical shafts rather than spread out horizontally. A single 10x10 vertical tower of workstations creates less pathfinding lag than a sprawling surface village. Community Favorites: Seeds to Try for Version 1.0 As the game approaches its 1.0 release, the community has updated its list of top seeds. Here is a quick reference table:
In the sprawling, blocky universe of Colony Survival , few challenges are as daunting—or as rewarding—as the flat world. For the uninitiated, Colony Survival is a unique blend of first-person shooter, base building, and real-time strategy. You are the leader of a fledgling settlement. By day, you recruit colonists, assign jobs (from miners to farmers to guards), and expand your fortress. By night, you face a relentless horde of zombies, monsters, and nightmares that seek to tear your empire apart.
"My walls are 4 blocks high, but the zombies are stacking up and climbing over!" Solution: In flat worlds, zombies stack perfectly because the ground is even. You need a "lip" around the top of your wall. Place upside-down stairs on the top outer edge. Zombies cannot climb over an upside-down stair lip.
A flat world removes the variable of terrain. No mountains to mine through. No valleys to bridge. Just an infinite, pancake-flat expanse of grass and dirt stretching to the horizon. Why would anyone choose this? And more importantly, what is the best seed to use?
Remember: On a hill, you survive. On a flat world, you thrive .
"There is no iron on my flat world!" Solution: You aren't digging deep enough. Iron spawns between Y=10 and Y=30. In a flat world, surface elevation is Y=64. You need to dig down 40 blocks. Focus your quarry pit to bedrock (Y=0).
