Flat terrain lack ores to mine and is difficult to defend - only some raiders will mine allowing you to funnel most to your prepared defenses, and if they do attempt it, rock walls are free and give you time to prepare on the other side. You will also want to pay attention to the terrain type. You want a map with a growing season that lasts from at least spring to fall, if not all year.
You should pick a temperate forest biome to start. The default dimensions is a good size that won't cause too much lag.
You can play with the seed and map size of the world, but it isn't anything that will make a big difference to you yet.
You can do your own research in the previous link if you wish, but it is recommended to choose Cassandra Classic on Strive to Survive to get a feel for how the game is designed to play out. The AI Storytellers only determine the random events that occur during your game. You can pick a storyteller and a difficulty level. This guide assumes that you're choosing the classic 'three crashlanded survivors' scenario. The first thing you'll be able to pick is picking a story scenario, there are 4 prebuilt scenarios to choose from. As its name suggests, this is a quick guide for starting a game.įor a more detailed basic introduction see Basics.
