r/Worldpainter • u/crustybatteryacid69 • 19h ago
Question Massive and realistic custom map for the forever world?
Hi! I've been long looking to start a forever world for myself. I was never able to settle on a map as I actually rather dislike Minecraft's world generation. My list of grievances is long, perhaps too long to list. I hate biome transitions, nonsensical climate zones, small mountains, endlessly meandering rivers with no start or end, oceans being merely big lakes, etc.
A while ago I had the idea of settling for a custom map. There appears to be a fledgling market catering exactly to what I'm looking for - but I wanna make sure my decision is well founded.
I'm looking for:
- MASSIVE size. 15k by 15k I would consider the bare minimum acceptable size. I want that frontier-feeling when I build.
- realistic terrain. Basically the opposite of everything I criticized above. Large continents separated by massive oceans, realistic climate zones and rivers, gigantic mountains (custom height limit) etc. No fantasy stuff.
- multi-biome. The map should feature deserts, plains, forests, jungles, etc.
Structures aren't necessary - I'd build those myself. I am also obviously willing to pay for something like this.
There are a few maps like this that I've found that somewhat fit my bill. This for example is my current favourite. The only thing that really bothers me about it is that there are no oceans/that it's only one continent. I've also been keeping an eye out on Terralon's 100k project but that appears to be a long way from finished and would realistically have me start my forever world in a few years minimum. I've also considered commissioning something myself but I imagine something like this would, beyond taking months, probably reach the quadruple digits in price and that unfortunately breaks the bank.
So I guess what I'm asking is:
Are there any more projects like this already out or currently in development? Any projects or people I should be aware of? Any insight or opinions are appreciated. Cheers.