Biome Configuration - Revision history

NerdOfEpic at 19:51, 21 September 2026

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	A Biome is an area of the game that has a similar environmental/elemental theme. Each biome is paired with another biome that is the opposite element. The player's goal is to restore the elemental balance of the planet by defeating the bosses of each biome. The configuration of biomes when generating a world are driven by which ones are available from [[DLCs]] and ~~how many~~ to use. Beyond that, they can vary in size and how scrambled up they are. Biomes are always selected in opposing pairs.		A Biome is an area of the game that has a similar environmental/elemental theme. Each biome is paired with another biome that is the opposite element. The player's goal is to restore the elemental balance of the planet by defeating the bosses of each biome. The configuration of biomes when generating a world are driven by which ones are available from [[DLCs]] and which pairs to use. Beyond that, they can vary in size and how scrambled up they are. Biomes are always selected in opposing pairs, so you can't have fire without also having ice, for example.

	~~===Biome Count===~~
	~~Biome counts have been simplified and now use way less math.~~

	~~<code>biomeCount = numPairs * 2</code>~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~\|+ Math Variables~~
	~~!Variable!!Description~~
	\|-
	~~\|biomeCount\|\|The number of biomes that will be selected when generating the world. This count does not include the "common" and "end" biomes that are always selected.~~
	\|-
	~~\|numPairs\|\|The value from the seed code that represents the number of biomes to try to select. If this number is larger than the number of biomes possible~~, ~~the max possible will be used instead.~~ '~~'Special value:'' When numPairs is set to 0~~, ~~ALL possible biomes will be used. As biomes are added, this can create very large worlds.~~
	\|-
	~~\|2\|\|Because opposite biomes are always paired.~~
	\|}

	~~For~~ example, if the code has a count of 2, the world world will be generated with 4 elemental biomes (which does not include "common" or "end" biomes). Keep in mind that while you cannot directly control which biomes are used, you can carefully combine this count with the elemental quad options in the seed code to have some influence over what is selected.

	===Biome Size===		===Biome Size===

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Biome Size

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	===Biome Size===		===Biome Size===
	The size of each biome, measured in rooms, controls how much exploring there is to do.		The size of each biome, measured in rooms, controls how much exploring there is to do. This largely controls how many rooms are created for each part of the objective graph.

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NerdOfEpic at 18:31, 22 April 2026

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	A Biome is an area of the game that has a similar environmental/elemental theme. Each biome is paired with another biome that is the opposite element. The player's goal is to restore the elemental balance of the planet by defeating the bosses of each biome. The configuration of biomes when generating a world are driven by which ones are available from [[DLCs]] and how many to use. Beyond that, they can vary in size and how scrambled up they are.		A Biome is an area of the game that has a similar environmental/elemental theme. Each biome is paired with another biome that is the opposite element. The player's goal is to restore the elemental balance of the planet by defeating the bosses of each biome. The configuration of biomes when generating a world are driven by which ones are available from [[DLCs]] and how many to use. Beyond that, they can vary in size and how scrambled up they are. Biomes are always selected in opposing pairs.

	===Biome Count===		===Biome Count===
	~~There is a~~ math ~~formula to convert between the number stored in the seed code and the number of biomes it represents~~.		Biome counts have been simplified and now use way less math.

	<code>biomeCount = ~~((codeValue + minPairs)~~ * 2~~) + supportBiomes~~</code>		<code>biomeCount = numPairs * 2</code>

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	!Variable!!Description		!Variable!!Description
	\|-		\|-
	\|biomeCount\|\|The number of biomes that will be selected when generating the world.		\|biomeCount\|\|The number of biomes that will be selected when generating the world. This count does not include the "common" and "end" biomes that are always selected.
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~codeValue~~\|\|The ~~count~~ value from a seed code.		\|numPairs\|\|The value from the seed code that represents the number of biomes to try to select. If this number is larger than the number of biomes possible, the max possible will be used instead. ''Special value:'' When numPairs is set to 0, ALL possible biomes will be used. As biomes are added, this can create very large worlds.
	\|-		\|-
	~~\|minPairs\|\|The smallest number of pairs that are allowed. (Set to 2.)~~		\|2\|\|Because opposite biomes are always paired.
	\|-
	\|2\|\|Because biomes are always paired.
	\|-
	~~\|supportBiomes\|\|Add to the total for the support biomes. (Set to 2, for common and ending areas.)~~
	\|}		\|}

	For example, if the code has a count of 0, the world world will be generated with 6 biomes. Keep in mind that you cannot ~~select~~ which biomes are used, you can ~~only express how many will be used~~.		For example, if the code has a count of 2, the world world will be generated with 4 elemental biomes (which does not include "common" or "end" biomes). Keep in mind that while you cannot directly control which biomes are used, you can carefully combine this count with the elemental quad options in the seed code to have some influence over what is selected.

	===Biome Size===		===Biome Size===

NerdOfEpic at 20:33, 20 March 2026

2026-03-20T20:33:34Z

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	\|11\|\|Chaotic\|\|Each neighboring room could be from a different biome.		\|11\|\|Chaotic\|\|Each neighboring room could be from a different biome.
	\|}		\|}

			These fields are part of the [[Seed Code]].

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A Biome is an area of the game that has a similar environmental/elemental theme. Each biome is paired with another biome that is the opposite element. The player's goal is to restore the elemental balance of the planet by defeating the bosses of each biome. The configuration of biomes when generating a world are driven by which ones are available from [[DLCs]] and how many to use. Beyond that, they can vary in size and how scrambled up they are.

===Biome Count===
There is a math formula to convert between the number stored in the seed code and the number of biomes it represents.

<code>biomeCount = ((codeValue + minPairs) * 2) + supportBiomes</code>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Math Variables
!Variable!!Description
|-
|biomeCount||The number of biomes that will be selected when generating the world.
|-
|codeValue||The count value from a seed code.
|-
|minPairs||The smallest number of pairs that are allowed. (Set to 2.)
|-
|2||Because biomes are always paired.
|-
|supportBiomes||Add to the total for the support biomes. (Set to 2, for common and ending areas.)
|}

For example, if the code has a count of 0, the world world will be generated with 6 biomes. Keep in mind that you cannot select which biomes are used, you can only express how many will be used.

===Biome Size===
The size of each biome, measured in rooms, controls how much exploring there is to do.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Biome Size
!Bits!!Type!!Description
|-
|00||Normal||Biomes are a reasonable size for exploration.
|-
|01||Small||Smaller than normal biomes for a faster experience.
|-
|10||Large||Larger than normal biomes for more exploration.
|-
|11||Huge||Huge biomes that are uncomfortably sprawling for those that like that sort of thing.
|}

===Biome Cohesion===
The likelihood that each biome will be split into multiple pieces.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Biome Cohesion
!Bits!!Type!!Description
|-
|00||Monolith||Each biome is essentially one large piece.
|-
|01||Clustered||A small number of large clusters of rooms.
|-
|10||Disjoint||A large number of small clusters of rooms.
|-
|11||Chaotic||Each neighboring room could be from a different biome.
|}