Best seeds
Not screenshots from an old alpha: every world below was generated with game 3.3 (V 3.3.0 (b18)) and measured. Each list ranks all 300 worlds we have; open a seed for its map, traders and towns.
Trader closest to spawn · Most cities · Most tier 5 POIs · Most traders · Most pine forest (easy start) · Most wasteland (hard mode) · Most lakes and rivers
Trader closest to spawn
Your first quests and the trader’s safe zone on day one: the median distance from the spawn points to the nearest trader.
Most cities
Downtown districts with skyscrapers and the best loot, counted per world.
Most tier 5 POIs
The hardest buildings with the best loot and the tier 5 quests.
Most traders
More traders means more stock to buy from and more quest givers.
Most pine forest (easy start)
The forest is the gentlest biome: mild weather, fewer and weaker zombies.
Most wasteland (hard mode)
The wasteland has the toughest zombies and the best loot bonus.
Most lakes and rivers
Water for your base, and the prettiest maps.
Make the world in the game with New Random World, the same seed text (capitals matter) and size, and the other options on Default.