So this is something I've began doing, while I do play with multiple maps for different purposes, I always found certain things annoying about the random terrain generation, so I tend to create a lot of maps then open up a map viewer (TerraMap) and look for specific things:
-No Crimson or Corrupted Biomes spawning in the Jungle or Snow Biomes, or at least only on the edges of them
-No Desert biomes touching Snow Biome
-Look for Living Trees
-Look for Pyramids
-Look at the depth, size, and sprawl of the dungeon (larger ones preferred)
-Look at relative position of the Lizahrd Temple
-Look for decent sized ocean, at least one
-Look for weird terraforming anomalies (like the ocean being much higher elevation than the rest of the map)
-Count number of Sky Islands
-Look for cool terrain features like big hills and deep valleys or large lakes
Obviously a map doesn't need to pass every check to be used but I do spend a lot of time making new maps and analyzing them so that when I play I have the most fun with them. I guess it's kind of cheating but I'm looking at a bigger picture of what it has and not really where secrets or special items are.
Do you analyze your maps before you play them? Either with a map viewer or just going in-game and running from end to end? What things do you look for?
-No Crimson or Corrupted Biomes spawning in the Jungle or Snow Biomes, or at least only on the edges of them
-No Desert biomes touching Snow Biome
-Look for Living Trees
-Look for Pyramids
-Look at the depth, size, and sprawl of the dungeon (larger ones preferred)
-Look at relative position of the Lizahrd Temple
-Look for decent sized ocean, at least one
-Look for weird terraforming anomalies (like the ocean being much higher elevation than the rest of the map)
-Count number of Sky Islands
-Look for cool terrain features like big hills and deep valleys or large lakes
Obviously a map doesn't need to pass every check to be used but I do spend a lot of time making new maps and analyzing them so that when I play I have the most fun with them. I guess it's kind of cheating but I'm looking at a bigger picture of what it has and not really where secrets or special items are.
Do you analyze your maps before you play them? Either with a map viewer or just going in-game and running from end to end? What things do you look for?