Introduction

This mod provides the tools to both improve the standard heightmap generation of the game, and override aspects of it with hand crafted height and biome maps taken from images.
These generated worlds can be shared with others by simply copying the usual world files, along with the extra .BetterContinents file this mod stores its own settings in.
This mod must be installed anywhere the world is to be used, it won’t work correctly without it.

Features

Use image files as base heightmap layer, detail heightmap layer, and biome specific heightmap layer, with blending options for each
Use an image file to specify biomes
Use an image file to specify spawning positions for locations, including player start, bosses, and trader
Use an image file to specify forest coverage, including in biomes that normally are totally forested (Swamp, Mistlands, Dark Forest, Mountains)
Change global scale – changes continent sizes
Adjust mountains amount
Adjust sea level
Adjust forest scaling (how big the contiguous areas of forest/clearings are), and amount
Specify starting position explicitly
Additional customizable ridged heightmap layer gives more varied geography
Still allows loading vanilla maps, without needing to adjust any settings or disable the mod
Backwards compatible (since version 0.2) – worlds created with older versions will still look the same when loaded with newer ones
Includes a debug mode to automatically enable cheats, reveal the full map, toggle on vanilla debugmode, and various other things, for quicker testing
Allows skipping of default location placement for quick world generation
Has extensive console command list for adjusting all settings, and regenerating locations
Custom map update when using console commands allows changes to be seen in full in a matter of seconds
Export full map to png at any resolution

Useful Links

Better Continents on Nexusmods

Join the Valheim Worlds discord to get help, share progress or tips and tricks.

See maps people have shared on Nexusmods.com here.