Introduction

Better Continents allows you to create custom Valheim worlds using image files to control terrain, biomes, and world generation.

Generated worlds can be shared by copying world files along with the .BetterContinents settings file.

The mod must be installed by all players using the world.

Features

Following image files can be used to modify the world:

• Heightmaps - Set terrain elevation
  • Flatmaps - Add fine detail to terrain elevation
  • Roughmaps - Control biome-specific terrain roughness
• Biome Maps - Set biome distribution
  • Terrain Maps - Set terrain color, independently of biomes
  • Heatmaps - Set Ashlands heat distribution
• Paint Maps - Set custom ground textures
  • Lava Maps - Set Ashlands lava
  • Moss Maps - Set Mistlands moss
• Forest Maps - Set forest coverage
• Location Maps - Set specific location placements
• Spawn Maps - Modify creature spawns
• Vegetation Maps - Modify plant distribution

Additional Features

• Change global scale to adjust continent sizes
• Adjust mountains amount and sea level
• Control forest scaling for forest/clearing area sizes
• Set explicit starting positions
• Add ridged heightmap layers for more varied geography
• Export full world maps 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.

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