Server-side generation question: LODs vs chunks
Team, I've been following the server-side generation threads and am eager to start testing it in my server. But before doing so, can you please help me understand a few technical details?
Will the server only generate LODs but not actual chunks? I'm asking that because I'm wondering what happens when the server is upgraded and i.e. a new biome (read the Pale Garden) is introduced. If the chunks were generated the upgrade will have no effect. If only the LODs were generated, the new terrain will generated after the upgrade when users visit it and I expect the LODs to eventually update to reflect that too.
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It only generates LODs. You won't have to travel thousands of blocks after an update just because you generated with DH
Unless you change the distant generation option to Internal Server that saves vanilla chunks
+ I don’t think the LoDs will update to show new biomes
You won’t need to go thousands of blocks, but you won’t see the biome until you enter it
You won’t need to go thousands of blocks, but you won’t see the biome until you enter itThat's what I want. Thanks!
change the distant generation option to Internal ServerHow do I do this? I want to make sure I don't do so. I don't want vanilla chunks to be generated, just LODs, so when the server is upgraded those distant chunks have the chance to be generated with the eventual new rules.
DH settings > Advanced options > World Generator > Distance Generator Mode
Make sure it is at
Features (or below) if you don't want to save vanilla chunks
Make sure it is at Internal Server if you want to save the vanilla chunks@Miki_P98 thanks a lot!