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The original was posted on /r/factorio by /u/quchen on 2024-10-11 21:39:59+00:00.

tl;dr

Use default settings, seed 537061636520416765 for Space Age on release.

Long version

Let’s all play single player, together on the same map, on release! Where will everyone expand, what landmarks will be filled with concrete on everyone’s worlds?

If you want to join us, here’s what to do:

• New game
• 100% default settings
• Use seed 537061636520416765, representing Space Age in ASCII

Nerd stuff

Turns out the ASCII representation of Space Age does not contain any a-f hex digits, so we can literally use the closest thing to Space Age as our map seed.

> echo -n "Space Age" | xxd -p
537061636520416765

Q&A

• Isn’t the seed too long?

No, you can enter it in 1.1. /seed in the console reports the number mod 232 (namely: 2202670589), but the point is that we’re using the same seed, and it’s a blessed number.

• (On release) Turns out it’s a desert/forest start and I hate deserts/forests!

Pick a different seed then. We won’t (ever) have an event to sync like this again, so this is it.

• Who is this »us« group that uses this seed?

Some Reddit users, some Discord users. The more the merrier.

• Someone spoiled the (current beta) map the seed creates!

If you know, please don’t spoil it. And keep in mind the RNG might still change until release.