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When on the landing site selection screen, it would be nice to have the option to start an automatic search for the places that have the traits you want, like in dwarf fortress.
We should be able to specify the traits we want: for example, if I wanted a coastal landing site that has granite and marble , or if I wanted a boreal forest with at least 30 days of growing period on a mountainous terrain.
It would save a lot of time ^^"

If, like me, you are a fan of hidden valleys enclosed in the mountains, you can see which areas under the mountain you can completely unroof by their color: if the walls are a lighter color than the surrounding ones, the area can be unroofed.
I also found quite interesting digging the mountain walls that touch the sea, and then unroof the areas as much as possible: this way, depending on the map, you can sometimes get enough unroofed space to place a solar generator (or, with the right mod, turn the floor into soil for farming) that is faced towards the sea, safe from direct attack from raids.

Hi! ^^ I like this idea!
Here are some of the maps I've found quite interesting! However, they are all the default size: 250x250

1) Seed: coast
Location: 26.23 N  118.90 W Temperate Forest, 40 days growing period
Map Size:250x250
Map Type: Mountains (Granite,  and Limestone)
Description: the map has a coast on the south , and 2 of the other sides are almost completely covered by mountains, leaving only the east side vulnerable. As a bonus, on the south west there is a hidden valley, completely enclosed in the mountains, that had some fertile soil in my game (I'm not sure, but I think that details like fertile soil and geothermal vents change places when you start the map anew. Is it right?)

2)Seed: cards
Location: 45.66 N  170.18 W Boreal Forest, 30 days growing period
Map Size: 250x250
Map Type: Mountains (Sandstone, Slate, Limestone)
Description: Coast on the North, Mountains on the West. You land right into a small canyon: if you dig north of it you will find an enclosed hidden valley. Further digging in the north western part of the valley reveals an area where the mountains are low enough that the roof can be deconstructed creating an area that can fit 2 or 3 solar generators (you can detect them checking the color of the area you are digging: if the tiles are a lighter color than the surrounding ones it's a tip that the area can be unroofed)

3)Seed: eagle
Location: 13.75 S  102.87 E Tropical Rainforest, year round growing period
Map Size: 250x250
Map Type: Mountains (Marble, Granite)
Description: Coast on the south, mountains on the West. You land in a big valley that can be enclosed with some work, but there is a smaller one just north of it that should be easier to defend. I personally settled on the south eastern beach (thanks to a mod with some reasearch and work I can convert sand in soil), with the first farms near the edge of the map on the east. However, I found that enemies usually spawned right there (or in the north western part of the map), so it can be quite challenging at the beginning if they catch you unprepared.

I've been playing for a while now, but I'm far from an expert yet, so I'm not sure this is not already in the game or planned.
What about having particular rare resources that are available in the tiles you build your colony in? So you have to consider them too when choosing where to settle.  Something like spice that is available only on some desert tiles, or titanium veins, or rare vegetables or fruits that can grow only in the right conditions.

Hi! I've been lurking for a while, but having recently bought the game I decided I might as well register

-What introduced you to RimWorld? Or to this style of game in general?
Well, I have played a bit with dwarf fortress in the past, but it lacked accessibility. By chance I happened to watch Aavak's let's plays of the game and it really intrigued me, so here I am!
- What's your favorite other game?
I like strategy, simulation and rpg