PC 16k random gen maps gone?

It's possible to edit the xml to allow making 16k maps IIRC. You can also use Nitrogen. I found Nitrogen was more efficent at making an 8k map than the built-in generator. Since the first and only map I made with the built-in was 80% desert, I never bothered to use it again after trying Nitrogen.

 
I don't use 16k maps but I can definitely vouch for Nitrogen. Great tool to make the terrain and biomes the way you'd like with as many/little POIs as well as the type (Comp pack and POIs from mods like Ravenhearst and Darkness Falls). And it only takes a couple of minutes to generate a map although I only make 8k maps. 16 will take a bit more but nothing like the RWG in game.

 
16 will take a bit more but nothing like the RWG in game.
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"A bit more" is an understatement. For me 8k takes about 5 minutes and 16k takes about 3 hours.

Then it turned out that my 16G of RAM was cutting it a bit too close so I reverted to 8k.

 
16k is really cutting it close for computers without lots of ram.

I suggest turning off the preview map rendering for really large maps to save some memory. (or use the classic preview)

 
16k is really cutting it close for computers without lots of ram.I suggest turning off the preview map rendering for really large maps to save some memory. (or use the classic preview)
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Oops, I should have been more clear. While I did need to up RAM allocation to 10G, I generated several 16k maps with no problem. The reason I reverted to an 8k map was RAM usage when playing a 16k map. It starts out at +10G and if I exit to the main menu and continue the game crashes with OOM.

 
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