unkillable nests on most maps

locale/en/pirates.cfg

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ softmod_info_tips_1=Features of the game that are hard to work out alone
 softmod_info_tips_2=• The captain (or officers) can steer the boat from the crow's nest by placing 50 rail signals in one of the blue boxes.\n• The quantity on an island is independent of the order in which you break rocks.\n• Passive pollution ramps up over time on each island.\n• Items dropped on the deck are transferred to the cabin when the boat moves for performance reasons.\n• When waiting for the captain's order to set sail, the free power supply is disabled.\n• Productivity modules can't be used in machines.\n• Resources granted to the ship appear in the captain's cabin.\n• Useful commands: /classinfo {classname} command, /plank {player}, /officer {player}, /undock, /ccolor, /clear_north_tanks, /clear_south_tanks, /tax
 
 softmod_info_updates_1=v1.6.0
-softmod_info_updates_2=• 7 simultaneous crews supported. Surface loading is paused if other crews are loading or fighting krakens.\n• New runs begin on the top lane so that beginners are more likely to encounter docks.\n• Disconnecting players once again have their items temporarily saved (though returned to the crew if they don't reconnect quickly.)\n• Island surfaces are now always deleted after the boat leaves, fixing issues with marooned players.\n• New class added. Melee classes can no longer hold weapons.\n• Spectators can now change surfaces.\n• Crew proposal endorsements system removed.\n• Balance tweaks: difficulty of Nightmare increased; biter nighttime damage bonus nerfed; mining productivity increases naturally with leagues traveled; tweaks to radioactive islands; Kovarex enrichment no longer researched at start of game; land mines drop your speed when placed; flamers nerfed further.
+softmod_info_updates_2=• 7 simultaneous crews supported. Surface loading is paused if other crews are loading or fighting krakens.\n• New runs begin on the top lane so that beginners are more likely to encounter docks.\n• Disconnecting players once again have their items temporarily saved (though returned to the crew if they don't reconnect quickly.)\n• Island surfaces are now always deleted after the boat leaves, fixing issues with marooned players.\n• New class added. Melee classes can no longer hold weapons.\n• Spectators can now change surfaces.\n• Crew proposal endorsements system removed.\n• Balance tweaks: most maps now have unkillable spawners; mining productivity increases naturally with leagues traveled; biter nighttime damage bonus nerfed; tweaks to radioactive islands; Kovarex enrichment no longer researched at start of game; land mines only purchasable at docks, and drop your speed when placed; flamers nerfed further.
 
 softmod_info_credits_1=Credits
 softmod_info_credits_2=Designed/developed by thesixthroc. Updates from Piratux. Comfy codebase and help from Gerkiz, Hanakocz and Mew @ Comfy Industries (https://getcomfy.eu). Island structure blueprints contributed by Mattisso.\n\nCome chat with us: https://getcomfy.eu/discord\n\n"Those white gloves. I'll never forget them 'till the day I die." - Dr. John

maps/pirates/overworld.lua

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ local C = {STANDARD, STANDARD2, RED_DESERT, HORSESHOE, WALKWAYS}
 local D = {NIL, NIL, NIL, STANDARD, STANDARD2, RED_DESERT, HORSESHOE, WALKWAYS, SWAMP, CAVE}
 
 local destinationScheme = {
-	[0] = {FIRST, NIL, NIL},
+	[0] = {HORSESHOE, NIL, NIL},
 	[1] = {HORSESHOE, HORSESHOE, HORSESHOE}, --map where you break rocks
 	[2] = {STANDARD2, STANDARD2, STANDARD2}, --aesthetically different to previous map
 	[3] = {DOCK, NIL, NIL},

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/horseshoe/data.lua

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ local Public = {}
 
 Public.display_names = {{'pirates.location_displayname_horseshoe_1'}, {'pirates.location_displayname_horseshoe_2'}, {'pirates.location_displayname_horseshoe_3'}}
 
-Public.terraingen_frame_width = 896
-Public.terraingen_frame_height = 896
+Public.terraingen_frame_width = 992
+Public.terraingen_frame_height = 992
 Public.static_params_default = {
 	starting_time_of_day = 0,
 	daynightcycletype = 1,
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ function Public.base_ores()
 	}
 end
 
-local rscale1 = 240
-local rscale2 = 210
+local rscale1 = 264
+local rscale2 = 230
 local hscale = 0.1
 Public.noiseparams = {
 	radius1 = {

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/horseshoe/horseshoe.lua

@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ function Public.chunk_structures(args)
 
 		return {
 			placeable = noises.farness(p) > 0.36,
-			spawners_indestructible = false,
-			-- spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.7,
+			-- spawners_indestructible = false,
+			spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.82,
 			density_perchunk = 9 * Math.slopefromto(noises.mood(p), 0.12, -0.18) * Math.slopefromto(noises.farness(p), 0.36, 1) * args.biter_base_density_scale,
 		}
 	end

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/hunt.lua

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function Public.mid_farness_position_1(args, points_to_avoid)
             if (not Utils.contains(CoreData.tiles_that_conflict_with_resource_layer, tile.name)) and (not Utils.contains(CoreData.edgemost_tile_names, tile.name)) then
                 local p3 = {x = p2.x + args.static_params.terraingen_coordinates_offset.x, y = p2.y + args.static_params.terraingen_coordinates_offset.y}
 
-				if IslandsCommon.island_farness_1(args)(p3) > 0.1 and IslandsCommon.island_farness_1(args)(p3) < 0.8 then
+				if IslandsCommon.island_farness_1(args)(p3) > 0.1 and IslandsCommon.island_farness_1(args)(p3) < 0.7 then
 					local allowed = true
 					for _, pa in pairs(points_to_avoid) do
 						if Math.distance({x = pa.x, y = pa.y}, p2) < pa.r then

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/standard/data.lua

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ local Public = {}
 
 Public.display_names = {{'pirates.location_displayname_standard_1'}}
 
-Public.terraingen_frame_width = 896
-Public.terraingen_frame_height = 896
+Public.terraingen_frame_width = 1024
+Public.terraingen_frame_height = 1024
 Public.static_params_default = {
 	default_decoratives = true,
 	base_starting_treasure = 1000,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function Public.base_ores()
 	}
 end
 
-local rscale = 250
+local rscale = 280
 local hscale = 0.1
 Public.noiseparams = {
 	radius = {

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/standard/standard.lua

@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ function Public.chunk_structures(args)
 
 		return {
 			placeable = noises.farness(p) > 0.3,
-			-- spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.7,
-			spawners_indestructible = false,
-			density_perchunk = 30 * Math.slopefromto(noises.mood(p), 0.14, -0.1) * Math.slopefromto(noises.farness(p), 0.3, 1)^2 * args.biter_base_density_scale,
+			spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.7,
+			-- spawners_indestructible = false,
+			density_perchunk = 30 * Math.slopefromto(noises.mood(p), 0.14, -0.1) * Math.slopefromto(noises.farness(p), 0.3, 1)^(1.5) * args.biter_base_density_scale,
 		}
 	end
 

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/standard_variant/standard_variant.lua

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ function Public.chunk_structures(args)
 
 		return {
 			placeable = noises.farness(p) > 0.3,
-			spawners_indestructible = false,
-			-- spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.7,
+			-- spawners_indestructible = false,
+			spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.7,
 			density_perchunk = 25 * Math.slopefromto(noises.mood(p), 0.16, -0.1) * Math.slopefromto(noises.farness(p), 0.3, 1)^2 * args.biter_base_density_scale,
 		}
 	end

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/swamp/data.lua

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ local Public = {}
 
 Public.display_names = {{'pirates.location_displayname_swamp_1'}}
 
-Public.terraingen_frame_width = 400
-Public.terraingen_frame_height = 400
+Public.terraingen_frame_width = 480
+Public.terraingen_frame_height = 480
 Public.static_params_default = {
 	starting_time_of_day = 0.26,
 	daynightcycletype = 1,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function Public.base_ores()
 	}
 end
 
-local rscale = 170
+local rscale = 185
 Public.noiseparams = {
 	radius = {
 		type = 'simplex_2d',

maps/pirates/surfaces/islands/swamp/swamp.lua

@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ function Public.chunk_structures(args)
 
 		return {
 			placeable = noises.farness(p) > 0.3,
-			-- spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.75,
-			spawners_indestructible = false,
+			spawners_indestructible = noises.farness(p) > 0.75,
+			-- spawners_indestructible = false,
 			spawners_density_perchunk = 54 * Math.slopefromto(noises.mood(p), 0.7, 0.5) * Math.slopefromto(noises.farness(p), 0.35, 1.1)^(1.8) * args.biter_base_density_scale,
 			worms_density_perchunk = 18 * Math.slopefromto(noises.mood(p), 0.7, 0.5) * Math.slopefromto(noises.farness(p), 0.25, 1.1)^(1.8) * args.biter_base_density_scale,
 		}