Big Rock Clearing
- Per world
- 1
- Distance from centre
- 1,000–10,000 m
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Big Rock Clearing generates in Black Forest, 1,000–10,000 m from the centre of the world, with 1 placement attempts per world. Worlds are seed-generated, so that band is the answer to "where" — it holds for every seed, which a marked map does not.
How it is placed
Big Rock Clearing only generates inside forest cover, which rules out the open ground between the trees.
Only one Big Rock Clearing exists per world.
Where Big Rock Clearing can generate
- Big Rock Clearing: 1,000–10,000 m
Big Rock Clearing is placed by the world generator rather than built, so there is no coordinate to give you — but the rule behind it narrows the search considerably. It belongs to Black Forest, has to land 1,000–10,000 m from the centre of the world, and the generator makes 1 attempts at it. Sail out along the band rather than sweeping the map, and check the biome first.
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Where to find Big Rock Clearing in Valheim
Where is Big Rock Clearing in Valheim?
In Black Forest, and never closer than 1,000 metres to the centre of the world (the limit is 10,000). There is no fixed coordinate, but that band rules out most of the map, which is more than a marked map of someone else's seed can do for you.
How many Big Rock Clearing are in a Valheim world?
Exactly one. Big Rock Clearing is flagged unique, so the generator stops trying the moment it places one — the attempt count in the data is a cap it never reaches. Find it and you have found the only one your world has.
Can two Big Rock Clearing generate next to each other?
No. Two have to be at least 2,000 metres apart, so finding one tells you where the next is NOT. Search outward from it rather than around it.
Which biome does Big Rock Clearing spawn in?
Black Forest. Biome is only half the rule though: this one also has to sit between 5 and 1,000 in altitude, so the right biome at the wrong height produces nothing. That is why a location can feel absent from a region you have walked end to end.
Why does Big Rock Clearing appear in different places?
Because its placement rules number 1, and each one can name its own biome, distance band and altitude range. The world generator tries them in turn, so two copies of the same location can sit in terrain that looks nothing alike — they matched different rules, not the same one twice.