Xegen
New for 2026
In-browser
~1 minute
xegen: The Fastest 7 Days to Die World Generator
Pronounced “zee-gen” (like zee + gen).
xegen builds a complete, ready-to-play 7DTD world in your browser in about a minute. No game install, no Java, no dead desktop tools. It generates several candidate worlds, scores each one for terrain realism, trader placement, biome progression, and a safe forest spawn, then hands you the best one as a downloadable world folder.
What xegen actually does (verified June 2026): you pick a size and click generate. xegen evaluates multiple candidate worlds and keeps the strongest, then renders both a top-down 2D map (biomes, roads, towns, traders, spawn points) and an interactive 3D voxel terrain preview you can orbit, zoom, and screenshot, before you download anything. The output is a single zip containing the world folder, with real heightmap data, highways and towns assembled from the game's own street tiles, traders placed at town edges, and baked sleeper spawns validated for V2.x dedicated servers. Free allocation is 3 worlds per day, and each download stays valid for 24 hours.
The numbers
Figures below are taken straight from real xegen renders of full 8192 × 8192 worlds (about 8 km across). POI counts, trader counts, and file sizes vary slightly per world because every generation is unique.
~1 min
to generate an 8K world, in-browser
4,100–4,500
points of interest per world
5 traders
placed at town edges, biome-aware
~1,365
map tiles per 8K world
~19
validated spawn points
86–98 MB
map data per 8K world
A real 8192 × 8192 render: 4,086 POIs, 5 traders, 85.8 MB of map data, with toggles for traders, spawns, players, and all POIs.
Biome flow, contour lines, town grids, and trader placement (red) shown before you commit to a download.
The same world from overhead in the 3D previewer: the whole 8192 landmass, snow peaks, water inlets, and trader markers, rendered from a 768px mesh before you download.
Why it is the fastest path to a world
The old way to get a custom 7D2D world meant downloading a desktop generator, installing a Java runtime, and waiting on your own CPU. KingGen is discontinued. NitroGen still works but runs locally. xegen does the whole thing server-side and streams you a finished, scored world.
No install, ever
It runs server-side. Your laptop never compiles a heightmap or installs a Java runtime, so a Chromebook generates the same 8K world a gaming rig does.
Scored, not random
xegen builds several worlds and keeps the one with the most realistic terrain, balanced traders, clean biome progression, and a safe forest start. You skip the seed lottery.
See it before you download
The 2D map and orbit-able 3D mesh let you judge mountains, water, road continuity, and town spread up front instead of loading a dud world onto your server first.
Server-ready output
Towns and highways are assembled from the game's own street tiles and sleeper spawns are validated for V2.x dedicated servers, so the world drops straight into a host.
How to use it
- Open the xegen generator and pick a size: 8k (8192, recommended) or 6k (6144, smaller download).
- Click generate and wait about a minute while xegen builds and scores candidate worlds.
- Inspect the result: scan the 2D map for biome flow and trader spread, then orbit the 3D preview for terrain and water.
- Download the zip (valid for 24 hours) and drop the world folder onto your server, or generate again, free allocation is 3 worlds per day.
Best pairing: generate a world with xegen, then upload it to a hosted 7 Days to Die server so your whole group plays the same custom map. Want a hand-tuned, preset-driven pipeline instead? The Teragon generator trades speed for deep POI control. Just hunting for a good seed? See the 7D2D seeds guide. And because V3.0 reworks world generation, a freshly generated world is the cleanest way to start on the new build.
FAQ
How do you pronounce xegen?
It is pronounced “zee-gen”. The x sounds like a z, so it is two syllables: zee then gen.
It is pronounced “zee-gen”. The x sounds like a z, so it is two syllables: zee then gen.
Do I need to install anything?
No. xegen runs entirely in the browser. There is no desktop app, no Java runtime, and nothing to update.
No. xegen runs entirely in the browser. There is no desktop app, no Java runtime, and nothing to update.
How long does an 8K world take?
About a minute. The generation happens server-side, so it does not depend on your computer's CPU.
About a minute. The generation happens server-side, so it does not depend on your computer's CPU.
Is the world ready for a dedicated server?
Yes. The output is a standard world folder in a zip, with sleeper spawns validated for V2.x dedicated servers. Upload it to your host and select it as the world.
Yes. The output is a standard world folder in a zip, with sleeper spawns validated for V2.x dedicated servers. Upload it to your host and select it as the world.
How many worlds can I generate?
The free allocation is 3 worlds per day, and each download link stays valid for 24 hours.
The free allocation is 3 worlds per day, and each download link stays valid for 24 hours.
Will it work on V3.0?
V3.0 changes world generation, so generating a fresh world is the recommended way to start cleanly on the new version rather than carrying an old map forward.
V3.0 changes world generation, so generating a fresh world is the recommended way to start cleanly on the new version rather than carrying an old map forward.
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