Originally posted by loppantorkel:

I don't see much point in starting over until the game leaves the Early Access state. Maybe start a new seed then, or possibly I'll finish the game in this original seed and be done with it.

Players who have fully explored the map prior to new content will need to restart. I've seen a lot of "but what about if..." So I wanted to try to clear it up in detailed, but laymen's terms.