Originally posted by Ɣɪ¢♰ɪɱƧ:

Originally posted by retsam1:

Good/bad in this sense is subjective. You feel you're unlucky while other players may like it for its challenges to venture out from or other reasons.

If you're simply looking for a map with all or most all bosses on one land mass or the like, there are various thread that have discussed that or you can use the wiki's seed list for such.

Thank you for your answer.
The bosses was just one detail to underline how differently arranged the two maps were, it's the lack of cores to build portals or more smelters, or no swamps to be found, etc. I just wanted to make sure I was enjoying the game as it should be for a first timer and not just got a more challenging than intended RNG. But if the nature of the game is to take it slow, lay back and explore I can also appreciate that. I'm liking the game so far and enjoying it dearly it's just that I reached a wall now in terms of progress.

This website can help you see whether you just need to explore more on the map or opt to use another:

https://valheim-map.world/

It can show you where everything is on the seed you input. And it also can let you check out other seeds and what they may offer.