Quick Help
General
  • Each listed seed was randomly generated and includes all entity spawns, groups, plus a minimap image.
  • "Balanced-Resources" refers to a group that excludes starting resources (player-tied spawns); on maps where spawn positions move between seeds, the balanced group might be more useful.
Seed Explorer
  • Browse individual map seeds to inspect where entities appear for that seed.
  • Use the slider or [ or ] keys to step through seeds.
  • Toggle categories and groups to show or hide specific entity types; use the "All"/"None" buttons for quick selection.
  • The seed image overlay shows the actual in-game minimap for the selected seed — use it to visually correlate entities with map features.
  • Use "Fit to map" to reset the map view to the map bounds.
Heatmaps
  • View heatmaps computed across seeds to find common areas for entities.
  • Use the entity toggles to focus on specific resources.
  • Choose between "All" (includes starting resources) and "Balanced" (neutral resources only) to change the dataset used for heat calculations.
  • Heatmaps are affected by spawn positions — this will affect the results, the extent of which I'm not sure. "Balanced-Resources" might reduce spawn bias.
  • Overlaying a seed image in Heatmaps mode helps you understand how the heatmap data might align with a seed — it might not align at all.
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AOE4 Resource Explorer — browse seeds and heatmaps of resource spawns for Age of Empires IV. Use Seed Explorer to inspect individual RNG seeds and Heatmaps to see aggregate spawn density.

This project was vibe coded with the help of AI when I was looking for resources to explore where to expect resources on maps. If you'd like to contribute, ask questions, or make recommendations, email: aoe4.resources@gmail.com.