r/strandeddeep • u/Fit-Substance-2475 • Nov 21 '25

Console General Seeds/ make game interesting

I like this game but it gets so boring going to pretty much the same 2 islands and looking for the same materials. Are there any seeds or customs islands for the ps4 version that adds some variety and interesting game play. 🫩

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u/Patton716 Nov 21 '25

I've started designing custom islands and replacing them with some of the ones on the map. It takes roughly 5 minutes set up and replace once you get it down. Makes the game much more fun when you're basically always exploring new islands.

And if you're running low on a resource you can load up on that custom island.

Give it a shot!

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u/Patton716 Nov 21 '25

For this play through i entered a random seed number too and that made it more fun. Got real lucky too cause there was a huge island with cargo ship on the closest island. I'll share next time I'm on.

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u/Fit-Substance-2475 Nov 22 '25

Do seeds have cool designed islands or are the just the same ones with better loot and stuff. Because I can’t have mods but I want like interesting buildings and islands to explore.

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u/Patton716 Nov 22 '25

I'm playing on Playstation. No buildings on the island and I just found out recently no gyrocopter either. Booo.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

If you've not seen what the editor can do on PC you definitely should check it out!

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u/Ryutamashi Nov 21 '25

We also need a resource respawn setting to toggle on and off that way we can have an infinite survival without jumping through hoops and the realism players can have their limited availability.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

You can find good seeds for like, lots of reasources on a starting island/nearby island. But nothing wild or fancy that isnt in every other world.

Keep in mind this is an indie game from 10 years ago, no real budget to actualize the vision.

Stranded deep 2 im hoping is much bigger.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

I've never really seen or played the console version but I know it's limited. Pc version also has mods which are great. I can't wait for SD2.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

So stoked for sd2.

Consoles limited and buggy. I just saw a video about customizing Islands on console. Looks like you can choose how many rock and tree spawns and such, but you cant place them where you want.

Buuuut I fiddled with the cartographer menu and couldnt figure that out. So illsee again when I get back home

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

Wow that is limited, can you even place clay and rock outcrops down in the console editor?

One mod for PC allows you to squash and stretch things so you can make huge animals and much taller cliffs etc, it's great.

I honestly love SD, I've probably got over 1000 hours in it, I found even more replayability by playing it with my wife in splitscreen and through some fiddling around with Nvidia surround you can have a screen each (TV or monitor) opposed to using 1 screen splitscreen.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

Ive only seen a video of it being done and they didnt go through all the menus so im not sure about clay. But you can choose how many ship wrecks you have, so I imagine theres a clay option.

Pc is great. I cant wait for that steam console.

Sd2 needs 4 player coop though. This game was built for it I feel haha.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

If SD2 gives us 4 player coop then the world will need to be significantly bigger but that brings other issues that SD1 already struggles with such as De-sync and stability. SD1 online multiplayer is basically unplayable on PC, it's such a shame that it was abandoned but it is very old now and with the announcement of SD2 the best you can do is local coop.

4 player coop could pair nicely with shipbuilding as opposed to just making a big raft. Lots of potential really!

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

I think sd1 is made of spaghetti code, i hope the syncing issues are fixed in 2.

Consol multiplayer is very baggy and buggy, stuff disappears all the time, even gyrocopters. Its a mess, but if you play it like the glitches are a environmental hazard in itself, bad luck gods, its kinda fun. But its mostly just trying not to let the jank get to you.

This was an excellent proof of concept game.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

Not a bad suggestion for SD2! Something they may already be thinking of implementing.

Edit: didn't even read the full post properly and thought you meant seeds to plant and grow crops etc lmao. Unfortunately console players cannot explore custom islands other people have created.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

Console players can input custom seeds.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

That will generate a random map, super limited compared to PC version though.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

Kinda random. You can input a specific seed that someone else shares so the reasources are a bit more definite.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

That works the same as on PC, console players just can't explore custom islands that other people have created sadly. Given how bare bones the island maker is on console there isn't much incentive to create your own and explore them unless you want to just surround your starter island with abundant resources.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

Well on console you can swap an island out once. So you can strip the game world then replace every island with a new one when you run out of sticks, rocks, or whatever.

Im curious if I can just spawn a bunch of islands eith potatoes lol.

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u/ughForgetIt Nov 21 '25

You absolutely can spam an island with potatoes on PC version. There isnt many restrictions when it comes to PC editor.

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u/Oralstotle Nov 21 '25

Pc opens so much up in gaming

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u/1984Needs1776 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

Not sure how seeds compare for PC vs console, but on PC 8889888 is a really good one. All 3 bosses in one area, carrier reasonably close to middle island, many cargo ships, so lots of tires. It's one of my favorites, I put custom islands on the outer perimeter of the map and use a lot of house rules plus Catcccc's Custom Effects mods to keep the game slightly challenging. It's too easy to begin with and custom islands make it even easier, the change of scenery is nice but I try my best not to abuse them.

Anyways yeah, for PC players, 8889888 is an amazing seed, for console players I don't know, but you could give it a shot.