diff --git a/assets/world/map/veloren_0_5_0_0.bin b/assets/world/map/veloren_0_6_0_0.bin
similarity index 64%
rename from assets/world/map/veloren_0_5_0_0.bin
rename to assets/world/map/veloren_0_6_0_0.bin
index 2827571d24..5924ec99f5 100644
Binary files a/assets/world/map/veloren_0_5_0_0.bin and b/assets/world/map/veloren_0_6_0_0.bin differ
diff --git a/server/src/settings.rs b/server/src/settings.rs
index 277877812e..81a429e405 100644
--- a/server/src/settings.rs
+++ b/server/src/settings.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{fs, io::prelude::*, net::SocketAddr, path::PathBuf};
 use world::sim::FileOpts;
 
-const DEFAULT_WORLD_SEED: u32 = 5284;
+const DEFAULT_WORLD_SEED: u32 = 59686;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
diff --git a/world/src/civ/mod.rs b/world/src/civ/mod.rs
index 32199f46b4..7c4558a3de 100644
--- a/world/src/civ/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/civ/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use rand_chacha::ChaChaRng;
 use std::{fmt, hash::Hash, ops::Range};
 use vek::*;
 
-const INITIAL_CIV_COUNT: usize = 64;
+const INITIAL_CIV_COUNT: usize = (crate::sim::WORLD_SIZE.x * crate::sim::WORLD_SIZE.y * 3) / 65536; //48 at default scale
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Civs {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Civs {
             }
         }
 
-        for _ in 0..INITIAL_CIV_COUNT * 4 {
+        for _ in 0..INITIAL_CIV_COUNT * 3 {
             attempt(5, || {
                 let loc = find_site_loc(&mut ctx, None)?;
                 this.establish_site(&mut ctx.reseed(), loc, |place| Site {
diff --git a/world/src/sim/mod.rs b/world/src/sim/mod.rs
index 131eabac01..bd12949dbd 100644
--- a/world/src/sim/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/sim/mod.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub type ModernMap = WorldMap_0_5_0;
 /// TODO: Consider using some naming convention to automatically change this
 /// with changing versions, or at least keep it in a constant somewhere that's
 /// easy to change.
-pub const DEFAULT_WORLD_MAP: &'static str = "world.map.veloren_0_5_0_0";
+pub const DEFAULT_WORLD_MAP: &'static str = "world.map.veloren_0_6_0_0";
 
 impl WorldFileLegacy {
     #[inline]