I've been trying to find that "perfect" one of a kind seed that has everything. I'm not interested in using someone else's seed. I would like a unique seed for the world I'm hosting for my server.
My problem is, I'm trying to find the most effective means to generate seeds, and the quickest way to view it.
I tried simply flying around in Creative mode, and going from there. Honestly, it was the least boring, but it required the most time.
Then I found MCEDIT, and realized that I could make 1000x1000 blocks, and generate the chunks from within there. As an added benefit, I could analyze the blocks to get a rough estimate what the map contained, and for the seeds that looked the most interesting, I could fly around in MCEDIT, which was far quicker than in game.
But each map is taking about 40 minutes from the start of generation to complete analysis. I believe there is a faster way to do it. And there surely must be a mapping program that allows me to see much more of the map than MCEDIT's built in cap.
I hope someone out there is familiar with that means to get that perfect seed. I've been through about 50 seeds in the last day, and I know its out there. The faster I can process the seeds, the better my chances of finding it.
What have you found to be the most useful means to find your seed?