# Settlement Location Boundary Frame

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330 "2015-03-19T17:52:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![phector2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/phector2004/32/44268_2.png) [@phector2004](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/phector2004)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330/1 "2015-03-19T17:52:08Z")

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Two suggestions for the settlement location chooser:

1. A return button – There’s no way of going back a step, you have to start a game once you’ve reached this screen.
2. **A frame showing the map you will be working in:**

Currently, this is the settlement location screen:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/6/3/6365c0393e8febf2df6c86833fa3d5ec2eb6a52e.jpg)

My suggestion would add a **highlighted frame** of map size X, Y centered around the cursor showing the boundaries of the map surrounding your chosen location:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/c/2/c2547eb9607bbd84c880ac579fc893a683627caa.jpg)

Furthermore, it would be constrained to areas within the greater map you are choosing from:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/4/1/4165148306fecd39829c845983162dbfd41c4bc1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![SirAstrix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sirastrix/32/68490_2.png) [@SirAstrix](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/SirAstrix)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330/2 "2015-03-19T18:51:07Z")

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I thought I was going crazy when I realized you don’t use the full map, thus I love this. That being said, and it may be answered elsewhere, but why do they only use a small portion of said map?

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**Author:** ![phector2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/phector2004/32/44268_2.png) [@phector2004](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/phector2004)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330/3 "2015-03-19T18:52:59Z")

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I don’t know why… Thought I don’t think my machine would be able to run bigger maps. You can experiment with the map size in your user\_settings.json. Have a look on the forum, I think there are instructions on how to do it!

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**Author:** ![SirAstrix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sirastrix/32/68490_2.png) [@SirAstrix](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/SirAstrix)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330/4 "2015-03-19T18:57:35Z")

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I’m good with it right now, but I love if that’s an option. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![BrianNZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/briannz/32/45774_2.png) [@BrianNZ](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/BrianNZ)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/settlement-location-boundary-frame/11330/5 "2015-03-20T06:52:13Z")

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> [@SirAstrix](#):
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> why do they only use a small portion of said map?

Memory. It’ll get bigger eventually, but for now, well, it IS an Alpha…