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I'm confused since can't the size of a map tech reach 8x the size of the Earth? So really you may never find one right?

Well , someone said that they generate near you when you spawn at a new generated world.

But not too sure about that.

Jeb mentioned somewhere on his twitter that the one stronghold thing was a bug, planning on adding more strongholds per world when bosses get added (if they do).

Has anyone even found a stronghold yet?

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Hey, I say 3 is better than 1.

Exactly. Hopefully tomorrow I'll find one.

I don't think the map "knows" where the 3 are beforehand, so you don't have to explore the whole world to "find" them. Instead it's more like

1. Spawn chunk
2. Check: are there 3 strongholds in the world?
If no: 0.01% to make one.
If yes: 0% to make one.

I don't know this for sure, but it makes more sense.

I found one under a lake intersecting two ravines and a mine shaft. I have seed and location if you want to check it out.

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I don't think the map "knows" where the 3 are beforehand, so you don't have to explore the whole world to "find" them. Instead it's more like

1. Spawn chunk
2. Check: are there 3 strongholds in the world?
If no: 0.01% to make one.
If yes: 0% to make one.

I don't know this for sure, but it makes more sense.

I would also assume this is how it works. It's going to generate them as it does new chunks, and when it reaches the cap of three it stops making new ones.