Hytale's official world-generation guidance distinguishes the generator used when Exploration entered Early Access from the newer system being developed for Orbis. That distinction matters when comparing region guides or footage from different worlds.
The official distinction
In the 29 July 2026 WorldGen spotlight, the team identifies V1 as the older generator used for Exploration's Early Access launch. V2 is the system intended to replace it when Orbis is ready, arriving incrementally rather than through one immediate switch.
Existing worlds
The same post says existing V1 worlds remain playable. It describes a future end to creating new V1 worlds after Early Access and warns that some items and blocks will not transfer between V1 and V2. These are the team's stated transition plans, not a guarantee of universal item transfer.
Using region guides
Check which world and game version a guide describes. A shared region name or a promotional landscape alone does not establish identical generation in every world.
The wiki's ore panels show indexed file references, not seed-specific coordinates. Use the field guide to follow those region records.