---
id: t30
title: Progress meters while generating, loading and saving
report: |
  (agent) Making a world, opening a claim, loading a save and travelling now show the loading
  screen with a title, a bar that moves and the step it's on (shaping the land, laying rock and
  ore, settling loose ground, unpacking, building the world...). The game stays responsive while a
  Huge world generates, and worlds come out exactly as before. A small "Saving…" chip appears at
  the bottom right only if a save takes longer than about a sixth of a second. Please try a Huge
  world, Continue, a new claim and travel, and say whether the saving chip should stay.
status: Done
created: 2026-10-24
updated: 2026-10-24T23:25:51Z
order: 18
---

## Context

- Making a world, opening a new claim, travelling between claims and loading a save can take several seconds on big worlds (a Huge world takes about 6 s to generate), and the screen gives little sign of what is happening. Show a progress bar with a short message for each step. Saving is quick today, but a small indicator would help there too, especially for Huge worlds.

## Subtasks

- [x] Generating a world shows a progress bar that moves and names the step (terrain, ores, caves, water, trees…)
- [x] Loading a save, opening a new claim and travelling show progress (reading, unpacking, building the world)
- [x] Saving shows a small, unobtrusive indicator while it runs