This week we get one step closer to being feature complete on Build 11's simulator: towns now spawn settlements and NPCs move to the new frontiers seeking fame and fortune. Well, a job at least.
Significant progress has been made on performance tuning the world generation so it no longer takes 30 hours to generate a world. Your welcome. :-)
http://www.archmagerises.com/news/2017/11/18/update-49-4th-and-inches