diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Worldgen.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Worldgen.kt
index 4ee0c2b60..f5ae1617b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Worldgen.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Worldgen.kt
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ object Worldgen {
      */
     fun getChunkGenStrip(world: GameWorld): Pair<Int, Int> {
         val start = (0.00342f * world.height - 3.22f).floorToInt().coerceAtLeast(1)
+        // this value has to extend up, otherwise the player may spawn into the chopped-off mountaintop
+        // this value has to extend down into the rock layer, otherwise, if the bottom of the bottom chunk is dirt, they will turn into grasses
         return start - 1 to start + 6
     }