Round table

70:45, in this case, on this map, doesn't bother me as a player at all.

I envy your resilience. Fewer paths mean a greater chance of getting blocked, especially in a Dungeon.

I can freely reach the area that the unpaved road leads to, using my companion.

But there's no guarantee you'll make it there along the way.))
I checked in version 2 online (TCP/IP, playing against myself), and 10 generations didn't reveal any discrepancies with the single-player version.