Just testing how it looks without Old West Trader Bob placed directly inside an Old West Town.
This load out was an 8K RWG with more towns and wilderness POIs. It placed 4 Old West Towns with one in each biome except the Wasteland. This is as expected.
The Desert placed a Trader Bob as a Gateway Trader leading into town. He'll either be pretty close by or directly on the road leading in and that guarantees a desert Bob.
The Snow didn't place a Trader in a Gateway tile leading into town. In fact the closest one away is about 800 - 1000 blocks away. The reason is that there are two towns in the Snow as well as the Old West Town. Those other two towns received a Trader Hugh each. This Old West Town will be a Trader Ghost Town... but that'll happen at times, and the POIs will still show up in the quest list from time to time.
In Burnt, Jen was placed along a main road in one of the rest areas. The Old West Town can be seen in the distance. This type of Trader placement can be rather redundant at the best of times... About 700 blocks away to the Old West Town along that long road.
And Trader Rekt is also directly on the Gateway Tile leading into an Old West Town in the Pine Forest... much to everyone's delight, I'm sure.
Overall, 2 of the Old West Towns had their own Trader, and the other 2 require a bit of a journey. Different seeds will bring different results and the World Editor can always place an appropriate biome Trader closer by for those wanting to customize. The compromise had to happen if players aren't able to receive their 10 Tier next trader prompt. Thanks for the recent reports on all of these things. Let's hope things settle down for b312.