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Worldgen Ore Gen Mining

Author:

Vyh06

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Server

Created:

5 days ago

Last modified:

3 days ago

Downloads:

211

Recommended download (for Vintage Story 1.22.0 - 1.22.7):
geologyexpansionworld_v1.0.1.zip  1-click install

A vanilla-friendly geology mod, part of a group of two geology mods (Geology Expansion: World and Geology Expansion: Works) meant to go together.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Designed to be able to be added mid-save and currently should be stable (but still remember to make backups)

• Not recommended to remove from an existing save (any modded items/blocks anywhere in the world will be replaced with ? blocks)

• HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and DESIGNED to be used alongside Geology Expansion: Works. Without that mod, many items in this mod are useless

• Active volcanoes were originally intended to be added on release, but the feature is way too complex for now

COMPATIBLE WITH:

• Configurable with Integrated Mod Manager

• C&N Jewelry (ruby ore drops are replaced with rubies from the mod)

MAIN FEATURES

• Corundum

  • Corundum veins

    • In-game: Large (spawning with average radius of 14) deposits of corundum (an unused vanilla ore) that spawn only in peridotite, phyllite, slate, or marble.
    • Real life reasoning: Corundum can form when heat and pressure deep underground change rock with little silica (the main ingredient in quartz).

  • Rubies and sapphires

    • In-game: Small deposits of rare rubies or sapphires within corundum deposits. Like vanilla gems, spawn with grades (low, medium, and high grade). Ruby deposits are 2x rarer than sapphire deposits.
    • Real life reasoning: Both are corundum crystals, given bright colors by tiny amounts of other elements mixed into them.

• Polymetallic nodules

  • In-game: Very large fields of dark-colored rocks called polymetallic nodules spawn in deep water (minimum water depth of 20 and maximum water depth of 100). 
  • Real life reasoning: Minerals from seawater and ocean seabed mud build up in layers around small objects, forming lumps containing valuable metals.

• Inactive volcanoes

  • In-game: Large, rare, inactive volcanoes filled with water made of either andesite or basalt and has rare rock types like tuff, scoria, and obsidian. Inside and around the volcano, there also can be rare ores, with quartz being common, native copper and magnetite/ilmenite being uncommon, and gold and silver being very rare. It also has volcanic vents with rare sulfur crystals around them. There's also medium/high fertility soil near the bottom of the volcano, great for farming.
  • Real life reasoning: 
    • Active volcanoes go inactive when the magma supply from deep below the Earth is cut off, stopping lava from coming back, and the volcanic crater can fill with water over time.
    • Lava that rapidly cools forms obsidian, bubbly lava that is ejected from a volcano can form scoria, and tuff forms when ash compacts and hardens.
    • Volcanic vents contain lots of sulfur gas, and when that sulfur gas is exposed to cool air, the gas starts to crystallize on the rocks near the vent.
    • Volcanic ash contains many yummy nutrients like calcium and potassium, which makes very good soil.👍

MINOR FEATURES

• Monoliths

  • In-game: 10-15 block tall common rock structures that spawn across the world
  • Real life reasoning: Monoliths can occur IRL when water and wind strip away soil, sand, and softer rock, leaving tall structures of resistant rock.

• Arches

  • In-game: 10-15 block tall rare rock arch structures that spawn in areas with warm-to-very-high temperatures and little rain.
  • Real life reasoning: In real life, water wears away parts of rock, making a hole while the rock above stays standing. This creates an arch.

• New vugs

  • Halite vugs

    • In-game: Air pockets with salt crystals now spawn in halite (salt) pillars
    • Real life reasoning: Sometimes, when there are hollow pockets within rock, water seeps in and dries up, leaving minerals behind that grow into crystals.

  • Sulfur vugs

    • In-game: Air pockets with sulfur crystals now spawn in sulfur veins.
    • Real life reasoning: Sometimes, when there are hollow pockets within rock, water seeps in and dries up, leaving minerals behind that grow into crystals.

• Dirt/clay in caves

  • In-game: Patches of barren/low fertility soil or red clay can spawn within caves.
  • Real life reasoning: Sediment can build up within caves, coming from wind/water blowing or washing it in.

ROADMAP (subject to change)

• Bog iron as a realistic source of iron that spawns in peat

• Gypsum ore as an ore

• Siderite as a low-quality but large iron vein type