Melord Posted July 5, 2025 Report Posted July 5, 2025 Too long, won't read: Can blue clay still reasonably (within 10,000 blocks of home) be found in a world with default settings, or should I just go ahead with cheating some in? I've been playing for a couple of in game years now and have decided to improve my base with some colored clay bricks, so I looked up how to find blue clay to get black bricks. I saw a few posts saying it was in y levels of 99-110, so I re-explored the areas I'd been to, only to realize that the absolute lowest I've seen in my world is y 110 (not including underground or underwater). Then I saw that some people were saying it was easiest/easier to find near oceans but I haven't found an ocean after traveling thousands of blocks. Then I checked the default world settings and saw that the default settings cause the world to be 100% land. So, I'm admittedly kinda dumb and made a knot outta my thoughts and have confused myself. I'm wondering if the thousands of blocks I've traveled were just coincidentally all above y 110, or if the world generation is forcing that to be the case. Could be I'm misunderstanding world gen, could be I'm misunderstanding how blue clay spawns, it's a toss up in my head honestly. I'm sorta resolved to just cheat in a bunch of blue clay to build with, but I'm still uncertain if my understanding is completely correct so I thought I'd ask just in case I'm mistaken. Is it possible to find some blue clay (within a reasonable amount of travelling, let's say 10,000 blocks of where I'm based) and it really is just that rare, or should I proceed with my plan? I really don't want to cheat it in if it can be found, since travelling far to find resources can be pretty fun in a game like this. (Could be my world just sucks where I am lol)
Dilan Rona Posted July 5, 2025 Report Posted July 5, 2025 You need to look near water for them. And vanilla spawns them in warmer areas. Its easy enough to miss with the grass growing on top, and if you are lucky you might even find some close to your spawn point, or whereever you placed your base or home.
LadyWYT Posted July 5, 2025 Report Posted July 5, 2025 Welcome to the forums! It should be fairly simple to find a few deposits within a 10k radius of home, as it's not really a rare resource. You just need to be looking around sea level, which I think is 100(not entirely sure). Usually it's near water, which will still be present on the default 100% land. All the 100% land means is that there's basically no large lakes or oceans to contend with when traveling. 24 minutes ago, Melord said: I'm sorta resolved to just cheat in a bunch of blue clay to build with, but I'm still uncertain if my understanding is completely correct so I thought I'd ask just in case I'm mistaken. Is it possible to find some blue clay (within a reasonable amount of travelling, let's say 10,000 blocks of where I'm based) and it really is just that rare, or should I proceed with my plan? I really don't want to cheat it in if it can be found, since travelling far to find resources can be pretty fun in a game like this. (Could be my world just sucks where I am lol) Don't forget to check the forage type of cracked vessels--I think sometimes those have clay, although it may only be fire clay and not all clay types that they can contain. Panning is another way to get blue clay, although it is very slow. I don't recall if traders sell blue clay or not...I think the artisan traders will buy it but not sell it. If blue clay is what you need though, and you're having no luck finding it, there's no shame in spawning in what you need. It is a game, after all, and the goal is to have fun. If you want, you can simply dig up red clay, and replace whatever you dig up with blue clay from the creative menu, so it feels less cheaty. 26 minutes ago, Melord said: I've been playing for a couple of in game years now and have decided to improve my base with some colored clay bricks, so I looked up how to find blue clay to get black bricks. The thing I would double-check is whether or not you need the beehive kiln to get the color of bricks you want, assuming you don't already have a beehive kiln. Pit kilns can produce bricks, but only the most basic colors.
Thorfinn Posted July 5, 2025 Report Posted July 5, 2025 Yeah, it's a really narrow band right at sea level. I'd have to look, but I think on defaults it's going be no higher than about 5 above sea level. It's pretty good range underwater -- 20 or so below. I think it forms in uncommon rainfall, but I'd stick to common or higher, because you can't swing a dead cat... But if you are looking in the right area, it should be around 20% of the rate of red clay. (Don't factor in the red clay above that. Only red clay in that same elevation range.)
Dilan Rona Posted July 6, 2025 Report Posted July 6, 2025 Push comes to shove, and you cannot find blue clay, give this mod a try. https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/mod/22134
Melord Posted July 6, 2025 Author Report Posted July 6, 2025 Alrighty, thanks for the input y'all. I'll give it another shot looking for it, and I'll probably just cheat some in if I can't find any
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