Maelstrom Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Is ore randomly generated regardless of the rock type, or does the type of rock (igneous, sedimentary, etc.) have an impact on the type of ore that generates within it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahueonao Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 There's some connection - you can find the details in the in-game guide (press 'H', search for the ore you're interested in, it should list the rocks it can occur in), but I think the most common ores (copper, tin, lead, etc) occur in a large majority of the various rock types. Rarer stuff like meteoric iron only happens in a couple of rock types, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, ahueonao said: Rarer stuff like meteoric iron only happens in a couple of rock types, though. You're not technically wrong, meteoric iron only occurs in suevite impact rock. However, that impact can generate anywhere - it spawns like a ruin, and doesn't care which stone type is normally there. So in practical application, meteoric iron doesn't care about the area's stone type, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 12:31 AM, Streetwind said: You're not technically wrong, meteoric iron only occurs in suevite impact rock. However, that impact can generate anywhere - it spawns like a ruin, and doesn't care which stone type is normally there. So in practical application, meteoric iron doesn't care about the area's stone type, either. Already knew about that one. Have a nugget on the ground <25 blocks from my homestead taunting me while I search for material to make bronze. Gonna be some time before I can dig out that beautiful silvery metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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