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:Couldn't prove it from the game-code, but from observation it ~seems~ that the game decides on a "common" type of gem in an area and then goes with that. When you have rock crystals, they tend to be found in multiple small pockets (still not particularly easy to find, but they're there.) But it's not uncommon at all to have zero rock crystals on an otherwise diverse map.--[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 20:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC) | :Couldn't prove it from the game-code, but from observation it ~seems~ that the game decides on a "common" type of gem in an area and then goes with that. When you have rock crystals, they tend to be found in multiple small pockets (still not particularly easy to find, but they're there.) But it's not uncommon at all to have zero rock crystals on an otherwise diverse map.--[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 20:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC) | ||
− | ::I've been doing some deep research into 40d, and I've discovered exactly how mineral inclusions are generated - in particular, each layer contains 5-9 small clusters, each large cluster contains 1-3 small clusters, and each vein contains 1-2 small clusters. Most of those small clusters are either gems or insignificant stones like [[hornblende]], so rock crystals have a very low chance of actually being picked. Furthermore, the game tracks how often each mineral is selected in order to ensure that they're all equally represented, but metal ores and | + | ::I've been doing some deep research into 40d, and I've discovered exactly how mineral inclusions are generated - in particular, each layer contains 5-9 small clusters, each large cluster contains 1-3 small clusters, and each vein contains 1-2 small clusters. Most of those small clusters are either gems or insignificant stones like [[hornblende]], so rock crystals have a very low chance of actually being picked. Furthermore, the game tracks how often each mineral is selected in order to ensure that they're all equally represented, but metal ores and economic stones are '''exempt''' from this check - thus, adding a custom reaction which consumes rock crystals (but isn't actually available to any civ) might make them more likely to appear, since they won't be crowded out by all of the other gem types. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] ([[User talk:Quietust|talk]]) 14:10, 21 August 2021 (UTC) |