by saltmummy626 » Wed May 05, 2010 7:47 am
hm. I like this idea. though the thought of losing a mine sounds unbearable to me. but yes, it sounds like it could work. a mine tunnel could collapse in and earthquake and yes, when earthquakes occur in the real world, sometimes very rarely, minerals are pushed to the surface. gold is created deep under the earth, it didn't just form where people found it, it was pushed up through the natural shifting of the earths plates. the same goes for gemstones too. (no the game doesn't have gems in it) these things require the pressure found only deep beneath the earths crust. I think this is a fine idea, but losing a mine permanently is just... well its like winning the million dollar lottery then only to have it taken away from you because you were in the wrong spot. as was said earlier, mineral deposits don't just disappear. collapse the mine shaft, but that's it. anybody inside at the time takes some damage, possibly killed, and the survivors can dig themselves out again. I don't think it would be bad to fill in the mined bits with useless spots you have to move to get to your minerals, just to add realism to a mine collapse.
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