Rock "regeneration" without plate tectonics

[Sevenless]

Frost heave is a natural process that causes rocks to migrate upwards to the surface due to the cycle of seasons. It's caused by soil expanding during cold snaps while rocks do not, and results in a slow upward motion.

In the long term, with seasons introduced, frost heave could (if the game determines a region needs it) generate new rock boulders in the Spring as "Odd bulges" in the ground that when dug would reveal a stone boulder. In the short term, these boulders spawning bulges could be sprinkled into the RNG table if the server determines an area is too lacking of rock. Since ore rocks seem to spawn super rarely in their spawn zones, I'm guessing that'd need to be taken into account if ore rocks were to be generated on the surface after world start. If we're sticking with "super duper realism" only soil/clay based biomes would have this, so rocks wouldn't appear freshly on mountains, quarries, or sand.

Hopefully this fulfills the needs of realism and our need for a world that regenerates beginner resources.

[Coriander]

That is an elegant solution.

Irl, if you really want to see rocks pop out of the ground, just plow the land

[shubla]

I suggested forageable stones. Add them. Please. Maybe you could add spawns for boulders. Also decay for them. So over time rain and wind and other stuff would make them to dust and they'd disappear. But new ones would spawn.

[Cajoes]

Oh geez, am reminded of my childhood now... We had several huge goddamn boulders slowly creeping out of the drive-way at the pace of glaciers, eventually making it a hazard for the cars suspension.

[Sevenless]

Oh geez, am reminded of my childhood now... We had several huge goddamn boulders slowly creeping out of the drive-way at the pace of glaciers, eventually making it a hazard for the cars suspension.

In canada frost heave requires that farmers hire teenagers to help pick rocks out of the fields every summer so they don't damage the equipment. I made some good money back in the day doing that.

I suggested forageable stones. Add them. Please. Maybe you could add spawns for boulders. Also decay for them. So over time rain and wind and other stuff would make them to dust and they'd disappear. But new ones would spawn.

Every time forageable stones comes up, Jorb started talking realism and simulation of stuff (at least that's what I remember gleaning from his comments). When I remembered frost heave I realized it'd meet our needs for stones as well as satisfy the realistic element.

[Asgaroth22]

Quite a good idea, I remember what a chore it was to build my first tar kin, I had to do 2 rather long trips for stone, because there wasn't any in my area.

Every time forageable stones comes up, Jorb started talking realism and simulation of stuff (at least that's what I remember gleaning from his comments).

Probably not a terrible idea.

We should really add some foragable stone.

I guess we just wait.

[Sevenless]

Wups, I meant boulder regeneration.

[shubla]

Forageable stones wouldnt be unrealistic at all. Finding small single stones in forest or pretty much anywhere is very common almost everywhere in world.

[Sevenless]

No it wouldn't, it'd be perfectly fine actually. The thing is, devs mentioned "an eternal world" as an eventual goal. With that in mind, regeneration of starting conditions to some degree is required.

Ideally I'd like to see both.

[Archiplex]

I like this idea, probably fits in well since jorbtar have mentioned they wanted to add seasons to the game.


Also, bring back mining mountain tiles for rocks.