First time LP discovery issues?

[dunno6988]

Okay So at new character creation I dug the soil and got clay and got 100lp, than dug shallow water and nothing, then started over again and got for each 50LP.
How does this discovery work? since for new things sometimes I get nothing, but other times low lp and other times high lp. But to my understanding higher LP gain covers all similar items, or getting lower lp for each. I am not sure if this a bug or this is how it supposed to be, but would prefer the other version where I get lp for everything new, because then it becomes confusing.

Also I have read that sometimes people aren't getting lp at all and for a starting out new character those LP discoveries are essential. And if for example I pick a branch for the first time and didn't get any LP, somewhere Jorb/Lofter said that try again to get LP, unless it was for the XP. So yet again, not sure if this a bug, or how it supposed to be.

A well detailed explanation from devs would be appreciated.

[Glorthan]

You get 50 exp for each "ingredient" you discover. Some items are multiple ingredients, as ingredients can be generic. As an example, acre clay counts as both a "generic any clay" and "acre clay" type clay, used in earthenware bowls and toy chariots. If you have never discovered any types of clay before, you'd get 100 lp for acre clay (generic and acre receipes), but if you'd already discovered a type of clay before, you'd get 50lp (acre only).

[jorb]

You get 50 LP for each type you discover. Not a bug.