So minecraft has always has pockets of minerals that we mine for, but why don't we have veins of minerals? they could be only a couple blocks wide and run for a Kilometer or so before dyeing off. It at first seems like I want to make mining easier but I really want it to be more realistic, in a blocky sort of way. like now veins would be located in there respective layers and would twist there way through the ground starting and stopping in a random string.
Things like Diamond would be really hard to fallow with only thin veins, that will start and stop far more often than Iron, or coal.
If you want added difficultly they could be coded to never intersect cave systems.
There is a bukkit plugin that generates ore vein's not sure if its updated or still in use.
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I can do 230 pull up's and have walked 17.3 km's in under 10s through bush and fire breaks in the 45 degree heat, uphill in the snow in my bare feet. I also wrestle bears, tigers, lions and giraffes every day on my way to work. I was also the one who emancipated the slaves in 1863. that's the extent of my physicality.
I like the way it is right now because sometimes you may think it's a vein of 3 diamond but when you dig a little bit more you find the rest of the vein. Your way would make getting diamond armor a 1-hour-from-spawning-in-world thing.
I like the way it is right now because sometimes you may think it's a vein of 3 diamond but when you dig a little bit more you find the rest of the vein. Your way would make getting diamond armor a 1-hour-from-spawning-in-world thing.
Not really it would still be like finding a needle in a haystack. a Diamond vein would be a one in a million thing.
Not really it would still be like finding a needle in a haystack. a Diamond vein would be a one in a million thing.
Ok, how about this..
We make veins of diamond about 13 long and spread them out in about 30% of the chunks?
Right now you're sure to find a diamond vein in every chunk, if we made veins larger we would have to spread out diamonds about that much.
It would make diamonds essentially rarer if you spread them out as far as I said. Are you happy now?
Things like Diamond would be really hard to fallow with only thin veins, that will start and stop far more often than Iron, or coal.
If you want added difficultly they could be coded to never intersect cave systems.
I can do 230 pull up's and have walked 17.3 km's in under 10s through bush and fire breaks in the 45 degree heat, uphill in the snow in my bare feet. I also wrestle bears, tigers, lions and giraffes every day on my way to work. I was also the one who emancipated the slaves in 1863. that's the extent of my physicality.
I can do 230 pull up's and have walked 17.3 km's in under 10s through bush and fire breaks in the 45 degree heat, uphill in the snow in my bare feet. I also wrestle bears, tigers, lions and giraffes every day on my way to work. I was also the one who emancipated the slaves in 1863. that's the extent of my physicality.
Easy but boring. shaft/hallway mining always makes you rich, but it is boring as hell.
I just dive into a cave and go adrenaline mining. Mine everything in sight (except coal) then just wander around looking for more minerals to mine.
When I'm done,(when My inventory is maxed out) I just dig my way to the surface
Not really it would still be like finding a needle in a haystack. a Diamond vein would be a one in a million thing.
We make veins of diamond about 13 long and spread them out in about 30% of the chunks?
Right now you're sure to find a diamond vein in every chunk, if we made veins larger we would have to spread out diamonds about that much.
It would make diamonds essentially rarer if you spread them out as far as I said. Are you happy now?