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[GoombaGeek]

I havent found casseterite in 25 forts or more. I havent made bronze in perhaps 40 forts or more.

Its just so ridiculusly rare.

This is fairly accurate I think.  Tin is much less common than copper, and the two are rarely found together in reality.  That made bronze a lot more expensive than iron, as has been noted previously.

Whether that's good for gameplay or not is another question entirely.  In this fort I was actually fortunate enough to have tetrahedrite and cassiterite, but I also have hematite and dolomite, so the only use I put the tetrahedrite to is to make copper arrows.  I don't think I've smelted but a few boulders of cassiterite.

Yeah, I know it was accurate. Im torn between never getting bronze and the fact that some things should rarely happen to keep things interesting. Its the same when Im building a character in dnd, I like flavor and the idea of playing something just for fun, but the powergamer in me shudders!

...and begins to move!

[Hurkyl]

Whether that's good for gameplay or not is another question entirely.  In this fort I was actually fortunate enough to have tetrahedrite and cassiterite, but I also have hematite and dolomite, so the only use I put the tetrahedrite to is to make copper arrows.  I don't think I've smelted but a few boulders of cassiterite.

IIRC, in this situation it's actually cheaper to make bronze than copper, by smelting it directly from ore. Of course, you won't get the silver bar that way.

It also gives you a good alternative for those times when the fuel cost isn't worth having the absolute best metal that doesn't remove iron bars from your steel bar industry.

[Loud Whispers]

On all my embarks all I get is cassiterite. We should meet up sometime.

Copper goblinite is a great deal more common than tin goblinite

[TheDarkStar]

For some reason, I don't get much copper. Most of what I get is excessive steel-making material.