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[phoenixuk]

Ok, so the new version is a reduced metal/gems fest, that's fine, i can deal with that... but i'm now looking at losing a fourth dwarf to strange mood because he wants rough gems, and raw glass doesn't count.

I've also not seen a single rough gem for trade. Is this something anyone else is encountering or is my world gen just fubared this time around?

[Sphalerite]

I've never seen a rough gem for trade, but I have yet to have an embark where I didn't find plenty of gems while mining.  On the other hand, I've had several .19 embark sites with no useful metal whatsoever, and lost several moody dwarves who needed metal.

[phoenixuk]

Metal i have, plenty of Hematite and Native silver, but no coal (trading like mad for trees, and breached the caverns just for wood) and not a single gem cluster.
I'm currently strip mining an entire layer, and nada.

[Khift]

It's possible you're FUBAR'd given the no gems for trade, but in my experience all .31.19 forts have equal amounts of gems -- they're just distributed unevenly throughout the map. Some layers will have two or three types of gems, others will have none.

Try running DFProspector; if it shows you have gems then it's just a matter of finding them. I recommend digging deep and then running small exploratory shafts into each layer stone you encounter. If you find a layer stone that contains a type of gem, it'll have LOTS of that type of gem. If you don't see any gems, assume that layer is barren and dig further down.

[phoenixuk]

Thanks for the suggestion, DFProspector is telling me i have gems...
BUT.
a) Not a lot.
b) only 5 types.

Some embark i picked first cavern area shows NO exposed gems anywhere, so it looks like they are all down under the caverns. Wheeeeeeee.

[Brandstone]

Did you remember to cut the raw glass into a gem, or do they want uncut gems? I seem to remember using raw glass for a mood in .18, and I'm wondering if this is a bug for reporting.

[j0nas]

First thing I do, all forts, no exceptions?  Turn off random artifacts.

Only once I'm established do I even consider turning it on, but most of the time it just proves an unwelcome distraction in my progress towards whatever megaproject I'm working on.

[SirAaronIII]

Or, since you already have Prospector, you could use Reveal and dig towards the clusters.

[Khift]

Thanks for the suggestion, DFProspector is telling me i have gems...
BUT.
a) Not a lot.
b) only 5 types.

Some embark i picked first cavern area shows NO exposed gems anywhere, so it looks like they are all down under the caverns. Wheeeeeeee.

Like I said, dig down and do shallow exploratory mining in each distinct layer stone you find. If a layer stone has gems it'll have LOTS of gems. Most don't have any. It's just a matter of finding the layer stone which holds your gems.