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[mrod45]

in the older versions (.10 was my latest played before .25) There were a variety of minerals available on the embark site. now i notice there are more gems than metals n things, is this right? am i doing something wrong, ive used the lazy noob pack and genesis which are both awesome except for a extreme lack of metals. it seems every layer (Z level) is the same consisting of a a main base type and 1 or 2 pockets of the same thing with the same gems or whatever in the level. Im confuzzeled. it didnt used to be that way. is there a setting or something to get it like it used to be ?

[ledgekindred]

is there a setting or something to get it like it used to be ?

There is indeed.  You have to do the advanced world parameters, and there is a setting called (if I recall correctly) "Mineral Scarcity."  Lower numbers = more metals. 

By default metals are pretty scarce; sort of a more realistic setup.  You will have to wait for goblinite or caravans with stuff you can melt into bars, or regen with a better minerals setting.

[mrod45]

thanks for the info, ive played the game for years and only last year got a fully fuctioning fort going so ya im a noob still. thanks again

[Flying Dice]

Set "Mineral Frequency" to a low value in advanced world gen. The default level has been severely reduced. Setting it to the lowest possible value (100) should give you multiple shallow and deep metal ore types in pretty much every embark.

[puke]

I shouldn't repeat things that I haven't tested, but its been said that higher numbers give you less variety of minerals, but more of whatever few kinds of minerals that are available.  For instance, high scarecity might give you an entire layer of hematite, but not much else.  low scarecity will give you little pockets of lots of things.

like I said, I havent tested this.

[theSquirrelOfLoathing]

There is indeed.  You have to do the advanced world parameters, and there is a setting called (if I recall correctly) "Mineral Scarcity."  Lower numbers = more metals. 

By default metals are pretty scarce; sort of a more realistic setup.  You will have to wait for goblinite or caravans with stuff you can melt into bars, or regen with a better minerals setting.

Wut? I thought it was the other way around. *facepalm*