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[CaptainArchmage]

I think I've made a discovery regarding gem-related mining drop rates.

All gems occur in small clusters or individually, and have a 100% drop rate. When modding in gems in veins or clusters, I discovered that these have a 25% drop rate. In addition, all the small cluster minerals seem to have a 100% drop rate, whether or not they are gems.

This seems to indicate that minerals found in small clusters have a 100% drop rate, at least for the small clusters.

Could anyone confirm?

[Loud Whispers]

Toady confirmed this in the mining update, I do believe.

[Triaxx2]

One of the sharp upsides seems to be that the small clusters of stone, like Rutile, or Jet, also seem to benefit from the 100% cluster drop.

[CaptainArchmage]

One of the sharp upsides seems to be that the small clusters of stone, like Rutile, or Jet, also seem to benefit from the 100% cluster drop.

This was the point. This means we actually have a chance of getting native aluminium or platinum from clusters.

Is the drop rate tied to the specific occurrence of the mineral, or to the mineral itself? If I have a cluster and a small cluster of the same mineral on the same map, will the small cluster still have a 100% drop rate?

[GreatWyrmGold]

The small cluster should. What about the large cluster?

[CaptainArchmage]

The small cluster should. What about the large cluster?

OK let me rephrase that. Large Cluster is also known as "Cluster", and is the large mass of the mineral you find in layer stones. As far as I am aware, clusters of one and small clusters seem to drop 100% of the time. The question is whether this is still the case if the same mineral can occur in a form that only drops 25% of the time, i.e. in veins or clusters. If you have a cluster of the mineral and a small cluster of the same mineral, will the small cluster drop 25% of the time when mined, or still 100% of the time?

[GreatWyrmGold]

The small cluster of the mineral would (I think). I was asking if the large cluster did.