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denemelikfierro@gmail.com

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More volcanoes means more sedimentary layers?
« on: September 27, 2023, 05:22:20 pm »
When I research this issue, I always find informations about old versions, and usually they say that more volcanoes increase the probability of sedimentary layer.

However, after the steam version was released, I saw reddit posts saying that volcano increases igneous layers. And personally, I have experienced that when I use custom world parameters and increase the volcanoes, I encounter less sedimentary layers.

What is the current status of new versions about this issue?
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delphonso

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Re: More volcanoes means more sedimentary layers?
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2023, 09:02:30 am »
The map/stone system hasn't been rewritten as far as I know. Should be easy enough to test with DFHack on your side.
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Re: More volcanoes means more sedimentary layers?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2023, 08:51:59 am »
From what I've seen, areas around a volcano will usually lack a sedimentary layer a skip right to the other layers. That means that you're sacrificing abundance of coal, iron and flux for easy magma forges and more gold/silver. Platinum is also harder to get.
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