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[Patarak]

For instance, Steel ore is never ever ever found in the ground, whilst tin ore is found far more often than much else, and there's nothing I can see in the raws that makes the two inherently different. Is it because Steel is classified as a reaction in another raw file?

[G-Flex]

Just look at the raws. matgloss_stone_mineral to be specific. It says right there.

It's the [ENVIRONMENT] tags.

[woose1]

For instance, Steel ore is never ever ever found in the ground, whilst tin ore is found far more often than much else, and there's nothing I can see in the raws that makes the two inherently different. Is it because Steel is classified as a reaction in another raw file?

Steel ore?
MADNESS!

[Pruvan]

What Woose is trying to say is: "Steel can't be found in nature, it's man-made."

[Granite26]

Right, but the question was 'Where is that in the raws'

[Rafal99]

(...) whilst tin ore is found far more often than much else (..)

Huh?
I find plenty of iron and copper on every map I play, but have never seen even a single vein of tin ore!

[Pruvan]

I think it needs to be present in the matgloss_stone_mineral.txt file to be found in the ground.

[Bobokapi]

availability of the ores is determined by the stone layer including [ENVIRONMENT] and [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC] tags
also, stones can be layers, large clusters, veins, or small clusters to determine the quantity

[Impaler[WrG]]

Ore is completely different from and distinct from metal, ores are just certain minerals that have been given an [ORE] tag which specifies a metal or metals which will result from smelting the mineral which the [ORE] tag automatically makes possible.  Each has its own separate file, in addition Reactions can be performed at the smelter which can produce *almost* anything and this is ware steel is created.  Their is no ore of steel but it could be easily created.

[Marlowe]

(...) whilst tin ore is found far more often than much else (..)

Huh?
I find plenty of iron and copper on every map I play, but have never seen even a single vein of tin ore!

I found tin ore (cassiterite) actually once. And I had to deliberately select a spot with a granite layer and have miners poking around pointlessly to find it.

[Granite26]

I think that's what it is.  Some people won't embark without sand or magma or whatever else, and that tends to limit their exposure to other rock types

[Marlowe]

Whether a map has sand doesn't really seem to effect the rock types, but to get on topic it's also got something to do with Granite usually occuring quite deep down.

[scribbler]

I'm still interested in availability. I'm going to mess with some smaller forts for fps sake and I'm thinking a bump to the frequency of ore would be helpful. I know there's a frequency spot at the end of the environmental_spec line in matgloss_stone_mineral.txt
[ENVIRONMENT:SEDIMENTARY:VEIN:100]
But they're all 100. 100 out of what? Is it 100% chance within a certain area? (The wiki describes veins as being 0-2 veins+) (Someone with experience with reveal.exe might know better)
Would setting it to 200 double the frequency to help my fps friendly mini-fort?

[Sutremaine]

[ENVIRONMENT:SEDIMENTARY:VEIN:100]
But they're all 100. 100 out of what? Is it 100% chance within a certain area? (The wiki describes veins as being 0-2 veins+) (Someone with experience with reveal.exe might know better)
Would setting it to 200 double the frequency to help my fps friendly mini-fort?

I'm pretty sure it's percentage. I tried doubling the number to check whether the new gem I added was working right, and it didn't turn up once until I changed it back.

I wonder if doubling the line itself (or even the whole entry) would cause the game to place the veins twice?