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Basalt Based "Nether Iron Ore"

One issue I have been having when surviving in the Nether is the lack of ways to obtain iron supplies. Currently the only to obtain iron is from the nether is from a fortress chest, or a tiny amount rarely given from bartering. This however is a problem due to the fact that in the nether you need iron more often than in the overworld. That is because of the larger need for buckets to remove or transport lava and all item sorters need more hoppers due to the no water rule in the nether. So a solution I have come up with is "Nether Iron Ore". This Ore has a rare chance of replacing a basalt block instead when it comes to both world generation and blue ice generation. Similar to nether gold ore it can be mined with any pickaxe, but drops nuggets and experience instead. This way players can have iron in the nether for their needs, without consistently going to the overworld each time they need it.

PS: Basalt itself is a naturally iron and magnesium rich stone, so having iron formed from it is real world based.

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    You can get iron nugget from bartering with piglins and then craft it into iron ingot

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    This would also explain how Piglins got their iron nuggets and iron boots you can sometimes get from them via bartering.

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    I think an iron nether ore would be great but should be very rare and bartering should still be relied upon more. I find it more fun personally NOT to have everything I need easily accessible. I don't think it should be Overly easy like in the overworld. The nether is not our world so it makes sense we have a harder time there.

    possibly similar to the gold nether ore, no need for smelting because nether is already super hot but breaks into small nuggets. though only up to 4 nugget

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    This would explain how piglins would have gotten their iron from the barters and from the bastion remnants.

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    No it should drop ingots

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    I have that issue too.

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    I like the idea of a basalt ore because it would draw attention and player activity to the basalt deltas, which has been neglected for its pure danger and lack of resources. If iron becomes abundant in the basalt deltas, players may consider visiting the biome more.

    Adding a few diamonds and emeralds to the basalt deltas is also not a bad idea for the purpose of balancing risk and reward in my opinion.

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    I think having it come out as nuggets like the gold too would be fair, really i think this is important for people who are probably still trapped in the nether after a ghast blew up the portal.