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Biome Dependent Ore Weight

Much as Emeralds only spawn in extreme hills, and gold spawns in the Badlands much more frequently, Ores should have different spawning rates depending on the biome their under. An example would be coal being very abundant in deserts and tundras, but scarce in plains biomes. Lapis could be more common under oceans, but rare by deserts. Iron could be common in swamps, and copper could be common in forests.

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• November 24, 2020 16:48
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  • November 25, 2020 21:17
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  I like this as it fits with the game and again adds strategy to mining, which was a large point of the Caves and Cliffs Update.

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  • November 26, 2020 07:49
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  The problem I see with tgis is that coal is important in all biomes since it makes the first five nights survivable. Without coal or with too little of it it it would take ages to start a decent mine.

   

  I like the concept of copper being more common in certain biomes though, but I don't know which biome this would be. It should be the one where copper is actually found in reality.