0005308: Unable to find Iron and Flux in the same area.

(0020158)
Quietust (reporter)
2012-02-19 12:49
edited on: 2012-02-19 12:49

Not really a bug - regions like that are supposed to be uncommon.

You can increase your chances of finding them by boosting the mineral frequency - if your flux layer is sedimentary (Chalk, Dolomite, or Limestone) and contains minerals, then it's possible that one of those minerals will be Magnetite, an iron ore that occurs in large clusters.

(0020160)
Footkerchief (manager)
2012-02-19 13:05

2x2 is also an unusually small embark area. This might be a valid complaint if it was 3x3.

(0020325)
Phansom (reporter)
2012-02-20 21:52

Ya, only tried once with 3x3; there was iron but no flux (despite it saying in the world finder that there was flux).
It is POSSIBLE to find them in the same area, just extremely rare. I've maxed mineral frequency, used finder, etc.

(0020362)
Footkerchief (manager)
2012-02-21 06:46

Rarity is okay. I'm going to chalk up the truly buggy aspects of this report to 0002440. It's hard to make any balance calls until that's fixed.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2012-02-19 12:02	Phansom	New Issue
2012-02-19 12:09	Phansom	Tag Attached: I am using only the vanilla version.
2012-02-19 12:49	Quietust	Note Added: 0020158
2012-02-19 12:49	Quietust	Note Edited: 0020158	View Revisions
2012-02-19 13:05	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0020160
2012-02-20 21:52	Phansom	Note Added: 0020325
2012-02-21 06:46	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0020362
2012-02-21 06:46	Footkerchief	Relationship added	duplicate of 0002440
2012-02-21 06:46	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2012-02-21 06:46	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => duplicate
2012-02-21 06:46	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2012-03-05 12:49	Logical2u	Tag Detached: I am using only the vanilla version.

Notes
(0020158) Quietust (reporter) 2012-02-19 12:49 edited on: 2012-02-19 12:49	Not really a bug - regions like that are supposed to be uncommon. You can increase your chances of finding them by boosting the mineral frequency - if your flux layer is sedimentary (Chalk, Dolomite, or Limestone) and contains minerals, then it's possible that one of those minerals will be Magnetite, an iron ore that occurs in large clusters.

(0020160) Footkerchief (manager) 2012-02-19 13:05	2x2 is also an unusually small embark area. This might be a valid complaint if it was 3x3.

(0020325) Phansom (reporter) 2012-02-20 21:52	Ya, only tried once with 3x3; there was iron but no flux (despite it saying in the world finder that there was flux). It is POSSIBLE to find them in the same area, just extremely rare. I've maxed mineral frequency, used finder, etc.

(0020362) Footkerchief (manager) 2012-02-21 06:46	Rarity is okay. I'm going to chalk up the truly buggy aspects of this report to 0002440. It's hard to make any balance calls until that's fixed.