Unity version: No aluminium. Am I done ?

[Pesky]

So, I have a nice game going in the Unity version. My camp is in a beautiful hilltop place near trees and flower, overlooking one lake for drinking water and another for bathing in. II have six kinds of food, with most of those kinds, plus flax, growing in my garden. I have enough tock to build two medieval castles, plus sources for plenty of iron and coal. I once found some Tungsten ore, but I have no idea where that was. Fortunately I bought a lot back with me.

But no aluminium. Am I done ?

I've explored three different mountains, two of them very high. I've made two very long mines at different levels. I think I know what aluminium ore looks like, but when I see a lighter or shiny patch of rock while walking, as I get close and the detailed assets kick in, the patches resolve into a light or shadow effect on normal stone.

Also, I keep twisting my ankle when climbing up/down hillsides, but not breaking my leg. And since I have no aluminium I can't make a medical kit. It just occurred to me perhaps I could use a bandage just as it is, so I'm going to try that, but right now I'm down to around 1/3rd health.

Where should I be looking for Aluminium ? Is it generally at a certain height ? Or should I dig a certain depth into a hillside to check for it, but know that if i don't find it in 5 metres it's probably not there ?

[AlphaGodith]

aluminum looks a lot different in unity than java, it's actually very dark, like tungsten. it's found high up where there's snow, mostly.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2885907901
bandages don't restore health on their own, it'll take a long time and a lot of food to regain your health unfortunately.

edit; I WAS WRONG ABOUT BANDAGES. they do actually restore health, it's just extremely little so it's not useful.

[Pesky]

Thanks for the screenshot, which is very useful.

I found the solution to healing. Bandages do nothing but eating heals you. And you can eat even if you're not hungry. So just eat and eat and eat and you get well.

I'm beginning to think that this world is cursed and has no aluminium to find. Or it's all buried in the heart of a mountain where I'll never find it.

[AlphaGodith]

Originally posted by Pesky:

Thanks for the screenshot, which is very useful.

I found the solution to healing. Bandages do nothing but eating heals you. And you can eat even if you're not hungry. So just eat and eat and eat and you get well.

I'm beginning to think that this world is cursed and has no aluminium to find. Or it's all buried in the heart of a mountain where I'll never find it.

you're welcome!

oh, i didn't realize the healing of food worked even if you weren't hungry, i'll need to try that. (i fall down a lot too)

sounds like me when trying to find coal XD and gold... actually hurt my hand i was mining for so long. have you tried using fly mode to search around more quickly/easily? and are you specifically searching in snowy areas? that's the only place/way i found it reliably.

mining is definitely a lot easier when you can just go spelunking... we'll get our caves back eventually!

[Pesky]

I climbed the highest mountain I'd found so far. It was very high. Weather and wind sounds changed when I was near the top. But not only did I find no aluminium, it didn't even show signs of snow. When I got to the top it was just more lush grass and trees. I think something is wrong with this world.

[red51]

Originally posted by Pesky:

I'm beginning to think that this world is cursed and has no aluminium to find. Or it's all buried in the heart of a mountain where I'll never find it.

Even though we used the Necronomicon to implement some parts of the game, I don't think your world is really cursed ;)

Around sea level, aluminium spawns a bit less frequently than coal or iron, for example. Spawn rate gets higher in mountains, and on very tall mountains (the ones covered with snow), you'll almost exclusively find aluminium.

However, in most cases it's inside the mountain. The underground ores are rarely exposed to the surface in the new version.

Some people also mentioned that it's easier to dig for ores during nights (because the sparkling effect of ores is more visible then).

However, I'm sure this situation will greatly improve once caves are there. Right now the mining tunnels are also a bit too bright if they're at or above sea level (which makes it indeed harder to spot ores)...

Originally posted by Pesky:

But not only did I find no aluminium, it didn't even show signs of snow. When I got to the top it was just more lush grass and trees. I think something is wrong with this world.

Was the mountain peak above the clouds? This is basically the area where a lot more aluminium spawns (although there is also aluminum below that point, but it's harder to find).

Another small update is scheduled for tomorrow, maybe we can further increase the spawn rate for aluminium a bit. This also takes effect in existing worlds, so maybe this makes things a bit smoother :)

[AlphaGodith]

Originally posted by red51:

Even though we used the Necronomicon to implement some parts of the game, I don't think your world is really cursed ;)

pffft haha! XD

Originally posted by red51:

Another small update is scheduled for tomorrow, maybe we can further increase the spawn rate for aluminium a bit. This also takes effect in existing worlds, so maybe this makes things a bit smoother :)

aluminum spawned easy enough for me, but maybe expanding the area where it spawns in high amounts, for situations like pesky's where there just aren't any SUPER tall mountains around? or just increasing ore spawn rates in general, until the cave update comes out? cuz boy did i have it rough with coal and gold. well, whatever you do i'm sure it'll work out ^^ i am way too excited about a minor hotfix update XD

[Pesky]

Thanks very much to you both for the help.

The mountain I climbed was the tallest mountain I've ever seen, and I did one day treks in six different directions from my camp, soi I explored a big area. I didn't see any clouds when on top of it, so perhaps it's not tall enough. My world is a default-type world, with 'high' ore, I saw no reason why it should be specially unfortunate.

I think I'll wait for the update, then start again in a new world. I'll wait to see my new world in the new version and see if it has the same problem.

[AlphaGodith]

Originally posted by Pesky:

Thanks very much to you both for the help.

The mountain I climbed was the tallest mountain I've ever seen, and I did one day treks in six different directions from my camp, soi I explored a big area. I didn't see any clouds when on top of it, so perhaps it's not tall enough. My world is a default-type world, with 'high' ore, I saw no reason why it should be specially unfortunate.

I think I'll wait for the update, then start again in a new world. I'll wait to see my new world in the new version and see if it has the same problem.

you're welcome! thanks for letting us help!

oh wow, your ore level was already high and you didn't find any?! man that IS rough. i can give you a couple seeds that start you right near some mountains, if you want!

[red51]

It's hard to tell why you didn't find any ores (especially if you already increased the spawn rate for ores), but the next update should definitely improve the situation :)

[Yahgiggle]

our users are finding aluminium just fine oO

[MustangMR]

So I just dug a short tunnel into a shallow cliff near some lakes and started clearing out a massive cavern a few feet under ground, probably about a 100 feet in diameter now, 50 feet tall, if not more. Doing that, in a few hours of digging in circles just going deeper and deeper, wider and wider, with a map with ore spawn rate set to default, I found hundreds of aluminum ore, hundreds of iron ore, same with tungsten and coal, and a good bit of gold. I have enough now to last me quite a while. It seems like I either got lucky and hit the motherload, or other people are getting unlucky in their tunneling. Clearcutting seems the way to go, otherwise you might miss stuff.

I also found a lot of aluminum and iron up high in the mountains making tunnels, but nothing like I found with this technique. If anything, it feels like the last patch increased ore spawning too much.

[Toad Squish]

I found aluminum and gold , iron, and coal. I've yet to see any tungsten at all. Gold i found mining deep. Other than the iron blobs, i've not seen any surface nodes anywhere.
This is after doing test of 3 different world seeds.

My opinion, tungsten should have surface blobs like Iron does scattered around, so should coal. ( Unless there's gonna be way to make charcoals later, using wood/pit kiln/oven.)

[Flyingwindmilltrees]

I have discovered tungsten whilst digging a mountain path, and it was quite close to the surface and at sea level.
Again, check the snow covered mountains.

[Blaze1961]

Tungsten, Aluminium, Coal and Copper are in abundance on my seed (I I do have ore on high). I find all those on the side of hills and mountains while I use F2 to fly. I am thinking gold has to be dug down for as I haven't seen any one the surface.

[Pesky]

In my game, where I have still found no aluminium, I found tungsten ore actually on a surface, and picking into it showed it was vein, not just a little splodge on the surface. So it does happen. I also found coal on the surface in a few places, but each of them was just a small splodge.