Conquest Geology Overhaul

<p><strong><span style="color: #e74c3c;">Note</span></strong>: This mod currently requires <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/conquest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conquest VS Edition</a> as a dependency. It is auto-downloaded when this mod is installed.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Conquest Geology Overhaul is part of a series of add-on mods designed to completely overhaul Vintage Story from the ground up. In this case, it is being taken quite literally.</p> <p>Whilst still being early in development, a number of key features have already been implemented which will both increase the aesthetics of the world itself and provide the foundation for new content in future versions:</p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle">New Rock Variants/Modified Vanilla Rock Functionality</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <p>Conquest Geology adds a large selection of new rock types alongside a number of gravel and sand variants to the world. While they will eventually be able to be crafted into numerous building blocks in the future, their current implementation is limited to hosting ore deposits with the exception of some vanilla variants which can be ground up for resources or knapped into tools.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/RA84gMa.png" alt="" width="800" height="546" /></p> <p>Some other notable changes include:</p> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"> <li><strong>Addition of rock resistances</strong>: Rocks may be easier or more difficult to mine based on their composition.</li> <li><strong>Modified mining tiers</strong>: Soft rocks can be mined prior to the smelting of copper tools.</li> <li><strong>Flint deposits</strong>: Can now only be found in associated sedimentary rock.</li> <li><strong>Speleothems</strong>: Only spawn in calcium rich rock.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle">Rock Strata</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <p>With the addition of new rocks comes the modification of existing rock strata. Both vanilla and various modded rocks act as host rock for variants of the same type (as an example, columnar, porous, and weathered andesite will now spawn in vanilla andesite). This change is both designed to make the terrain more visually engaging and cave exploration a bit more interesting.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/y26lW46.jpeg" alt="" width="800" height="357" /></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle">Custom Rock Models</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <p>New custom models have been added both to vanilla and modded blocks for use in building. At the moment they are only accessable in the creative menu but will become craftable sometime in a future update.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8nOMJIZ.png" alt="" width="800" height="403" /></p> </div> </div> <p>Planned features:</p> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"> <li>Implementation of new dirt, gravel, sand, and clay blocks</li> <li>Improved rock generation (costal rocks near water, magma blocks near lava, salt flats, etc)</li> <li>More advanced rock strata</li> <li>Cave overhaul</li> </ul> <p>If you have feedback or would like to report bugs/issues please do so on our Discord server <a href="https://discord.gg/ZagrZvn">here</a>.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #8f0707;">WARNING</span></strong>: Using this mod in existing worlds will cause chunk errors. Either create a backup or (preferably) start a fresh world before playing.<code></code></p> <p>Enjoy!</p>