Gems

[Vlad 73]

idea get:

giant crystal/gem caverns

yknow with those massive crystals you would be able to mine out and have enough gems to eat for a lifetime

Awesome, more food sources

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

idea get:

giant crystal/gem caverns

yknow with those massive crystals you would be able to mine out and have enough gems to eat for a lifetime

Only if they are as rare and cool as real life ones. With so many ideas of "gems for magic" -including mines-, i doubt no dev will listen to them :

Other than that, i like it :3 a lot

[halfmaster1 77]

I like gems just how they are. The make cool currency SMP, and are just awesome. Item frames on my walls with exquisite amethyst, chasing thieves who break my item frame and take my exquisite Amethyst, *content sight*

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

I like gems just how they are. The make cool currency SMP, and are just awesome. Item frames on my walls with exquisite amethyst, chasing thieves who break my item frame and take my exquisite Amethyst, *content sight*

... They make an horrible currency in SMP, you know, 'cause you get them randomly. I really don't remember why it was bad, but All those who do knew agreed it was a pretty bad option for currency :

They could be left with a aesthetic purpose, of course... but still, why do you get a f+ck ton of something that isn't always good aesthetically speaking, if it doesn't even have a real function (other than crafting the chunck protection meter)?

[Guest sa13103]

personally i always thought the idea of finding the gems needs some improvement, my thoughts are this

the higher quality gems require you to be at deeper levels, because irl bigger better gems come from deeper in the earth, unless you happen upon a vein that has been forced to the surface.

second certain gems will only come from certain rock types not so much specific like granite or marble or basalt but rather ignius, and metamorphic. such like that

this would not only make finding gems to be more realistic but also help establish a curancey system for mp servers should they choose to use gems. as well if you ever decided to make gems placeable or some such, this would substantiate more wealth.

if you want a really good book that is very descriptive to everyting rock related that has been used in tfc i recomend "Rocks and Minerals, a guide to field identification" by charles a sorrell

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

The problems of using something harvestable as currency has been discussed before in economy threads: in short, it leads to superinflation due to too many currency becoming more worthless every time more is harvested.

Other than that, this seems pretty much useless unless gems are given some function other than the protection meter. Therefore, this shouldn't be applied until it's actually needed.

[transcengopher 349]

Now that Detailed chisel mode added, I can dream of ability to craft gems into socketable gems, which we will be able to embed in our creations instead of chiseled out mini-blocks.

This has been discussed many times, I'm just so excited I found random gems topic and posted there without even reading anything. I shall do the reading now though.

[1SDAN 38]

Already suggested... I think?

[Hoibla 0]

we need gem pedestals, where you can see the gem in 3d