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Type: Mod
Mod category: Asteroid, Production
Tags: NoScripts
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2 Aug, 2020 @ 7:22am
1 Aug, 2023 @ 3:37pm
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Okay, all the Mod does is make all the ore types have an equal chance of spawning. Ultimately, there is a way to make ore deposits in Asteroids larger, and more deposits per asteroid. I am currently looking into a way to make it a mod, but for now this was all I could accomplish in a short time. Okay, all the Mod does is make all the ore types have an equal chance of spawning. Ultimately, there is a way to make ore deposits in Asteroids larger, and more deposits per asteroid. I am currently looking into a way to make it a mod, but for now this was all I could accomplish in a short time.

I am looking into a way to make a mod that actually increases the size of ore deposits, and the number of deposits per asteroid so it's more like it was pre-beta.
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Thorn Blackwell  [author] 17 Jan, 2024 @ 11:31pm 
Always save a file in a backup folder before editing it. That way you can reverse the process if you need to.

It's always best to make this edit before mining any asteroid. Asteroids that have already been mined will not be changed by the edit as their properties are usually saved and therefore unchangeable.
Thorn Blackwell  [author] 17 Jan, 2024 @ 11:22pm 
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\SpaceEngineers\Saves\(folder for online saves usually a string of numbers)\(the save file folder)\Sandbox.sbc
Sir Stompalot 16 Jan, 2024 @ 10:20pm 
hello where can i find the sbc file?
Thorn Blackwell  [author] 24 Sep, 2023 @ 8:03am 
It is a known issue of the Star System Generator that you will see all asteroids in belts and clusters as all the same elements. If however you didn't use that mod then I have no idea.
Cc8tv 20 Sep, 2023 @ 1:37am 
not sure if it is this mod but when i spawn in asteroids it is always nickel
Thorn Blackwell  [author] 1 Aug, 2023 @ 4:04pm 
The problem is ... how do I edit the file after the game starts automatically, in order to make the asteroid spawns have more ore. I don't know, but I will ask around. I tell you this so you don't have to wait to take advantage of the benefits right now. Originally, the spawns were 1-3 ores and even larger still than they will be using this method, but you now know how to tweek the file any way you want.
Thorn Blackwell  [author] 1 Aug, 2023 @ 3:57pm 
So, edit those two lines to what I have below.

<DepositsCountCoefficient>3</DepositsCountCoefficient>
<DepositSizeDenominator>30</DepositSizeDenominator>

Number of ores per asteroid spawn 0 - 3, note that the same ore can be chosen randomly more than once and make the asteroid very full of one ore. The second line makes the ore spots twice as large (because the volume of it is divided by 30 instead of 60).
Thorn Blackwell  [author] 1 Aug, 2023 @ 3:57pm 
In order to increase ore frequency and the size of the deposits you have to edit the sandbox.sbc file in your save game folder, and look for the following parameters:

<DepositsCountCoefficient>1</DepositsCountCoefficient>
<DepositSizeDenominator>60</DepositSizeDenominator>

The first line controls the maximum amount of ores found in an asteroid spawn. Note: it is a random number from 0 - 1. Some asteroids have only stone, and some have 1 ore type.
The second lines is the the size Denominator. In other words it starts at a random volume and is the divided by 60. This makes sure the size of the spawn is fairly small.
Thorn Blackwell  [author] 1 Aug, 2023 @ 3:56pm 
Okay, my edits make all the ores spawn with about the same probability for each, but there may be other limits built into the game as platinum and uranium are still fairly rare. Asteroid Ice is no longer rare, and sometimes whole asteroids are made of ice though it still isn't a common thing. For some reason this also means the ore detectors won't detect ice in an asteroid, so you will just have to look at the asteroid closely, though the larger spots make it easier to see.
Adamant Narwhal 25 Jul, 2023 @ 9:11pm 
Thank you! I just came back to this game after 7 years and wondered where all the ore went. Can't wait to see you make a mod so there is ore as abundant as it once was!