Rockhounding Mod - Mineral Exploration and Processing

Rockhounding Mod focuses on creating various decorative elements and building materials while encouraging cave exploration and mineral mining. It offers several interconnected directions, each with unique processing methods.

Main Mod Directions

Mineralogy: Numerous minerals and rocks appear in the overworld that can be mined and processed into building blocks. Each stone is reproduced considering its real appearance.

Chemical Processing: This section covers processes for transforming mined minerals into chemical elements and alloys, which are then used to create new tools and mechanisms.

Gemology: Allows extracting gemstones from raw rocks and polishing them for magical tasks. Processed gems can be used to create items, blocks, or activate various effects.

The mod also includes additional thematic resources that expand gameplay possibilities.

Technologies and Progression

The mod integrates basic technology - a set of machines and devices for processing materials through interfaces or direct player interaction. All functions are designed with gradual development in mind, emphasizing the mod's exploratory aspect.

The technology tree clearly demonstrates all mod components and their capabilities. It's divided into sections corresponding to different directions, with each section being disableable without affecting other functions.

Visual Representation of Technology Paths

Construction

Chemistry

Gemology

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