Find lime in mines

[zarraha]

Lime is a rock, right? Rocks are found in mines. Many people have complained that lime is a finite resource in the world, and although this would not technically change that, it basically would, and more importantly it seems fairly realistic to me. My suggestion is that either

1. Lime is treated like a type of ore, that is, some tiles give lime boulders instead of rubble or metal. Then players who need lime badly could deliberately seek out lime deposits in their mines.
or
2. Lime is found randomly when sifting rubble. Then lime can't be farmed as easily, but it adds a steady income of it and people can buy and sell it on the market as needed.

I'm not sure which of these is more realistic as far as how lime behaves in real life, but one of them is probably more realistic than just having lime not exist underground, and it solves a problem for older towns that have used up all the lime nearby on the surface.

[thedarklore]

Ahh nice lime outside mine...

Biggest problem is that lime is can't be made that easly underground (only in caves with water carbon dioxide and water) and then it takes alot of time...

[JohnCarver]

We want to add caves to the game in one fashion or another... and when we do, perhaps we will put a spawning lime mechanic in that?

[jcwilk]

We want to add caves to the game in one fashion or another... and when we do, perhaps we will put a spawning lime mechanic in that?

+1, even the down-level opening which is sort of like a cave is very welcome. More caves would be awesome.

[JohnCarver]

In our grand vision there will be a spelunking feature that will allow players to hunt out caves. Could very well make it in 2016.

[Reviresco]

"We're going to put in caves as soon as we finish the menagerie of permakill horrors that will inhabit them."

[JohnCarver]

You read my mind.

[Dallane]

Will caves be connected to mines?

[JohnCarver]

Was not planning on it.

[jcwilk]

Was not planning on it.

Oh, shucks, thought that's what you meant... Could be an added bonus/increased risk of getting to lower levels in a mine. Caves accessible from the surface would also be cool though as exploring would be more likely to yield interesting reward beyond stumbling upon a recently abandoned city.

Would they be found similarly to prospecting, then?