Mar 5

Rare resources worth exploring the map for

Could be small things like gems in mountains or underground, or beautiful flowers that gives a housing bonus. Or truffles that are used in highend food but fragile to climate change and will disappear or spoil as one of the first consequences of pollution. As long as these resources are scarce, they will be fun to go hunt for in the world. And it could give another incentive to keep nature non-polluted. Right now, scarcity in the game only comes from high demand, but nothing in the game is intrinsically scarce and worth looking for, which is a shame. Exploration really isnt a thing, which it could be.

Pending

Aug 10, 2026

It would be fun to find gems or fossils while mining :)

May 12, 2026

imagine cities have museums to show them

May 5, 2026

gems for jewlery?

Sep 2, 2025

We have a gemology skill on OPR that is a start to this idea. But being able to upgrade tools with a mechanic would allow for increased durability or swing spped or faster shoes...enhancements to an existing item that would increase the maximum durability greater than 100%

Jan 6, 2025

Its the one thing missing I think would be easy. Gemstones would be ideal for adorning high decor items. Just make them rare to find. Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Sapphire etc. I saw they are adding dinosaur bones that would be really cool! Maybe some rare earth like lithium /cobalt which requires a LOT of energy to clean or it pollutes extremely fast.

Mar 10, 2024

Agreed, it would also add some diversity between games, since you could have different rare items depending on the world, and having luck finding one in the beginning could push a player to try a new gameplay exploiting or promoting the rare resource he has settled on.