Decay time

[Stretchious]

@nevir

(assuming resource veins regenerate more frequently than regular blocks)

Resource regen is configurable so can be adjusted over time…

@james

1. The world regen and resource regen can run at different frequencies. This would allow a mine in a biome to “dry up” or “become exhausted” and encourage the players to continuously explore for new regions to mine. But the resources would eventually recover.
2. We have a global control over the resource regen rate, this allows us to slow down or speed up the generosity of the regen to help control the economy of the game.

It’s basically triple genius!

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@nevir

I find it unlikely that players will clear every single block in a spawn region for a resource, no matter how densely populated the worlds become.

I was actually considering strip-mining the hell out of an area just to try and sell the basic resources. Not very profitable compared to gems an such, but people will eventually tire of getting their own basic building resources … especially for bigger builds! Although I’m guessing this will not be vey practical in the early game due to weak tools and slower mining.

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I’m not really sure whether the resource regen rate needs changing just yet. I guess a more informed decision would come down to how many starting servers there will be at launch, and player populations and dispersal on those worlds.