Rock
| Rock | |
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| Material | Andesite, Basalt, Bauxite, Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Granite, Halite, Kimberlite, Limestone, Marble, Obsidian, Peridotite, Phyllite, Sandstone, Scoria, Shale, Slate, Suevite and Tuff |
| Stackable | 64 |
| Drops | Small Stone, Rock |
| Blocks | |
Rocks are what form the entire underground of Vintage Story, with large swathes of rock covering different amounts of the surface and underground. Often there are multiple rock types in one location as long as you dig deep enough. Rocks can contain Ore Deposits, which can be used for creating Metal or crafting with Gemstones.
There is a useful spreadsheet for sharing what ores generate in what types of rock located here.
Natural Generation
Twenty types of rock variants may exist in the world, and are created during world generation. The appearance of each block indicates the type, which dictates its uses and which ore deposits may be found in the rock. As of version 1.9, ores only appear in certain rock types. Examining a rock while holding (Sneak + H), will provide information about which ores can appear in that rock type.
There are different formations of rock layers that generate throughout the world. Typically you will have 3 layers of stone in a location, unless the top layer is volcanic, in which case there will typically be 4. Igneous rock will always line the bottom layer in the world.
| Types of Rock Layer Generation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Thickness | Volcanic | Sedimentary | Metamorphic | Igneous |
| Shield | 0 | 99 | 99 | 255 |
| Platform | 0 | 40 | 10 | 255 |
| Orogen | 0 | 20 | 10 | 255 |
| Basin | 0 | 50 | 15 | 255 |
| Large Igneous Province | 30 | 20 | 99 | 255 |
| Extended Crust | 30 | 40 | 99 | 255 |
Stone Types
Different types of rock are found in different places in the world and vary based on geological layers. There are many rock variants: Andesite, Basalt, Bauxite, Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Granite, Halite, Kimberlite, Limestone, Marble (white, pink cream or green), Obsidian, Peridotite, Phyllite, Sandstone, Scoria, Shale, Slate, Suevite and Tuff. Marble appears as any of the three colors listed in parenthesis. Many of the rocks can be made into cobblestone blocks for each rock, e.g. sandstone cobble, Basalt cobble. Each kind of cobblestone is a different color.
Harvesting
All rock requires a pickaxe to mine.
Collecting Small Stones
breaking a block using a pickaxe drops small stones. They are also dropped when destroyed by an ore blasting bomb.
Relieving Stone Blocks
Solid stone blocks can be collected through a process called "relieving". To relieve a stone block, break the stone blocks connected to each face of the stone block, such that all six faces of the cube are adjacent to air. Currently, stones do not obey gravity.
Uses
Stone Blocks
The quern may only be created from stone blocks including andesite, basalt, granite or peridotite. Stone blocks are used to craft building materials including stone bricks. A polished variant can be created using a hammer and chisel in the crafting grid, and polished stone may also be split to create slabs. It is important to note that some types of stone cannot be polished or used to create slabs, including: Bauxite, Halite, Kimberlite, Obsidian, Scoria, Suevite and Tuff.
Small Stones
Stone tools made by knapping small stones can only be created from andesite, basalt, granite, peridotite, or obsidian. Most types of small stones can be used to create construction materials including cobblestone blocks and stone path blocks. It is important to note that some types of stone cannot be used to create cobblestone or stone bricks, including: Halite, Kimberlite, Marble, Obsidian, Scoria, Suevite and Tuff.
Special Use Small Stones
Some small stones can be converted to useful powders by crushing with a hammer in the crafting grid, or grinding in the quern.
- Chalk and Limestone small stone powder creates lime for leather working.
- Halite small stone powder creates two salt for food preservation.
- Chalk and Limestone small stones may be used (intact) as pigments to label signs.
Stone Type and Use Chart
| Volcanic stones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Type | Cobble? | Brick? | Tool? | Quern? |
| Basalt | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sedimentary stones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Type | Cobble? | Brick? | Tool? | Quern? |
| Bauxite | Y | Y | N | N |
| Chalk | Y | Y | N | N |
| Chert | Y | Y | N | N |
| Claystone | Y | Y | N | N |
| Conglomerate | Y | Y | N | N |
| Limestone | Y | Y | N | N |
| Sandstone | Y | Y | N | N |
| Shale | Y | Y | N | N |
| Metamorphic stones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Type | Cobble? | Brick? | Tool? | Quern? |
| Phyllite | Y | Y | N | N |
| Slate | Y | Y | N | N |
| Igneous stones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Type | Cobble? | Brick? | Tool? | Quern? |
| Andesite | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Basalt | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Granite | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Kimberlite | N | N | N | N |
| Peridotite | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Scoria | N | N | N | N |
| Tuff | N | N | N | N |
| Special stones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Type | Cobble? | Brick? | Tool? | Quern? |
| Halite | N | N | N | N |
| Marble | N | N | N | N |
| Obsidian | N | N | Y | N |
| Suevite | N | N | N | N |
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