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3635,Mineral variety,Palaxin,,"I think it would be nice if you could mine from iron, copper, silver and/or gold ores instead of some generic metal ore. You would still gather the current generic metal resource from each ore, but they could differ in size and gather rate.

This actually enlarges the amount of strategic decisions to be made.
Will I just savely, but slowly collect that big chunk of iron next to my CC? Is it worth to extend my territory towards that juicy gold ore in the middle of the map though it is exposed to attacks from every direction? Can I defend my workers then?

An option is to use this principle also for stone, e.g. marble (slow gather rate), some ""normal"" kind of stone and sandstone (fast gather rate). However, for stones this principle makes less sense than for metals IMO.

=== Gold ===
Actually gold isn't found as an ore. Pure gold can be collected easily, but is very rare.
- very high gather rate (2.0 multiplier)
- restriced to scenario/skirmish maps (imbalances are likely to happen on random maps)

=== Silver ===
Similar to gold, silver can be found in pure form in nature. However, it is not that rare and therefore less valuable.
- high gather rate (1.4 multiplier)
- on random maps, usually occurs outside the initial territory

=== Copper ===
Pure copper is very rare but smelting of ores can be done at 1085°C/1984°F which is relatively low for metals and doesn't require advanced techniques. Copper ores still aren't as abundant as iron ores.
- medium gather rate (unchanged, 1.0 multiplier)
- used to replace the current generic ore where it isn't possible to introduce iron and silver ores

=== Iron ===
Pure iron can't be found in nature and smelting requires some advanced knowledge/technology because of the high melting point of 1538°C/2800°F. However, iron ore is quite abundant.
- low gather rate (0.7 multiplier)
- on nearly all maps the ore next to the initial CC will be iron ore",enhancement,closed,Nice to Have,,UI & Simulation,invalid,,,