[Please Help] Ore Generation

[mouse0270]

I am trying to understand the ore generation. I figured out how to disable vanilla ore generation via issue #5 and added those to my configs.

Would you know how to figure out the names to add to removeOres to prevent other mods from generating their ores, such as Create or Immersive Engineering? If not that is fine, as I can replace them using the Block swap mod. Currently my config.json looks like this and this seems to remove most ore generation in the overworld, doesn't seem to do a lot in the nether.

config.json

{
  ...
  "removeOres": [
    "ORE_COAL_LOWER",
    "ORE_COAL_UPPER",
    "ORE_IRON_MIDDLE",
    "ORE_IRON_SMALL",
    "ORE_IRON_UPPER",
    "ORE_COPPER",
    "ORE_COPPER_LARGE",
    "ORE_GOLD",
    "ORE_GOLD_DELTAS",
    "ORE_GOLD_EXTRA",
    "ORE_GOLD_LOWER",
    "ORE_GOLD_NETHER",
    "ORE_DIAMOND",
    "ORE_DIAMOND_BURIED",
    "ORE_DIAMOND_LARGE",
    "ORE_EMERALD",
    "ORE_GRANITE_LOWER",
    "ORE_GRANITE_UPPER",
    "ORE_LAPIS",
    "ORE_LAPIS_BURIED",
    "ORE_QUARTZ_DELTAS",
    "ORE_QUARTZ_NETHER",
    "ORE_REDSTONE",
    "ORE_REDSTONE_LOWER",
    "ORE_ANCIENT_DEBRIS_LARGE",
    "ORE_ANCIENT_DEBRIS_SMALL"
  ]
}

But the real issue I have is generating new ore veins using oreveins.json For example, my coal ore vein config looks like:

oreveins.json

{
  "ore.overworld.coal": {
    "name": "ore.overworld.coal",
    "enabled": true,
    "primary": "coal",
    "secondary": "coal",
    "inbetween": "coal",
    "sporadic": "coal",
    "density": 6,
    "minY": -64,
    "maxY": 320,
    "size": 32,
    "weight": 80,
    "invertDimensions": false,
    "dimensions": [
      "minecraft:overworld"
    ],
    "invertBiomes": true,
    "biomes": []
  },
  "ore.the_nether.coal": {
    "name": "ore.netherrack.coal",
    "enabled": true,
    "primary": "coal",
    "secondary": "coal",
    "inbetween": "coal",
    "sporadic": "coal",
    "density": 6,
    "minY": 1,
    "maxY": 256,
    "size": 32,
    "weight": 80,
    "invertDimensions": false,
    "dimensions": [
      "minecraft:the_nether"
    ],
    "invertBiomes": true,
    "biomes": []
  }
}

But this doesn't appear to geneate any coal ore in the overworld or the nether? Also it appears that the generation method you use is meant to generate a lot of ore with various ores inside of it? Is there a way to generate ore is smaller batches without always mixing them together? Also what if I wanted to generate something like a "Iron Block" alongside the iron ore?

I tried to find documentation on how oreveins.json is supposed to work, but couldnt. If you could explain it or link me somehwere that does I'd be happy to keep playing around until it works.

[glowredman]

But this doesn't appear to geneate any coal ore in the overworld or the nether?

I don't know what other configs you're using. For the ores to generate, you need to have the material coal defined and the type ore enabled. Rurthermore, you need to define appropriate orevariants, in your case at least for netherrack and stone and/or deepslate. Without a log, I can't say more.

Also it appears that the generation method you use is meant to generate a lot of ore with various ores inside of it?

Generally yes, though you can define the same material for primary/secondary/inbetween/sporadic - like you did.

Is there a way to generate ore is smaller batches without always mixing them together?

If you want vanilla-like ores, you can use datapacks.

Also what if I wanted to generate something like a "Iron Block" alongside the iron ore?

Also with datapacks.

I tried to find documentation on how oreveins.json is supposed to work, but couldnt. If you could explain it or link me somehwere that does I'd be happy to keep playing around until it works.

There is no documentation besides the code, which is annoying, I know. I haven't gotten around to expanding the wiki, sorry.