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The "Overworld" is the dimension where the player starts their game, It's a vast dimension with a multitude of different biomes, zones, creatures and content. In Rebirth of the Night, the vanilla biomes have been altered and have new structures, biome generation, and enemies. While the surface has some new and changed things, the Underground got a big rework, with completely different cave generation, varied stone types, more robust dungeons, and new ores.
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Biomes
Forest
Forests may go by different names depending on what they have: woodland, meadows, eucalyptus forest, and so on.
Plains
Plains biomes may go by many new names now depending on what they have: shrubland, grassland, and so on.
Desert
Deserts have a slightly different atmosphere to them. Cacti have been changed to look less blocky and quicksand now exists, trapping unsuspecting travelers. Filch lizards have random items on hand. Oh, and death worms.
Mesa
Mesas remain largely the same besides the worldwide changes that apply to other biomes.
Jungle
Jungles might go by other names such as tropical rainforests or tropical islands. Foliaaths are new mobs that spawn in them and they like to disguise themselves as any ordinary plants. For the purposes of growing crops, Jungles maintain a hot climate year-round, allowing you to grow crops that are fertile in summer at any time.
Mountains
Mountains have some radical changes to them and some radical mobs to fit. Go too high up and you may encounter harpies or even worse, skydrakes. The hilly, flat portions of them also have some variants to them, such as steppes.
Taiga
Taigas remain largely the same besides the worldwide changes that apply to other biomes, but you may encounter some mega versions of them.
Geology
Petrology
The underground is composed of several different types of rocks that are dependant on the physiographic province, i.e. biomes. You can tell which rock types there are in any given biome by looking at the loose rocks on the surface. The disposition of these regions is roughly based on real-life with some liberties taken to adapt them to the universe of RotN. A list of the strata for all biomes is as follows.
| Physiography | Strata | Biomes | Notes |
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| Basaltic |
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A great deal of prominent islands, like Hawaii, Iceland and most tropical archipelagos in the Pacific are product of marine volcanic eruptions, with the extrusive (expelled), very fertile basalt and intrusive (slowly cooled) granite forming the majority of the geography. |
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Dacite is most common in old Rome, Romania. Other than a terrain of hills and plains, dense forests are common enough to justify the geology of these biomes (chilly hills, coniferous) |
| Desert |
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In most cases, exposed sandstone surfaces devoid of sand by erosion will present blackish stains known as Desert Varnish or Rock Varnish. Greywacke itself is a kind of sandstone |
| Frozen |
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The composition of frozen biomes is similar to the Common Physiography, salve for andesite and a layer of hardened ice; Permafrost caves can be commonly found underground |
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Common (Generic) |
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This Physiography generalizes and simplifies the bulk of the composition of the underground for its lower layers with a granite bedrock and high concentrations of sedimentary rocks. Some of highest peak on the Earth are made, among others, of schist[2] |
| Highlands |
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Petrology and Strata based on some similarities shared by both the Wulingyuan and Scottish Highlands Regions |
| Mesa |
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| Wetlands (Mudstone) |
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| Ocean |
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While Granite is the most abundant igneous stone, Gabbro is the most commonly found crust of the ocean floor |
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| Ominous |
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| Stone Beach |
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| Temperate Continental |
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Temperate forest-like biomes like what can be found in national parks in the US have this kind of strata |
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| Volcanic |
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| Wastelands |
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Ore Table Information
Key Words
Here are some key words that are used in the 'ore distribution table' that refer to a group of biomes:
| Key Words | Biomes A-H | Biomes I-P | Biomes Q-Z |
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| Ocean |
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| Plains |
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| River |
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| Sandy |
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| Swamp |
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| Water |
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Table Key
- Size = refers to the spawn size of the ore.
- Count = refers to the spawn rate of the ore.
Ore Distribution
| Ore | Deposits | Notes |
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| Coal |
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Organic remnants from once living beings, one of the most commonly found materials, more common to places with higher vegetation density. |
| Diamond |
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Compressed coal. A particularly scarce gem that has nonetheless appeared more commonly in outback deserts and has been brought to the surface by volcanoes. |
| Sapphire |
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A particularly scarce and hard gem that has nonetheless appeared more commonly where great bodies of water lie. |
| Ruby |
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A particularly scarce and hard gem that has nonetheless appeared more commonly in arid environments. |
| Alexandrite |
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A particularly scarce and hard gem that has nonetheless appeared more commonly in great plains. |
| Emerald |
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A sturdy gem with little use that has slowly turned into a currency for a certain group of people, it is evenly distributed everywhere. |
| Tin |
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Tin tends to form deposits in fluvial currents, so it is more likely to be found where great amounts of fresh water accumulate or where there are tall exposed faces of stone. |
| Iron |
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This heavy metal is more abundant in certain types of lush environments as well as the outback deserts. Most of it, however, lies near the core of the world. |
| Gold |
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A metal with strange properties seems to become somewhat less abundant the deeper it is. It can also be easily spotted in mesas or rivers carrying sediments. |
| Silver |
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With a certain affinity for magic leylines, this metal can also commonly be found in rivers carrying sediments. |
| Copper |
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A common metal found pretty much everywhere but with greater concentrations around volcanic activity. It can be found in great amounts of its pure form in deserts. |
| Redstone |
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A most peculiar material, erstwhile a staple of several civilizations, it can be easily spotted in mesas and seems to become more abundant the deeper the altitude. |
| Lapis Lazuli |
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A rare gem with an opaque luster and often used as a catalyst, it is evenly distributed everywhere. |
| Mythril |
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A legendary metal with vague records about it |
Footnotes
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