Autoplace help

[TheSAguy]

Hi,

I'm creating a water source that's simular to Crude Oil. I'm going to make it that you have to mine water vs using it from lakes.
I'm having trouble having some wells in the starting area though.

Ideally I'd like some wells in the starting area and then very sparse elsewhere.
I played around with my code below, but it seems there is always too much or nothing.
I though the following would affect starting resources: "starting = {richness=1000, size=4, probability=1},"
or
starting_area_size = 5500 * 0.01,
starting_area_amount = 4,
in the autoplace itself, but again, I'm getting mixed results.

This is using vanilla only, not RSO. Need to have it added to RSO. I'm using "Ground-water" same as Bobs.

Here is my code:

Ground_Water

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  {
	  type = "resource",
	  name = "ground-water",
	  icon = "__base__/graphics/icons/fluid/water.png",
	  icon_size = 32,
	  flags = {"placeable-neutral"},
	  order = "a[fluid]-a[water]",
	  category = "basic-fluid",
	  infinite = false,
	  highlight = true,
	  starting = {richness=1000, size=4, probability=1},
	  minimum = 1000,
	  normal = 1000,
	  resource_patch_search_radius = 12,
	  tree_removal_probability = 0.7,
      tree_removal_max_distance = 32 * 32,
	  minable =
	  {
		  hardness = 1,
		  mining_time = 1,
		  results =
		  {
			{
			  type = "fluid",
			  name = "water",
			  amount_min = 10,
			  amount_max = 10,
			  probability = 1
			}
		  }
	  },	  
	  collision_box = {{ -1.4, -1.4}, {1.4, 1.4}},
	  selection_box = {{ -0.5, -0.5}, {0.5, 0.5}},
	  particle = nil,
	  stage_counts = {0},
	  stages =
	  {
		sheet =
			{
			filename = "__Bio_Industries__/graphics/resources/bi_fluid_resource.png",
			priority = "extra-high",
			width = 75,
			height = 61,
			frame_count = 4,
			tint = {r = 0.2, g = 0.8, b = 1},
			variation_count = 1
			},
	  },
	  map_color = {r = 0.2, g = 0.8, b = 1},
	  disable_map_grid = true,
	  map_grid = false,
	  enabled = true,

	  autoplace =
	  {
			order = "b",
			control = "ground-water",
			sharpness = 0.99,
			max_probability = 0.02,
			richness_base = 1000,
			richness_multiplier = 2000,
			richness_multiplier_distance_bonus = 1500,
			coverage = 0.001 / 3,
			peaks =
			{
			  {
				noise_layer = "ground-water",
				noise_octaves_difference = -0.5,
				noise_persistence = 0.4,
			  }
			},
		  
			starting_area_size = 5500 * 0.01,
			starting_area_amount = 4,
		},
  },

Would appreciate some pointers.
Thanks.

[bobingabout]

Be aware that if the pure water option in bob's mods is turned on, then ground-water will result in pure-water instead of water.

however, all resources are random... well, pseudo random, so them not showing up in the start area is a possibility.
All I really did for mine was copy the code for oil, then edit the numbers of the resource of the node... and the result, and the mining category...
It's basically just modded oil resource!

[TheSAguy]

Thanks Bob, that's what I did, and also looked at yours.
But I really thought that between "starting = {richness=1000, size=4, probability=1}," and "starting_area_amount = 4" one of them would have given me some consistent results.



The Pure water is on my list of "to-do's"
I was thinking:
Do I create a simple pure water to water converter.
Do I override it back to water and create a water to pure water converter.
Do I just create a new water resource of my own, but then if Bob's is enabled do... something.
Something else