RELEASED AS A V3.0 BETA
v2.91
     - adds gem home, gem store and botanic garden towards the west of skyrim as 'lost continent'
     - gem store contains a gem/coin trading system for future ambitions to the mod
     - adds lapis lazuli armor (craftable on jewelers forge)
     - adds 25 gemstone masks (need to use the diamond wheel to cut the gem skulls to craft)
     - adds 10 new firewood
     - adds a whole range of new food (only on the island)
     - adds new crafting tables specifically for gemstones (only on the island)
     - reduced some weights with ingots


CURRENTLY WORKING ON...
V2.92
     - added dyes to Lapidary Grinder
     - added 1 weapon, 23 armor sets and 10 loose armor pieces
     - removed holding-gem requirement to view what can be crafted (weapons, armors and jewellery)
           (diamond wheel still requires you to be holding the rough gem or gem skull to see what is craftable)
     - added flawless versions of the rough-variant vanilla stones and now you can cut the rough into the vanilla cut gems
          (^^^--for example, there are 2 possible rough amethyst you can mine, both look the same, but 50/50 chance you get a flaw/flawless gem after cutting it)
     - updating/shortening texture paths on ALL objects in the mod to combat missing texture issues
     - vanilla mining ores re-textured (for now, just gold and silver) <-- also increased probability of finding gemstones in vanilla ores, especially iron
     - visual Improvements on ingots and ores (gold and silver replace vanilla)
     - visual Improvements on vanilla cut gems (revalued in relation to this mod's gemstones - also revalued vanilla jewellery)
     - completely redesigned the cut gems from V2.0 <- thanks to Saerileth!!! The next update will have exactly 200 gems cuttable! (not counting vanilla gems)
     - completely revamped the currency system (Gold = is now Septims (but specifically copper)     silver/gold/platinum/gem coins all have unique looks)
(so a quick warning when i release this, sell your copper coins, because they wont exist as they are)
     - devalued silver and copper both by half. Consequently, specifically to copper/silver in gem-trading system, required major changes
     - visual Improvements on ALL copper, silver, gold and platinum objects thru-out the entire mod
     - added Copper ore and Cinnabar
     - added some elements that can be melted down from certain gemstones to make new alloys - Chromium, Molybdenum, Nickel, Tin, Titanium, Zinc
     - added Brass, Bronze, Titanium and Stainless Steel Ingots   <---require the new elements in order to craft)
     - some buildable materials can now be crafted      -     sand = glass or clay     -     sandstone = stone <-  are craftable at any smelter
     - Halite (rock salt) is now more common and can craft salt piles
     - fixed various issues in gem home (light flickering)
     - Hi-Res and visual Improvements on the following gemstones - Lapis Lazuli
     - started working on a build/travel ship that will take you to 'Lost Continent' and multiple cities in Skyrim (built using new wood types)
              ^^^ This ship will be linked to travel to various provinces and islands across the planet of Nirn (32 New Lands confirmed so far)






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The Gemstone Collector - Mystic Legacy


This is a cousin mod to The Gemstone Collector Remastered, but with a different direction.

This mod tweaks the mining system in skyrim to a more geological/realistic feel.
it adds over 300 gemstones to the game, plus 22 new mining ores

The mining ores are divided up into 4 categories of ore: igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, and elemental. and about 70% of the vanilla iron ores were replaced to these new ores. If you have another mod that modifies any part of the mining system, it most likely will conflict with this mod, so you do so at your own risk

Each gemstone has their own unique variation of certain rocks they can be found from, some gemstones can be found in one type of rock, and others can be found in all types of rocks. they all have been individually and thoroughly researched as to which rocks each gemstones are mined from. Each mining ore also has their own probability tables, so not only do you have each gemstone being mined from their respective rock types, but the rarity of the gemstone also plays an effect to the probability of mining it. Both of these systems work hand in hand with each mining ore, including the vanilla ones. Even the weight of the gemstones are at their respective specific gravity levels for more realism. (divided by 10)


There are also 3 categories of probability in terms of finding the rarest stones:
Looting - really hard to find rare stones
Mining - 5 times likely to find rare stones than looting
Trading - 10 times likely to find rare stones than looting

This is also another aim for more realism coming from me as a gemstone collector, trader, and miner. this seems to be a good formula



V2.0 HAS BEEN RELEASED

- ADDS 50 CUT STONES
- ADDS 10 GEM COIN CURRENCIES
- ADDS 100 GEM CHESTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SKYRIM
- ADDS 50 GEM BEE STATUES TO LOOT
- ADDS 50 GEM DIBELLA STATUES TO LOOT
- ADDS 25 GEM SKULLS TO LOOT
- ADDS 25 JASPER EGGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SKYRIM
- ADDS 15 DINING SETS
- ADDS 18 NEW PIECES OF JEWELLERY
- ADDS 4 NEW PRECIOUS METALS/ALLOYS
- ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 25 COLLECTABLE GEM COINS
- ADDS MYSTIC TOPAZ AND AZOTIC TOPAZ
- CHANGED BLUE GARNET TO COLOR-CHANGE GARNET
- REDESIGNED ALL TRAPICHE GEMS
- IMPROVED APPEARANCE ON SOME GEMSTONES



For more detailed information on the gemstones and ores, click on the DOCUMENTATION tab, and click "view as a .txt" on the top right - it is a complete table of all the gems in the mod, where they are mined from, and other possible hints for the future of this mod.




INSTALLATION - extract the .rar file and put all files into your Skyrim data folder.


ISSUES
immersive creatures v6.6 <--vanilla mining script somehow takes precedent when this mod is activated




VERSION HISTORY


V1.0 - INITIAL RELEASE
     - 22 NEW MINING ORES
     - OVER 300 NEW GEMSTONES ADDED TO THE GAME
V1.1 - FIXED MISSING TEXTURES ISSUE
     - REDUCED CHANCES OF FINDING GEMS BY HALF
V1.2 - ADDED 50 GROTTO MINES ALL OVER SKYRIM (PARTICULARLY THE WILDERNESS)
     - ADDED GREEN GLOW TO ALL URANIUM ORES
     - FIXED POSITIONING OF ELEMENTAL ORES AFTER BEING MINED
     - FIXED POSITIONING OF PLAYER FOR SOME ELEMENTAL ORES
     - DEVALUED GEMSTONES
V1.3 - TESTED AND FIXED ALL GROTTO ENTRANCE ISSUES
     - ADDED 10 GEMSTONE LOAD SCREENS (TESTING)
     - MADE MINING PROBABILITY CHANGES TO TRAPICHE AND STAR GEMS (DONE)
     - DEVALUED ALL NON-RARE GEMSTONES MORE
V2.0 - ADDS 50 CUT STONES
     - ADDS 10 GEM COIN CURRENCIES
     - ADDS 100 GEM CHESTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SKYRIM
     - ADDS 50 GEM BEE STATUES TO LOOT
     - ADDS 50 GEM DIBELLA STATUES TO LOOT
     - ADDS 25 GEM SKULLS TO LOOT
     - ADDS 25 JASPER EGGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SKYRIM
     - ADDS 15 DINING SETS
     - ADDS 18 NEW PIECES OF JEWELLERY (CRAFTABLE AS WELL, NEED TO BE HOLDING THE CUT STONE AT A FORGE FOR JEWELLERY TO APPEAR)
     - ADDS 4 NEW PRECIOUS METALS/ALLOYS
     - ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 25 COLLECTABLE GEM COINS
     - ADDS MYSTIC TOPAZ AND AZOTIC TOPAZ
     - CHANGED BLUE GARNET TO COLOR-CHANGE GARNET
     - REDESIGNED ALL TRAPICHE GEMS
     - IMPROVED APPEARANCE ON SOME GEMSTONES
V2.1 - BUG CLEAN UP


UPCOMING - WORK-IN-PROGRESS


V3.0 - ADDS GEM HOME
    - ADDS GEM STORE
    - ADDS GEM WEAPONS
    - ADDS GEM ARMORS
    - ADDS GEM MASKS (REQUIRES GEM SKULLS - SO DONT SELL THEM SKULLS)
    - ADDS GEM BOOKS
    - MAKES ALL RAW FORMS OF THE 50 CUT GEMS FROM V2.0 CUTTABLE



   

FUTURE AMBITIONS

    - ADDS PIRATE SHIP HOME THAT CAN GO TO A FEW DESTINATIONS
    - ADDS A TROPICAL ISLAND (MAY HAPPEN IN V3)





ENJOY!