2011-07-20, 05:10 AM
Herbs and veins seem to only spawn on perfectly flat platforms of a certain minimal width.
For example, the Sharp Cliff maps of El Nath only spawn herbs and veins on the very bottom platform, which is flat. The other platforms are uneven collections of rocks, trees, and hanging bridges spanning the chasm, and do not grow herbs and veins. Ice Valley II's bottom is also a rock bridge instead of flat ground, and so nothing grows even there.
This means that maps where the ground is all "rugged", like the Caves of Trial and the Drake Caves, or made of very small uneven platforms like the Aqua Dungeon, won't spawn anything. On the other hand, maps that are all geometrical, such as Ludi, can all be expected to grow well.
Sometimes the graphics don't match the underlying terrain. Use the simplified mini-map to see whether a platform is truly flat or not.
For example, the Sharp Cliff maps of El Nath only spawn herbs and veins on the very bottom platform, which is flat. The other platforms are uneven collections of rocks, trees, and hanging bridges spanning the chasm, and do not grow herbs and veins. Ice Valley II's bottom is also a rock bridge instead of flat ground, and so nothing grows even there.
This means that maps where the ground is all "rugged", like the Caves of Trial and the Drake Caves, or made of very small uneven platforms like the Aqua Dungeon, won't spawn anything. On the other hand, maps that are all geometrical, such as Ludi, can all be expected to grow well.
Sometimes the graphics don't match the underlying terrain. Use the simplified mini-map to see whether a platform is truly flat or not.