Topic: Mining causes fields to turn into stone or dirt looking
So, I had this idea while mining.
What if, like the plants grow, land grew back to it's normal grass look as minerals accumulate. Basically, as you mine land, it would become dirt or look like stone with maybe loose gravel. Then as the minerals replenish, or as well over time, the ground would return to it's normal grassy state.
Not only would it look cool, but equally as logical as plants growing, shrinking, and eventually disappearing as they're harvested.
For mining it would be, plant like, in that it starts out grassy, then as you mine it increases in bare, mined out dirt appearance, until it replenishes or in a certain time frame if minerals don't regrow there it slowly returns to being grass.
I dunno, just a thought. I was mining and just letting my mind wander.