Checkerboard Pattern - with negative or positive space constraints on the boundaries.
examples in text form:
X = ore
0 = empty space - no ore
XXXX0000XXXX
XXXX0000XXXX
XXXX0000XXXX
XXXX0000XXXX
0000XXXX0000
0000XXXX0000
0000XXXX0000
0000XXXX0000
^ neutral boundaries
XXXXX000XXXXX
XXXXX000XXXXX
XXXXX000XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
X000XXXXX000X
X000XXXXX000X
X000XXXXX000X
X000XXXXX000X
X000XXXXX000X
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXX000XXXXX
XXXXX000XXXXX
XXXXX000XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
negative boundaries
0000000000000
0XXX00000XXX0
0XXX00000XXX0
0XXX00000XXX0
0000000000000
0XXX00000XXX0
0XXX00000XXX0
0XXX00000XXX0
0000000000000
positive boundaries
making this an integer number we can tweak would allow a much more flexible entrypoint into playing with this mod
i intend to try to make this mode for myself as my first mod, and if interested will try to submit that for your consideration