Volcanoes

Volcanoes are abundant and found all over the world map. When the player stops on a volcano, they have the option to mine it. If the volcano is mined, a random amount of Mars Dollars is rewarded to the player, and the same player cannot mine the same volcano until the next day.

Rarely to occasionally, the player may find a "motherlode" after a succesful mining expedition of a volcano. They reward the player with a larger sum of Mars Dollars, ranging from 60-150 Mars Dollars. The chance to find a motherlode increases with the amount of settlements the player governs, joins, and the amount of settlements the player's alliance's governs.

To prevent players reaching payout quickly, if a player has a massive amount of Mars Dollars, if that same player mines a volcano, the volcano will erupt and the player loses 1/3 to 2/3 of their earnings. The risk of volcano eruptions occurs when the player has a low amount of upgrades and approximately 30,000 Mars Dollars as of current knowledge.