diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketRegistry.java b/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketRegistry.java
index bb6b294d..a7e4f11c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketRegistry.java
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ package com.zixiken.dimdoors.shared;
 
 import com.zixiken.dimdoors.DDConfig;
 import com.zixiken.dimdoors.DimDoors;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagList;
@@ -25,13 +27,17 @@ public class PocketRegistry {
     private int maxPocketSize;
     private int privatePocketSize;
     private int publicPocketSize;
-    private int nextUnusedID = -1;
+    private int nextUnusedID = 0;
+    private final Map<String, Integer> privatePockets; //maps the UUID's of players to their private pocket's ID
     private final Map<Integer, Pocket> pocketList;
     //when adding any new variables, don't forget to add them to the write and load functions
+    private final List<Map<Integer, Pocket>> pocketListsPerDepth;
 
     // Methods
     private PocketRegistry() {
+        privatePockets = new HashMap();
         pocketList = new HashMap();
+        pocketListsPerDepth = new ArrayList();
     }
 
     public int getGridSize() {
@@ -113,12 +119,11 @@ public class PocketRegistry {
     }
 
     public int getEntranceDoorIDOfNewPocket(EnumPocketType typeID, int depth) {//should return the riftID of the entrance door of the newly generated pocket
-        Location shortenedLocation = getGenerationlocation(nextUnusedID, typeID);
+        Location shortenedLocation = getGenerationlocation(nextUnusedID, typeID); //@todo, we should have different values of "nextUnusedID"  for different pocket-types
         int x = shortenedLocation.getPos().getX();
         int z = shortenedLocation.getPos().getZ();
         Pocket pocket = generateRandomPocketAt(typeID, depth, shortenedLocation);
-        registerNewPocket(pocket);
-        nextUnusedID++;
+        registerNewPocket(pocket); //nextUnusedID++
         int entranceDoorID = pocket.getEntranceDoorID();
         return entranceDoorID;
     }
@@ -135,7 +140,6 @@ public class PocketRegistry {
         int entranceDoorID = pocketPlacer.place(actualX, 0, actualZ, dimID);
 
         Pocket pocket = new Pocket(nextUnusedID, pocketPlacer.getSize(), depth, typeID, x, z, entranceDoorID);
-
         return pocket;
     }
 
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ public class PocketRegistry {
                 return SchematicHandler.Instance.getPublicPocketSchematic(maxPocketSize);
             case DUNGEON:
             default:
-                return SchematicHandler.Instance.getRandomDungeonSchematic(depth, maxPocketSize);
+                return SchematicHandler.Instance.getRandomDungeonPocketTemplate(depth, maxPocketSize);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketTemplate.java b/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketTemplate.java
index 09dba1ab..579e43a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/PocketTemplate.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.World;
  */
 class PocketTemplate { //there is exactly one pocket placer for each different schematic that is loaded into the game (a Json might load several schematics though)
 
-    private final int[] weights;
+    private final int[] weights; //weights for chanced generation of dungeons per depth level | weights[0] is the weight for depth "minDepth"
     private final int minDepth;
     private final int maxDepth;
     private final int size;
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ class PocketTemplate { //there is exactly one pocket placer for each different s
         return size;
     }
 
+    int getMinDepth() {
+        return minDepth;
+    }
+
+    int getMaxDepth() {
+        return maxDepth;
+    }
+    
+    int getWeight(int depth) {
+        int index = depth - minDepth;
+        if (index >= 0 && index < weights.length) {
+            return weights[index];
+        }
+        return 0; //do not generate
+    }
+
     int place(int xBase, int yBase, int zBase, int dimID) { //returns the riftID of the entrance DimDoor
         IBlockState outerWallBlock = ModBlocks.blockDimWall.getStateFromMeta(2); //@todo, does this return the correct wall?
         IBlockState innerWallBlock;
@@ -186,5 +202,4 @@ class PocketTemplate { //there is exactly one pocket placer for each different s
             return EnumFacing.NORTH;
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/SchematicHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/SchematicHandler.java
index 5b7a65fb..d701bbaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/SchematicHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zixiken/dimdoors/shared/SchematicHandler.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package com.zixiken.dimdoors.shared;
 import com.zixiken.dimdoors.DDConfig;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -28,8 +29,27 @@ public class SchematicHandler {
         return publicPocketSchematic;
     }
 
-    PocketTemplate getRandomDungeonSchematic(int depth, int maxPocketSize) {
-
+    PocketTemplate getRandomDungeonPocketTemplate(int depth, int maxPocketSize) {
+        List<PocketTemplate> validTemplates = new ArrayList();
+        int totalWeight = 0;
+        for (PocketTemplate template : dungeonSchematics) {
+            if (template.getMinDepth() > depth || template.getMaxDepth() < depth) {
+                //do nothing
+            } else {
+                validTemplates.add(template);
+                totalWeight += template.getWeight(depth);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Random random = new Random();
+        int chosenTemplatePointer = random.nextInt(totalWeight);
+        for (PocketTemplate template : validTemplates) {
+            if (chosenTemplatePointer < 0) {            
+                return template;
+            }
+            chosenTemplatePointer -= template.getWeight(depth);
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     public void loadSchematics() {