Using Config file to adjust height and set rarity doesn't seem to have any effect on either. I set the height to as low as 20 and yet I see craters everywhere on the surface.

Using 1.16.4 with forge 35.1.4 and AE2 8.1.0

Using follow code (I had to add some because they weren't included in the config):
meteoriteSpawnChance=0.02
meteoriteMaximumSpawnHeight = 20
minMeteoriteDistance = 2500
meteoriteClusterChance=0

Create a new world and just fly around to see all the craters.

Why do you think adding random entries to a config file would magically have an effect on anything?

The obvious one, it is no longer there because it is no longer an option.

Because they are not random entries, they are entries that used to be in the config but for whatever reason were apparently removed. Besides, they are rejected automatically by the mod if they no longer actually have a purpose. The config just won't include them, so I wanted to make sure they were at least represented here for clarity.

Also, configs sometimes don't include entries by default.

So, what's the solution here?

That doesn't make sense though, it has to be an option because currently it's not realistic to have so many craters without it. They need to either add it back and get it working, or by default adjust the crater rarity.

My ticket also still stands as the height variance doesn't work, and FYI, that's a valid entry :).