Mining: Difference between revisions

The actual process of mining needs no detailed explanation. When [[rock]] blocks are broken using a [[pickaxe]], rock, small stones or ores contained in chunks of stone will be dropped. '''The more difficult aspect of mining is finding the ore to mine.'''  As of game version 1.9, certain ore types only spawn in certain [[rock]] types. To determine which ores can occur in a rock type, examine a block, hold shift + H, and the handbook will provide information about what ores can appear in that [[rock]] type. For more information about natural deposits and ore generation, see the [[Ore Deposits]] page.

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Mining at locations marked by small surface deposits can be a good way to find ores, but not all ores in a region will spawn in surface stones. To find deeper ores, use the [[prospecting pick]] or "propick". Prospecting can be performed on the surface before choosing to mine in an area, and help players decide which regions are worthwhile to mine based on the ores present in the chunk.

This is the first mode of the propick, which is by default always enabled. It is a chance based search system with long range - specifically, it shows the chance for specific ores to be present in a searched chunk (32x32 blocks, but all the way from surface to mantle).

''Note: The prospecting pick will not detect quartz, surface copper or rock salt (not to be confused with Halite, which does show up in this propick mode). The prospecting pick only detects ores above a certain threshold. Players will occasionally find ore deposits in a region when the prospecting pick did not indicate the ores are present. Such 'undetected' occurrences are very rare.''

This is the second mode of the propick, which is by default not enabled, but can be enabled either at world creation or through a command in an already created world. It offers a short to medium range search for exact and actually available deposits in a specific place.

Be aware however, using this mode will drain the tools durability considerably faster. Additionally, it also doesn't pick up on Halite - don't be too salty now :p

The easiest way to access this second mode is certainly to enable it while creating a new world. You can do so in the advanced settings ("Customzie" button) - towards the end of the list, the option "ProPick Node Search Radius" lets you switch between disabled or, if you want to use it, for what size you want it to work.  

The radius you select here describes the size of the cubic search area, for instance the radius 4 equals a search area of 9x9x9 blocks, 729 blocks searched in total.

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If you have already created a world, you can use a simple command in chat to activate this modus - and set or change the radius. Simply type the following into the chat:

Insert the radius you want to use and enter - the final command should not have any brackets. Please keep in mind that higher radius numbers might be hard on your computer and could potentially lead to freezes. Additionally, even going with in game considerations, knowing the ores in such a big search area might be just as helpful as doing a density search in the first place.

Before you will be able to switch between the two modes using the F key, you will have to restart the game once.

Similar to the density search, you will have to break a stone block with the propick, however you will only have to break one block and will get the results immediately listed in the information tab of the chat. The readings will be shown for the search area, with the broken block as the centre.

You will only be informed about actually occurring deposits in the searched area. If there are no ores in the searched cubicle, the chat will display the "no ore node nearby" message.

If any deposits are found, the amount of blocks containing that ore is displayed again in words rather than actual numbers.

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== Video Tutorial - How to Use the Prospecting Pick == <!--T:21-->

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== Video Tutorial - Ore Deposits == <!--T:22-->

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