MINING STR

[Souless_Warrior]

ive been trying to mine with 42 str but it keeps on saying i need to be stronger is this usual for most mines or did i just some how choose one of the worst spots? or do i just not have enough str? and i only have a Q 10 axe =P

[wolf1000wolf]

Do try and read more mining threads... we have way too many.

As for the answer to your question. Mining caves and mines require variable str... lowest I've heard of was q10str with q10 stone axe. But I've also got a wall thats still not minable at 150str with a pickaxe...

[Souless_Warrior]

ouch that sucks
but hey thanks for the information

[Dinotron]

I also have the same problem, but mine says "the rock is just slightly too hard for you to mine." Does anyone have experience with this and know around how much STR I'll need?

I'm using a Q16 Pickaxe and have 78 STR.

Also, what's the easiest way to get STR raised? I know bear meat gives a lot, but if you try to eat too much, it takes long to get the bonus.


Picture: Oh, and when you mine a wall, does it make an indent in the surface or did my prospecting bug out and lie to me ? Will I be able to reach that other path by mining a wall to it?

[novaalpha]

Also, what's the easiest way to get STR raised?

Bear meat, boar meat.

Will I be able to reach that other path by mining a wall to it?

Yes.

[Souless_Warrior]

i ended up mining in a cave but then there was a cave in
i ended up getting blocked by what looks like a spikey boulder
anyone know what it is?

[cobaltjones]

It's a spikey boulder...

[novaalpha]

i ended up mining in a cave but then there was a cave in
i ended up getting blocked by what looks like a spikey boulder
anyone know what it is?

It's a big chunk of rock. Try destroying it.

[Salanmander]

Regarding "just slightly too hard for you to mine", from what I understand the damage you do to the wall when mining is sqrt(str*qualityOfTool). I don't have any hard evidence for this, but in my experience the "just slightly too hard" message is probably when the soak of the wall is something like 1-4 points higher than your damage.

[Zamte]

Quality of the tool has a huge impact. I couldn't mine a wall in our copper mine with my q27 pick (much too hard), but was able to with my q35 stone axe. Now that I've upgraded to a q39 pick, I can mine with that, and faster.