Sevenless' Prospecting Guide

[Sevenless]

the extract scans a ((Q-10) * 5) x ((Q-10) * 5) tile area around you

Is this not true anymore? The correct formula would make prospecting MUCH easier.

Apparently it isn't because I found a metal node well past a 50 tile radius. I'll go figure out what I can.

[a_Ficus]

I can confirm this. I detected a node about 70 tiles away while using Q26 extract.

[Sevenless]

I can confirm this. I detected a node about 70 tiles away while using Q26 extract.

With Q24/25 I was finding a node ~90 tiles away as I quoted in the picture guide. Glad I got prospecting to work for you =)

[TeckXKnight]

Nice guide and subsequent discussion =)

[Sevenless]

There's a lot of outdated information still searchable in the "How do I?" forum that brings up the old w3 and earlier mining stuff. (True of quite a few other, older topics that are defunct, too.) The information on the wiki is current, though.


From the wiki:

Rustroot Extract is required to determine the location of an ore vein, but mines may be built anywhere. If you don't have access to rustroot, building a mine may just take more underground labour before it digs up any ore.

Good guide. Maybe it will get linked into the "how to" post.

edit: Well, I was just going to link this thread in the wiki, but I see the guide is already posted there in full. Quick work, Sevenless!
Second edit: Maybe rewording the mine hole page might make it a bit clearer.
Third edit: Ok, so I'll just clean the page up some, add in some missing links, and put a bit of missing information in.

Didn't see all the edits on that comment. Thanks for the help magic

[MagicManICT]

Didn't see all the edits on that comment. Thanks for the help magic

Quite welcome. If I'd looked before posting, I'd probably have seen it. But then, I might have looked and you hadn't gotten it posted yet. I don't recall. :p

[Hishan]

This may be a noob question but what light source are you using to get the cave so bright?

[FatBob]

Wow nice work mate !

[Grable]

This may be a noob question but what light source are you using to get the cave so bright?

Ender's client. CTRL+n

[Sevenless]

This may be a noob question but what light source are you using to get the cave so bright?

Ender's client. CTRL+n

As much as I love the traditional client for the ambiance, the lighting hampers gameplay quite severely. Enders has a "nightvision" option that turns off all darkening effects. Just make sure you move after logging in and then hit CTRL+N as Grable said. Since the devs have no problem with enders existing, using the traditional client is too much of a handicap to really tolerate imo :/