Obtaining Metal

[zerome1221]

So this mining/obtaining metal bit seems to be a catch 22. I can only get the metal ore if I have a pickaxe since I cant seem to find a town that has active players to trade some to me, or a cave of my own, and if I want to create a mineshaft or cellar I have to get a pickaxe which requires the metal. Please correct me if I am wrong which I am I'm sure. It just seems this way. I have mining, prospecting and metal working.

[fart69]

You do not need a pickaxe to get ore. Also, creating a cellar has nothing to do with getting ore either.

If you really cannot find a cave then do some prospecting around on the surface and once you find metal, build a minehole down to the cave layer and try mining (you may need plenty of strength [50+])

[Bugssy]

You do not need a pickaxe to get ore. Also, creating a cellar has nothing to do with getting ore either.

If you really cannot find a cave then do some prospecting around on the surface and once you find metal, build a minehole down to the cave layer and try mining (you may need plenty of strength [50+])

Yeah, if you're a noob that cant find a cave, chances are the mine will be too hard anyway.

I'd keep looking for a cave.

[kralmir]

do NOT build the minehole where you found the ore or the mine will kill the vein, rather. build 20 isch tiles away and dig towards the vein once you are down.

also, a handaxe can be used for mining too. you know, thats how the first pickaxes saw the light of day..... how did you think the first ones were created anyway?

[Valten21]

Yeah, have to think that through. Your logic dictactes you can't get metal with out a pick axe, but can't get a pick axe without metal.... which came first.. pick axe or the metal? Answer... Jorb and Loftar gave Sodom both. The rest of the world fell to their knees and groveled. I now have a pick axe.

[wolfwing]

Yeah, have to think that through. Your logic dictactes you can't get metal with out a pick axe, but can't get a pick axe without metal.... which came first.. pick axe or the metal? Answer... Jorb and Loftar gave Sodom both. The rest of the world fell to their knees and groveled. I now have a pick axe.

I LOLed =D

But yes, you can mine with a stone Axe to get the metal for a pickaxe, then once you have a pick axe you can make a cellar.

Though the one thing I find interesting is that to Build a cellar you only need a bar of common metal, but to use the cellar you have to dig it out with a pickaxe, which requires hard metal (Iron, Bronze, Steel) so if you find a tin or a copper mine, but not both, and not an iron one, you can build the cellar, but not dig it out till you find the other metal.

But I guess that encourages people to join a village or trade to get more materials