Mining is getting harder

[Kruzminator]

Hey I have been mining a tunnel to get into other galleries I can see on the minimap. however for some reason I now struggle to mine through q10 granite and schist. I have 78 strength, 50 constitution, and a q25 pickaxe and I can only mine once or twice before I ran out of stamina

The tunnel has become fairly long. does that influence in any manner?

[stya]

Mining hardness depends on the rock type, the layer you are in plus a value based on so called 'nodes', you might be mining towards the center of a hardness node

[Kruzminator]

Thanks.

I am just on the first layer.

So it has nothing to do with the quality of the stones coming out in the process?

Is Granite the hardest type of rock?

[stya]

Quality has nothing to do with it and I think crystal is harder than granite, but I don't know the exact values to compare...

[Enjoyment]

Quality has nothing to do with it

Exactly, u can mine very soft q40 minerals on l1, aslike the herdest q10...