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| − | Mining is used to gather ingots which can be used by the skills [[Blacksmithy]] and [[Tinkering]]. Mining is performed by using a shovel or a pickaxe on a rocky or mountainous terrain. | + | Mining is used to gather ingots which can be used by the skills [[Blacksmithy]] and [[Tinkering]]. Mining is performed by using a shovel or a pickaxe on a rocky or mountainous terrain. It also widens the "dig radius" of a shovel when digging for treasure chests on decoded treasure maps. |
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'''Smithing issues:''' | '''Smithing issues:''' | ||
*A smith cannot use the colored ingots unless he has the required skill for that color, meaning your '''base''' Blacksmithy skill must be enough according to the mining table above | *A smith cannot use the colored ingots unless he has the required skill for that color, meaning your '''base''' Blacksmithy skill must be enough according to the mining table above | ||
| − | *Smelting | + | *Smelting, whether ore into ingots or armor/weapons into ingots uses your Mining skill, not your Blacksmithing skill, you cannot smelt items if your '''base''' Mining is less than required to mine the ore |
*If a smith has the minimum skill requirement for a color, the success on smithing seems the same, even on exceptional quality plate chests. | *If a smith has the minimum skill requirement for a color, the success on smithing seems the same, even on exceptional quality plate chests. | ||
*Only metal armour and shields can be made in color, not weapons. | *Only metal armour and shields can be made in color, not weapons. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:18, 31 January 2017
Mining is used to gather ingots which can be used by the skills Blacksmithy and Tinkering. Mining is performed by using a shovel or a pickaxe on a rocky or mountainous terrain. It also widens the "dig radius" of a shovel when digging for treasure chests on decoded treasure maps.
[Iron]
[Valorite]
Ore to Ingot Conversion
Ore Weight Ingots Produced upon Successful Smelt Two small piles 2 * 2 stones 1 ingot One medium pile 7 stones 1 ingot One large pile 12 stones 2 ingots
Colored Ore and Ingots
Ore & Ingots Minimum Skill Spawns
Iron - 50%
Dull Copper 65 11.2%
Shadow 70 9.8%
Copper 75 8.4%
Bronze 80 7.0%
Golden 85 5.6%
Agapite 90 4.2%
Verite 95 2.8%
Valorite 99 1.4%
^{base skill}
Mining issues:
- Valorite Ore is hardest to find, Iron Ore the easiest. A miner with a high mining skill is more likely to find a colored ore vein than less skilled miner.
- Once a miner discovers a vein of colored ore, that color ore will always spawn at that spot, no matter who goes to dig there.
- When a miner reaches the minimum required mining skill and is mining a colored ore vein he has a 50% chance of actually digging up the colored ore.
- Over all a miner digs the same amount of ore on all spots, he only gets more or less colored ore depending on his skill.
- Mining colored ore seems to improve skill a little faster than normal iron ore.
- Smelting colored ore into ingots improves mining skill much faster than doing normal iron ore.
- A brand new shovel will yield 51 pieces of Ore before it breaks.
Smithing issues:
- A smith cannot use the colored ingots unless he has the required skill for that color, meaning your base Blacksmithy skill must be enough according to the mining table above
- Smelting, whether ore into ingots or armor/weapons into ingots uses your Mining skill, not your Blacksmithing skill, you cannot smelt items if your base Mining is less than required to mine the ore
- If a smith has the minimum skill requirement for a color, the success on smithing seems the same, even on exceptional quality plate chests.
- Only metal armour and shields can be made in color, not weapons.
- Smithing colors advances your smithing skill at a normal rate.
Other resource gathering skills include Fishing and Lumberjacking
