Tumble Trash Posted September 6, 2024 Report Posted September 6, 2024 I finally can start mining, but I am wondering, how large are veins (on the surface)? Should I mine the surrounding stone for more or is it all just in one area?
Solution LadyWYT Posted September 6, 2024 Solution Report Posted September 6, 2024 It varies. The typical surface copper deposit will probably be about 10-15 blocks diameter. Other surface metals will be similar; it's quartz and coal veins that get huge. If you want to mine out the entire vein though, the node search function of the prospecting pick will be your best friend. It won't tell you where, exactly, the last bits of ore are, but it will certainly help you determine when you've found all there is to find in that area. It's also important to keep in mind that ores in Vintage Story spawn in large flat disks(for the most part) that follow the terrain pattern of the area. So you'll need to take changes in elevation into account and possibly dig a block or two higher/lower in order to mine the entire vein.
Kevin Eric Snell Posted December 28, 2024 Report Posted December 28, 2024 Oh, God, the quartz... I started excavating some that was visible on the edge of tunnels just outside my home base.... and kept excavating and kept going... I've got more than I could use in 20 playthroughs, all just under my base. Just finding the outer edges was difficult. The real problem is lighting and finding enough filler blocks. I think maybe this is 3 or 4 quartz deposits overlapping, can't be sure.
LadyWYT Posted December 28, 2024 Report Posted December 28, 2024 17 hours ago, Kevin Eric Snell said: Oh, God, the quartz... I started excavating some that was visible on the edge of tunnels just outside my home base.... and kept excavating and kept going... I've got more than I could use in 20 playthroughs, all just under my base. Just finding the outer edges was difficult. The real problem is lighting and finding enough filler blocks. I think maybe this is 3 or 4 quartz deposits overlapping, can't be sure. It's probably just one quartz deposit--they're quite large.
Michael Gates Posted December 28, 2024 Report Posted December 28, 2024 Thing to remember: There aren't "veins" exactly, ore comes in round discs. You're looking for CIRCLE shapes, down there. Some of 'em, magnetite and hematite are like fifty squares across, so big circles... and quartz/olivine I don't even KNOW how big those are.. but it's pretty definite when you've hit the edge.
Kevin Eric Snell Posted December 28, 2024 Report Posted December 28, 2024 1 hour ago, Michael Gates said: Thing to remember: There aren't "veins" exactly, ore comes in round discs. You're looking for CIRCLE shapes, down there. Some of 'em, magnetite and hematite are like fifty squares across, so big circles... and quartz/olivine I don't even KNOW how big those are.. but it's pretty definite when you've hit the edge. Yeah, hematite wasn't easy to find, but once I found it, it was ridiculously large, and there were smaller ore circles mixed in around it, including copper. That's why I was wondering about overlapping circles.
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