RegleR

Thanks! I wouldn't call it painful, it's just that the ore generation is not what I'm used to This was also the first time I've looked for something with the prospecting pick. (and not just prospecting to map resources). Also, don't let my 42 hour mark on this scare or discourage you. I take my time exploring the game. I made my first copper tool around 10 hours. My main focus up to now was getting ready for winter, so all I have is roughly 3 bars worth of gold nuggets when it comes to the other bronze alloys. I did find decent bismuth and ultra high zinc spots, but I wanted to go for iron as I already found a good spot for it and making bronze just seems expensive in comparison. I was quoting the wiki on that, I have no experience with the rest.

Fellow seraphs! I just wanted to share my joy of finding magnetite for the first time, after hours and hours of trial and failure prospecting and digging shafts around very high / ultra high spots. I am aware that magnetite is the rarest form of iron, but I did not want to give up on it and look for another spot. Rich quality! I really feel like the effort paid off. It seems like this will be a large vein too. Not that I have any other to compare it to. I've made my bronze anvil 18 irl days ago, preparing for the iron age. I can't play regularly due to work, so I've been looking forward to this moment. Cannot wait to progress further as I was having trouble finding tin. The difficulty of progress - even though I had to turn off the temporal stability mechanic - makes these things rewarding. I hope other casual players are having as much fun as I do. So glad to have stumbled upon this hidden little gem of a game. Now, back to mining and then making the first iron ingots and tools!