Lghtngfan

Greetings! I'm playing my first "real" game (not hindered by my bad choices on world creation) on Version 1.21.7 after buying VS a few months ago. I'm in my game's first December and I stopped by two traders by my original spawn point just to remember what they had. I noticed one of them had tools hanging up and curiosity got the better of me when I noticed an axe had a black head on it. To my surprise, when I reflexively right clicked on the tool rack, the copper wrench in the rack went into my off-hand slot. My inventory was full otherwise. After throwing aside some trash loot, I also now have a copper chisel, an andesite knife, an obsidian axe and an obsidian shovel that was leaning against the wall. Is this supposed to happen? Is it because I picked them up instead of destroying something to get them? After a quick search, I saw other people say this was impossible or you'd get a penalty for this. I'm pretty darn sure I didn't use any mods to allow this.

I can’t believe all the great replies! Love seeing all the advice and commiserations! Ha!! I looked at page a million times looking for that information and I never scrolled down far enough! I mean, come on! That’s the most important info!! LOL MC is the same way, but I think I got frustrated when I knew I had cassiterite directly below me and the kernite was in my way. I just felt like that was dirty pool! Excellent point! You can find borax at the grocery store with the laundry detergents because it is easily turns into a gritty powder.

I’m on my first playthrough, and after a few adventures, I finally found cassiterite right under my nose on the same chunk as my base. I’ll be straight: I don’t have much time to play so I used the mod that shows the Y level of specific materials in loaded chunks. So I’ve begun my trek down to Y52. (I’ve made several attempts from a few angles, but I’ve ended up dropping into a cavern with beasties around Y70. With only a cloth cap and tattered clothing due to no way to mine borax, it’s not looked pretty.) Funnily enough, I ran into kernite (thanks modders!) at a much higher Y level. Why would a Tier 2 material exist at a much lower level (and beneath an igneous layer of peridotite) than a Tier 3 (albeit modded) vein of kernite? Is this an error in the mod? Are carts being put before horses? Is Y52 an unusually low point to find cassiterite? Any thoughts?