Mining

Mining is a core mechanic in the game, used for the gathering of metallic materials to be forged into essential Weapons and Armor. To start mining, the player is required to first obtain a mining tool,. Higher-tier ores will similarly require stronger tools, which can then be forged into more powerful weapons.

Ores
Ores in mining is split into two categories: metals and non-metals. Metallic ores are often used in the creation of Weapons and Armor for their strong properties while non-metallic ores can be used in a variety of recipes, and can be rarer than even metals. Ores are mainly found in deposits, parts of rock where ores naturally generate and can provide random ores depending on the tier.

Copper
cheap and resourceful

Tin
light and fleeting

Silver
sleek and swift

Tungsten
heavy and dense

Gold
rare and high value

Platinum
Platinum

Cobalt
radioactive

Stone
Found almost everywhere in the Subterrania, stone is an abundant resource that is used in the creation of walls, houses and gates.

Coal
Coal is the second most common material in Subterrania, apart from stone. It is used as a cheaper alternative to the rare and exotic Wood-based charcoal, often used as the primary fuel in many towns and is vital to smelting.

This material is vital for the smelting of every ore and alloy, which is later used to create weapons, tools and armour.

Carbon
Carbon is a valuable material that can be found in Coal Deposits. From each Coal Deposit, there is a 33.3% chance to get a piece of Carbon, which can be later used to create steel, which is an alloy.

Locations
Can be found in the Mines, usually in the upper areas of the Mines.

Pickaxe
Pickaxes are the earliest and most basic mining tools the player can obtain. The first pickaxe can be obtained in the beginner quest Caved In. Their simple nature, in spite of its many downsides, allows relatively easy creation of new pickaxes to progress into higher tier ores. Records of pickaxes being used as a last-resort weapon often resulted in unpromising outcomes, and as such should be advised against, otherwise it is advised to use it in a manner similar to that of Axe techniques.

Drill
More advanced than pickaxes, drills are a revolutionary invention that possess incredible speed at the penalty of its loud, aggro-drawing sounds. While intimidating, these drills are still primarily a mining tool and should be treated as such - use as a weapon will result in rapid degradation and likely death.

Laser
The third and most advanced tier of mining tools, mining lasers are only obtainable as rare drops or rewards from certain quests. They provide superior range, speed and accuracy when mining and some are even potent enough to be used as weapons. Their rare nature is attributed to the fact that equally superior crystals are required to manufacture and maintain the beam, often resulting in catastrophic failure if the appropriate blacksmith is not used.