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Ready to leave the copper age?
In order to progress, you need to find rare enough resources to create bronze, and the <a
href="handbook://item-prospectingpick-copper">geological hammer</a> will help you with this. Once you've
made your first Geological Hammer and Kylo, go on a journey right away!
Density determination mode
Using a geological hammer, destroy 3 blocks of rock 3 blocks apart (up to 16 blocks apart) to "test" the area for
ore deposits. You can take samples anywhere, the main thing is that you dig exactly blocks of rock. For example:
you can take samples somewhere in a cave, or on the surface dig several holes throughout the soil layer and dig
up the rock for samples.
When you collect samples, the information log will display the density list of all potential ore resources of the
chunk where you took the first sample. Low density results mean you're probably better off moving on and
keep looking until you find a spot with medium to high density, it could also mean you're near the edge of the
deposit, so sample nearby to see if there are more nearby higher value. Even high density numbers don't
guarantee that you'll actually find ore in that exact spot, even though it should be somewhere nearby. You
yourself have to decide how you will then find individual ore veins underground, discovered during the
exploration process.
Explanation:
Cassiterite is usually only found in small amounts - this area contains about 0.3 ppm, which means that about 3
out of every 1,000 blocks of rock contain this ore if the entire area is dug up. Extremely high density means you
have the best chance of finding this ore. The chances of finding chromite here are greater than tin - 0.5 ppm,
but the values are very small, because you can find areas with much larger amounts of ore. The low amounts of
other ores mean that the chance of finding this ore in this area is <strong>Very Low</strong>.
Node search mode
If enabled in the world settings, you can go into "Node Search" mode, to do this, pick up the geological hammer
and press "F", a tool mode selection menu will open, where you can select this mode.
Unlike the density detection mode, the mode only needs to be sampled once, and the radius is much smaller
at only 2-8 blocks (depending on the world setup), but if something is found in this mode, it guarantees that
there are nearby ore vein, and you just need to find the right path to it.