Mining efficiency

[Zendrag0n]

So I noticed that with a Refined metal Pickax it shreds through mining at ludicrousness speeds but has ♥♥♥♥ for durability where (this is the stupid part) the sword Not as fast but has a ♥♥♥♥ ton of durability. I've mined more with my sword than with my pickax so can someone explain how 330 damage but few mining verse 280 and a ♥♥♥♥ ton of mining is better?

[Tanyon]

I'm confused why you would ever do anything yourself?

I have not hit a tree or a rock or anything since I got pals to do that for me.. I mean I guess your claim is valid but I'd just never know because I use my dudes to do all my work for me.

[King of Amazons]

They should add drills and chainsaws to make mining and logging easier and faster.

[SinRiddenSoul]

The sword is an unlock later on in the tech tree. One could consider it a multi-tool that weighs less than bringing an axe and pick everywhere with you. Why a sword can be more efficient at times than a pickaxe which; is made to mine, is a question many probably have but, I suppose it's a minor logical fallacy if you just dismiss it as "working as intended" I guess lol. It's a video game. Is what it is.

[Kretias]

Originally posted by SinRiddenSoul:

The sword is an unlock later on in the tech tree. One could consider it a multi-tool that weighs less than bringing an axe and pick everywhere with you. Why a sword can be more efficient at times than a pickaxe which; is made to mine, is a question many probably have but, I suppose it's a minor logical fallacy if you just dismiss it as "working as intended" I guess lol. It's a video game. Is what it is.

Could turn it into the "Pickaxe Axe" from Terraria. Or add something like that.

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

I'm confused why you would ever do anything yourself?

Not everyone walks around with a Digtoise on a lease.... although, if you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. Super fun... I named mine "Spin To Win".
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I have not made/used the sword but by your own description... it's a simple matter of durability... no?

[Red riding hood the third]

i only use the pickaxe to occasionally pick off some rocks until my inventory is full, i prefer getting done with that sooner and then moving on with my next task then making mining my full time task when i'm in the midgame

[Kindred Spirit]

Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

I'm confused why you would ever do anything yourself?

I have not hit a tree or a rock or anything since I got pals to do that for me.. I mean I guess your claim is valid but I'd just never know because I use my dudes to do all my work for me.

You must feel just as pained as I do when you see someone complain the base and crafting is such a grind.

[Everybody do the flop]

Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

I'm confused why you would ever do anything yourself?

I have not hit a tree or a rock or anything since I got pals to do that for me.. I mean I guess your claim is valid but I'd just never know because I use my dudes to do all my work for me.

Because my Pals always ignore the iron in my base and instead go straight to the rock pile.

[Kindred Spirit]

Originally posted by Everybody do the flop:

Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

I'm confused why you would ever do anything yourself?

I have not hit a tree or a rock or anything since I got pals to do that for me.. I mean I guess your claim is valid but I'd just never know because I use my dudes to do all my work for me.

Because my Pals always ignore the iron in my base and instead go straight to the rock pile.

Put a box next to the rock pile so you can unload it and dismantle it, then rebuild when you need to.

It's slightly inconvenient but it works when you need them to work on other things.

[Slatepaws]

Digtoise sucks for mining. Repeatedly getting stuck on top of nodes. Causeing them to mine slower than two of any other pal other than depesso.

[Hammer Of Evil]

ngl, i don't mine anything by hand when i have the level to use the second pickaxe,

by that point i already have those ghost cats that mine, and am working on getting digtoise, and if he's broken i use the mudskipper to mine with and a few crafters to do whatever stuff i have queued up.

so i just basically just go around raiding and collecting the stuff that only drops from combat, capturing rare pals and when i go back to the bases i just shift resources around a little and manufacture stuff, and the pals make it.

i think the pickaxe stats can use some changing if what you say is true, but i think the devs want you to use the tamed monsters instead.

[Kinox]

So you missed the whole point of the game to utilize Pals to farm resources?

I mine quartz by hand as circuit boards are rarely needed after firs equipment is done

[Willow Rivers]

Who mines themselves? I have a or base setup to automate the mining for me. When I need ingots I just go to my ore base and throw the ore that has been mined up into the smelters.

[Noctarius]

As I understand it, contrary to its description as a weapon, the sword is mainly intended as a lategame multitool to replace both axe and pickaxe.

[Raven]

Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

I'm confused why you would ever do anything yourself?

I have not hit a tree or a rock or anything since I got pals to do that for me.. I mean I guess your claim is valid but I'd just never know because I use my dudes to do all my work for me.

Just saying, but you should try doing some work for yourself. Since I found attack to be kinda useless and I feel like being an HP sponge is kinda boring, I put some stats into work. You can literally work as fast as anubis (maybe faster if you go all in?) and be way more efficient with your work than your automated pals will ever be. Yeah, it cuts into exploration time, but taking part of one in-game day to just obliterate all the resources and organize them to your own preference is great. The fact I've turned it into give-my-pals-a-day-off deal means I just toss them in the box and their san heals better than anything food does. The only down side is the few tasks you can't actually do. For the most part though, taking 1/2 an in game day (if even that) to do all that you can in a base and letting your pals reset seems to make them way more efficient and I noticed a lot of my "hangups" and "glitching out" pals reduced a lot.

edit: just FYI, I did put a moderate amount of points into work (and weight/HP, so not even fully built around it), I can take down a tree in two swings, destroy a coal node in 6ish swing (I never felt a need to count, the tree thing is just very noticeable). The biggest issue I have is I sometimes can't stop my swing/animation before I bounce myself over my weight capacity