How do I get into the mine, if I need a seal made of ore from the mine to get the key??

[Meep]

I think I may have skipped over some important text? I can't have the key to enter the mine until I have made a seal, for which I need copper ore from the mine??

Was I supposed to be given some copper ore and wasn't? Or did I miss something?

[glknuth]

Once you get the quest for the copper ore, you should be able to enter the mine to collect it. If the mine is still locked, it sounds like your game is glitched somehow. Maybe try exiting the game and reloading, to see if that fixes it?

[Meep]

I've exited, reloaded. Tried on several different days. There's still a weird stone in the way I can't interact with. It is the glowy stone door, yeah?

I started this game as a demo, played four-ish days before buying, does that matter??

[thelefthorse]

Originally posted by Meep:

I've exited, reloaded. Tried on several different days. There's still a weird stone in the way I can't interact with. It is the glowy stone door, yeah?

I started this game as a demo, played four-ish days before buying, does that matter??

I'm not sure I understand exactly what might be gate-keeping you here; there are two possibilities.

There's a 'weird . . . glowy stone' on the western side of the map northwest of where the fisherman dude is; that's not the first mine but rather something that unlocks later. The first mine you need to enter is found at the very eastern end of the beach in the very southeast of the map.

If instead you mean that you've entered the mine (in the very southeastern side of the map) but can't get to the second floor, then all you need to do is break all the rocks in that first room; one of them will open the door leading to the second floor. Once you have enough resources, you can craft a seal-thingy and permanently unlock floors by installing seals in the font-looking things; crafting the seals isn't necessary to progress in the mines, but rather to progress that specific quest (although they do make reaching the later floors easier).

(Apologies for all the technical jargon, sorry.)

If I've misunderstood, let me know and maybe post a screenshot of your quest log/the location of the 'weird . . . glowy stone'.

[glknuth]

As thelefthorse said, it sounds like you're in the wrong location. If you didn't get any copper ore nodes on the first floor, just clear rocks/dig spots until you find the switch to open the door. If you pick up the shellfish you find in the mine, you can cook them up for free stamina-restoring food using your fire. Then once you start finding gems you can process and sell them for good money.