Miner profession end game

[Daigotsu]

Any thoughts on what route to take? Not only gold wise. Like botanist for example seems good not only for the money but also for more free space on the backpack. I know miner does not have a big impact but still would like to make a more wise decision on both lvl 5 and 10.

Thanks!

[MassConnect]

I wish I could comment. Mining has been the most tedious skill to level for some reason. I still don't have level 10.

But in general, ore, coal, and money aren't an issue in the late game. I wish I had the ability to increase my geode find. But that's easily negated if you know in advance to save what you find and duplicate it via crystalarium.

[Darth Cannabis]

well I sort of did mining as my primary thing, and am growing crops to make the proper food to help.

Luck increasing food, will help you find more deposits of ore and gem as better luck, gives you a better chance of producing those, when game generates a cave/mine floor.

Other than that, I took the gemologist and geologisisit perks, and its proved decent. Getting 2 of a gem, definately helps make money when gems get an extra 30% so I would say the perks work best together.

An average mining day will net me 4k-7k on the mining, a good day 10-12k, and a great day (once had 12 diamonds in 1 day) was 20-24k. Now that I am in summer of 2nd year, and have built over a dozen crystalariums, I nearly always can make an average day good, or bring a good one closer to great.

[Useless Noodle]

I went for the Miner perk at lvl 5 to increase ore find per vein (node), and Blacksmith at lvl 10 to +25% bar price. In late game when you have access to the Skull Cavern, you can find lot of Iridium Ore, by bombing everything around and quickly descending deeper fast. Then turn them to bar and make tons of profit.

[Daigotsu]

From what I've played so far: seems like gems are more rare then ore, no? But then later it's possible to duplicate, so...

Geodes only come from mining regular rocks, right? I don't see me doing a lot of this later, but maybe bombing them could be an option...

And for selling bars, one would need lots of furnaces I suppouse.

That's the one profession I'm clueless of what to chose, that's why I stopped mining from now. :P

[MassConnect]

Geodes can be dropped by enemies and containers in the mine as well. I doubt that the profession perk would affect those drop rates, though.

But yeah - just mining every regular stone, I'm lucky if I get 8 in a day. And for some reason, I can't ever get the thing I need when I process them.

[Daigotsu]

Originally posted by Tweak:

Geodes can be dropped by enemies and containers in the mine as well. I doubt that the profession perk would affect those drop rates, though.

But yeah - just mining every regular stone, I'm lucky if I get 8 in a day. And for some reason, I can't ever get the thing I need when I process them.

If the perk would increase those odds it would be really good! So maybe the perk that increase selling price for bars or gems then...

[Useless Noodle]

I'm planing to make another save game, that DENY any kind of farming at all, and rely on mining, fishing, and raising animal. See how far could I go.

[Arvis_Jaggamar]

Originally posted by Lolinita:

I'm planing to make another save game, that DENY any kind of farming at all, and rely on mining, fishing, and raising animal. See how far could I go.

I guarantee you that, with effort, you could make it work. And I love that this game allows for this sort of thing.

[Useless Noodle]

it definitely could, but I also have to go the Dark Path, which is joining Joja membership. It's the only way to advance without farming.

(well I COULD also do the Community Center by buying stuff at Traveling Cart, but that will take forever)

[Darth Cannabis]

Originally posted by Lolinita:

it definitely could, but I also have to go the Dark Path, which is joining Joja membership. It's the only way to advance without farming.

(well I COULD also do the Community Center by buying stuff at Traveling Cart, but that will take forever)

Well even when focussed on other proffesions, you should still do a little bit, and have a small farm.

The difference is that what is farmed, is not for profits, its for ingredients.
You then take those ingredients, and cook the proper foods to help with your chosen proffesional focus.

As pointed out, when mining, I use luck increasing food to increase the generation rate of ore/gem deposits in the mine/caves. I use speed increasing food, so I can move thru floors faster. I use combat increasing food, for when you hit infested floors, and so on and so on.

A fisherman on the other hand, should grow more potatoes, make hashbrowns, then use sardines and those to make Dish of the Sea. Increase that fishing rate, and make it faster and easier to get those fish.

The right food + proffesion= maximizing that proffesion. Without the food, your production is more around that of a hobbiest.