Any Way To Get Unlimited Stone/Ore?

[Gibson]

I'm about to run out of any nearby stone. I just unlocked the mine but it appears to just mine nearby ore which I assume would still run out. Am I just being dumb and don't see how to get infinite ore like you do with trees and farms? Or is there no way to do this and you must keep expanding?

You obviously can't grow rocks and ores like a farm but maybe they mine down underground or something and I just don't see how to do it yet.

[FarmerDaveToo]

You don't ever run out of ore if you use a mine. The ore deposits will be consumed until they reach a 'depleted' stage (they appear very tiny), at which they still produce, but more slowly. You can then recharge the ore deposits with an earth shrine.

[Gibson]

Originally posted by FarmerDaveToo:

You don't ever run out of ore if you use a mine. The ore deposits will be consumed until they reach a 'depleted' stage (they appear very tiny), at which they still produce, but more slowly. You can then recharge the ore deposits with an earth shrine.

That's what I needed to know thanks very much.

[Thyriel]

Originally posted by Seat the Chairless:

You obviously can't grow rocks and ores like a farm but maybe they mine down underground or something and I just don't see how to do it yet.

You can place rocks. It's in the same build menu as the farming stuff. But they spawn only with 50 units

[mreed2]

Originally posted by Thyriel:

Originally posted by Seat the Chairless:

You obviously can't grow rocks and ores like a farm but maybe they mine down underground or something and I just don't see how to do it yet.

You can place rocks. It's in the same build menu as the farming stuff. But they spawn only with 50 units

Which doesn't matter (much) if you are using a mine to process the place stones, due to the bug / feature that "depleted" resources continue to produce resources forever (at a much, much, reduced rate). Again, this only works if a mine is performing the extraction task -- if a worker, or a drill, depletes a resources it simply disappears.

Once researched, an "Earth Temple", if charged with Earth Mana, will restore resources that are nearby (at a rate of 1 resource regenerated for 1 mana charge). This works on depleted resources, so adding earth temples will restore production speed in mines surrounded by depleted resources.