PSA: Auto-mine and Macros

[Thom293]

If you click the yellow arrow next to the mining menu, it opens up advanced options, including priority, auto mine gems and ores, and macros.

Now all I miss about the old game mods is the better sound notifications from siundsense.

Thank you to user on Reddit for the tip.

[thenukeofduke]

Yhea still can't figure out how to get it to work and priorities seems to break my dwarfs in mining

[Erei]

Originally posted by thenukeofduke:

Yhea still can't figure out how to get it to work and priorities seems to break my dwarfs in mining

For automining, select the auto option, click on ore or gems (won't work on regular stone). It should appear green.
For priorities : 1 mean "DO IT NOW", 7 is for "I don't care if you do it really". Default is 4. Click the priority, click the place you want mined/engraved/whatever. It should have a number depending on your priority. They'll follow the priority order (IE 1, then 2, then 3...)

[thenukeofduke]

Originally posted by Erei:

Originally posted by thenukeofduke:

Yhea still can't figure out how to get it to work and priorities seems to break my dwarfs in mining

For automining, select the auto option, click on ore or gems (won't work on regular stone). It should appear green.
For priorities : 1 mean "DO IT NOW", 7 is for "I don't care if you do it really". Default is 4. Click the priority, click the place you want mined/engraved/whatever. It should have a number depending on your priority. They'll follow the priority order (IE 1, then 2, then 3...)

For the priority one it would just not make the miners do anything even at 1 is what I mean

[Erei]

If you have miners and pick and set mining at priority 1 they'll do it immediately, unless they are sleeping/eating that kind of stuff.
If they don't, then they can't for one reason or another (no picks, no miners, place is not accessible).

Also, and it's important, do remember that woodcutter and miner will conflict between each others. That's because they both use a "weapon" to do their job. And they can only carry a single weapon. So they'll pick an axe and won't be able to mine, or a pick and won't be able to cut trees. Make sure your woodcutter and miners are not the same people.

[Th3e Dud3e]

omg there is a auto mine?

[Erei]

Mine->yellow arrow. Pick your option. Auto will conitnue mining the metal/gem you select (it will be green instead of grey) until the "vein" run out. They only follow the mineral vein. If there is there is another vein that doesn't touch it, they won't mine it.

The other option you have in the mining options is to only mine metal or gems. IE you pick "gem", make a giant mining designation and only the gem will be mined. Only work with the gems you see (not the one hidden).