Early game quarrying

[SourC00lguy]

With all the new mods and such in the 1.7 packs, I'm curious what some early game automated mining options are. I started a turtle because that's supper cheap and how I normally start, but want to see if there are other cheap but effective methods?

 

[madnewmy]

Well all the options I know
Quarry, Quarry +, Ender Quarry for holes
Boring Machine and The thaumcraft thingy for tunnels
Digital Miner and BM ritual for sucking ores up
Turtles for stuff

 

[SourC00lguy]

Yea those are all the ones I know, Hmm never did the blood magic one...

 

[madnewmy]

Well either you are not in beta and you can use the diamond block upgrade to get it to suck ores in a 64x64, or you are in beta and it still needs a crap load of balance and not worth trying

 

[SourC00lguy]

Wait the beta has that over poweredness

 

[madnewmy]

the new alchemy system is awesome, but special and complicated

 

[SourC00lguy]

Is there anything out on it, I dont know anything on it

 

[madnewmy]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4h02u6a6fq5xrbh/AACR1_cJ6HRUM-j13DwDCYiVa
all there

 

[SourC00lguy]

Wait is it the normal version that has the huge mine range? And the beta is fixing it?

 

[madnewmy]

The regular had a range of 7x7 upgradeable with mineral blocks. Diamond block would make it a 64x64

Now, to make a 64x64, you need terrae and orbis terrae at 1 reagent per 100 blocks

 

[SourC00lguy]

Hmm I'm lost haha I need to watch videos for the updates

 

[madnewmy]

Hmm I'm lost haha I need to watch videos for the updates

look at DW20 multiplayer

Only one I've seen play with it so far

 

[SourC00lguy]

O Ok I love dire so I'll have to try and find one that starts from the beginning

 

[Sawney]

With all the new mods and such in the 1.7 packs, I'm curious what some early game automated mining options are. I started a turtle because that's supper cheap and how I normally start, but want to see if there are other cheap but effective methods?

The earliest auto mining option I have seen is from http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum...8-progressive-automation-upgradeable-machines. You can make a 1x1 miner with just some wood and a piece of redstone.

 

[nixhlestakov]

Early Game => CC Turtles, IC2/BC Miners. Magical alternatives are OP.

 

[Sawney]

I personally hate computercraft because I'm far too dumb and lazy to use it. Op is in the mind if it's fun to set up and use it's awesome.

 

[SourC00lguy]

I only know how to do the basics enough to make it dig and drop stuff off

 

[rhn]

Turtle mining program:
http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/7675-advanced-mining-turtle-ore-quarry/
You can set it to ignore blocks(like cobble, dirt, gravel), auto refuel, unloading of ores etc, and it automatically resumes the mining where it stopped after server restarts.

 

[Sawney]

Turtle mining program:
http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/7675-advanced-mining-turtle-ore-quarry/
You can set it to ignore blocks(like cobble, dirt, gravel), auto refuel, unloading of ores etc, and it automatically resumes the mining where it stopped after server restarts.

To me that use of CC is the definition of OP. I personally have done almost 0 work for unlimited mining. Some stone and glass then copy/paste something to never think about ores again. Maybe if I had the skill or desire to program it myself.. If I want it that easy I'm totally down with just cheating in what I want. Different strokes and all that I guess.

 

[SourC00lguy]

But you have to wait for the actual quarrying to be done