Ore finding Tips & Tricks

[danagor 3]

Hello TFCrafters i'm a fairly new to this mod, i've read the wiki and saw thous video guides from Crysyn that helped me out with my first steps and now i want to get serious on one map because i've been just goofing around and testeing the new stuff and learning how to do things right, tho the only thing i just can't get right is how to find ores to start going and got my self some questions like:

Is Casiterite (tin) the only starter ore around ?

can i go with copper right away when i don't find a tier0 ore? How can i melt it with a fireplace?

I'm in a rock layer where zinc is supouse to be avalible and no matter how much i try to look for it i won't find a single vein even with the propick nor if i go and make a quarry blindly and start digging ramdomly because i don't know what else to do?

Is zinc avalible in the world? Is it worth it?

Should i forget that biome and move to another till i find some substitute for it?

I belive this questions are going be on every new TFCrafter so i figure to make thous in here and let the comunity help us new commers and others with what you've learnd so far by sharing whatever you know that will help.

And if you're one of me feel free to post here your question and wait for an answer, i hope that you can find your answers as much as i want to find mines.

Thank you very much and happy mining!!!

Bioxx KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[slackgiver 13]

The starter metals are tin, bismuth, zinc. Any of these are smeltable in a campfire. You cannot smelt any other ore in a firepit. Ore vein generation is quite random, so if you dont find a certain metal then keep looking, however make sure to look only in the rock type where said metal is located. Granite fyi now sports two of the starting metals, and most of the other rock types now either sport cassiterite or bismuthinite or sphalerite.

Happy hunting.

[Yoshari 2]

Can i go with copper right away when i don't find a tier 0 ore? How can i melt it with a fireplace?

I think you can try smelting copper in a forge since it can reach higher temperatures, but you'll need charcoal for using it. You can go straight through to copper this way.

I'm in a rock layer where zinc is supposed to be available and no matter how much i try to look for it i won't find a single vein even with the propick nor if i go and make a quarry blindly and start digging randomly because i don't know what else to do?

It isn't recommended to just hunker down and dig. The best way is to propick the sides of mountains. Once you detect one of the metals, you should start to narrow down its area and then dig right in.

Is zinc available in the world? Is it worth it?

Zinc is available. I found some easily after creating a new world, but it could just be luck. Cassiterite may be a better bet to get if you want to advance to bronze faster, but any starter metal is worth it until you hit the upper tiered metals.

Should i forget that biome and move to another till i find some substitute for it?

You should always explore other biomes because specific biomes hold certain metals, its randomly generated in terrain (I think).