Scarce ore

[glopso 1]

I've hit several stacks of rocks and haven't gotten any ore from them. I've also set up some sluices, but the only ore I've gotten from them is copper.

Is this a bug or am I just in a bad area for ore?

[dunkleosteus 2,425]

I've hit several stacks of rocks and haven't gotten any ore from them. I've also set up some sluices, but the only ore I've gotten from them is copper.

Is this a bug or am I just in a bad area for ore?

what rock are you in?

[glopso 1]

what rock are you in?

I've hit rock salt, dolomite, and shale. The sluices are in rock salt.

[aeroc 51]

Could be worse, you could be getting endless sphalerite in your sluices.

[glopso 1]

Oh yeah, I've been crashing if I try to use Forge 395 or 397, so I've been using the latest beta build of forge. Here's the crash log when trying to run with forge 395, playerAPI1.1, and TFC:

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----

// Would you like a cupcake?

Time: 12/12/07 22:30

Description: Failed to start game

cpw.mods.fml.common.LoaderException: java.lang.RuntimeException: unknown character :

at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.identifyMods(Loader.java:322)

at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.loadMods(Loader.java:457)

at cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.beginMinecraftLoading(FMLClientHandler.java:151)

at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:424)

at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:756)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: unknown character :

at net.minecraftforge.common.Configuration.load(Configuration.java:375)

at net.minecraftforge.common.Configuration.<init>(Configuration.java:85)

at net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDummyContainer.<init>(ForgeDummyContainer.java:44)

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)

at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.identifyMods(Loader.java:317)

... 5 more

A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:

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-- System Details --

Details:

Minecraft Version: 1.4.5

Operating System: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1

Java Version: 1.7.0_07, Oracle Corporation

Java VM Version: Java HotSpot 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation

Memory: 3761902872 bytes (3587 MB) / 4116054016 bytes (3925 MB) up to 4116054016 bytes (3925 MB)

JVM Flags: 2 total; -Xms4096m -Xmx4096m

AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used

Suspicious classes: FML and Forge are installed

IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0

FML: MCP v7.23 FML v4.5.2.459 Minecraft Forge 6.4.0.395 2 mods loaded, 0 mods active

mcp [Minecraft Coder Pack] (minecraft.jar)

FML [Forge Mod Loader] (coremods)

LWJGL: 2.4.2

OpenGL: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 GL version 3.3.0 - Build 8.15.10.2656, Intel

Is Modded: Definitely; Client brand changed to 'forge,fml'

Type: Client (map_client.txt)

Texture Pack: Default

Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)

Vec3 Pool Size: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null

Just thought that it might be important

I'm also using Rei's minimap.

[LordOfWolves 514]

cpw.mods.fml.common.LoaderException: java.lang.RuntimeException: unknown character :

Apparently there is an unknown character in the forge and the game doesn't even start

[glopso 1]

Maybe it's my system locale? Although I really doubt it

[LordOfWolves 514]

Maybe it's my system locale? Although I really doubt it

Local system maybe? I don't know. For these things you need to ask to people like Dunk or Gorni...

[glopso 1]

I guess I'll just go for copper then. Will I be able to liquefy copper with a firepit and bellows if I use oak logs?

EDIT: Tried, and I can only get to Orange**. Should the bellows be right next to the firepit, or is that blocking air flow?

EDIT2: Nevermind, bellows doesn't do anything at all unless it's right next to it.

EDIT: Finally found an area that yields bismuthinite while looking for igneous stone.. I guess I was just in a bad area.

[LordOfWolves 514]

EDIT2: Nevermind, bellows doesn't do anything at all unless it's right next to it.

Bellows only work if they're pointed to the fire and to make them work, you need to right click on them a lot of times, or simply hold the right mouse button on them and it will work. Use them with hicoory logs to gain a very good heat level.