ridiculous damage on chisels

[pwajnkaim 15]

After the new update I decided to make a cool window using the chisel detailed mode, however the damage that my chisel took from making it (used one block) was ridiculous, I spent 2 chisels to make it and I ended up with a half broken one, I really think they should lower this.

[yubyub96 68]

yeah i find this incredibly unbalanced, they should make the chissel take 1/8 damage when slabbing and 1/512 of damage while destroying small blocks.

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

I'm... not that sure they can make it so something loses fractions of durability with every use, quite honestly... ._.

The problem ISN'T in the durability it takes for every action with the chisel, but probably in the chisels you are using. Low tier metal tools have a really small durability. If you don't want to waste metal constantly, the best you can do is try and avoid making too detailed chiseling 'till you get a bronze chisel (at least).

[SpeedDaemon 24]

I'm... not that sure they can make it so something loses fractions of durability with every use, quite honestly... ._.

The problem ISN'T in the durability it takes for every action with the chisel, but probably in the chisels you are using. Low tier metal tools have a really small durability. If you don't want to waste metal constantly, the best you can do is try and avoid making too detailed chiseling 'till you get a bronze chisel (at least).

Well, you wouldn't use fractions of durability, just increase the chisel durability by a lot, then use 1 for detailing, 32 for slabbing, and 128 for making bricks, or something like that. Not sure how much higher tier tools will help, really. If the chisel durability is similar to the picks', then even red/blue steel would only be good for detailing away about 20 blocks completely.

EDIT: Also, I think you can turn a slabbed block into a detail block, so it can be more efficient to use that first if possible, since one slab hit is worth 1-64 detail hits for the same durability cost.

[splatman1981 44]

i havent done much detail work with my chisels, but i have noticed they do wear out fairly quickly while mining smooth stone. more durable chisel would be more helpful

[Srgnoodles 1,030]

i havent done much detail work with my chisels, but i have noticed they do wear out fairly quickly while mining smooth stone. more durable chisel would be more helpful

well honestly, when's the last time you tried to mine your way through a solid rock wall with a freaking chisel? it just seems kind of silly to me.

[Biodigious 211]

well honestly, when's the last time you tried to mine your way through a solid rock wall with a freaking chisel? it just seems kind of silly to me.

That's not what he said he was doing.

[pwajnkaim 15]

it just seems that the chisel durability is much lower then compared the the other tools made with the same type of metal, you could cut down at least 50 small trees with a tier 0 axe yet you can only chisel off half a block with one chisel.