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Beutimus

Gold Pans

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So, my little brother and I started up a new world and were hunting around for metals.  We can find chert, shale, rock salt, and limestone in the areas around our house, but so far, the only metal we've come across is bismuth.  I came up with the bright idea of trying to use gold pans to see if that would improve our luck with finding more ores.  Sadly, the only thing I've gotten so far is a chipped agate.  I believe we are playing on the most recent version.

 

We can't make sluices, because we haven't found enough copper to make a saw to make planks.  Is there another way we can go about finding metal?

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wait what, you got something from a gold pan? that have never happened for me!

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Gold pans still don't work properly and will probably only give gems. So the answer is as stated on the wiki 

 

As of Build 77, only one method exists to gain access to metals before you have made the metal tools needed for mining: collecting surface rocks and hoping to find Ore. 

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I suggest you and your brother pack up and move your home.  Maybe split up, head in two directions gathering stones and scouting for metal.  Once you find something, pack up your belongings and move to that location if it's distant enough.

 

Personally, I setup a main base in an area rich in trees and fresh water.  Relatively flat if I can find it.  I establish a main base there with farms and whatever animals I can lure in.

 

Meanwhile, I scout for nearby minerals and setup micro-bases where I'd like to dig mines.  I don't build anything major in those locations, just a 5x5 shack w/ a chest and stash of food/water.

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