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Your current mining mode determines your choice of strategy. The modes are generally referred to as "descent" and "farming". Your mining strategy depends on which mode you are in. | Your current mining mode determines your choice of strategy. The modes are generally referred to as "descent" and "farming". Your mining strategy depends on which mode you are in. | ||
In The Mines, you want to pursue rapid descent to unlock the elevator to the floors that hold your desired ore and to upgrade your armor and weapons beyond the ability of the monsters on the floors where you want to farm ore. In rapid descent, you want to unlock 10 or even more floors per long day while ignoring anything that doesn't help you descend. Then you want to pursue farming to get ore, minerals, gems, artifacts, and experience | This page is mostly about strategies for The Mines. In The Mines, you want to pursue rapid descent to unlock the elevator to the floors that hold your desired ore and to upgrade your armor and weapons beyond the ability of the monsters on the floors where you want to farm ore. In rapid descent, you want to unlock 10 or even more floors per long day while ignoring anything that doesn't help you descend. Then you want to pursue farming to get ore, minerals, gems, artifacts, and experience. | ||
In the Skull Cavern, you want to prepare ahead of time with Galaxy Sword if you are lucky or the Lava Katana sword from the Guild, maybe some high power rings, multiple stacks of 999 stones for staircases, and a stack or two of food (maybe special food to boost luck etc) to pursue ultra-rapid descent with Staircases to where your desired materials are abundant. Then you want to switch to farming before you fall asleep at work. | In the Skull Cavern, you want to prepare ahead of time with Galaxy Sword if you are lucky or the Lava Katana sword from the Guild, maybe some high power rings, multiple stacks of 999 stones for staircases, and a stack or two of food (maybe special food to boost luck etc) to pursue ultra-rapid descent with Staircases to where your desired materials are abundant. Then you want to switch to farming before you fall asleep at work. | ||
