How do you mine, I tend to either do a giant drill hole or just go spelunking around caverns. What do you do and what one do you think is more effective?
I dig a vaguely spiral tunnel straight down 'till I hit the TOP of the bedrock, then expand outward in each direction, and above me as far as I can reach. Stone quarry + boatloads of redstone and lapis, and the occasional smattering of gold or diamonds. Oh, and iron, obviously. Hidden lava lakes keeps things interesting
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I only do this when I need massive amounts of stone. If I'm just fiddling around, I stick to the natural caves. Tunneling to the bedrock kinda feels like cheating to me. (Not passing judgement on those who do. To each their own!)
I dig a vaguely spiral tunnel straight down 'till I hit the TOP of the bedrock, then expand outward in each direction, and above me as far as I can reach. Stone quarry + boatloads of redstone and lapis, and the occasional smattering of gold or diamonds. Oh, and iron, obviously. Hidden lava lakes keeps things interesting
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I only do this when I need massive amounts of stone. If I'm just fiddling around, I stick to the natural caves. Tunneling to the bedrock kinda feels like cheating to me. (Not passing judgement on those who do. To each their own!)
I used to tunnel straight down alot but then I just ended up getting diamonds and gold and things far to quickly, so i decided to slow down and just enjoy the long mines.
level 10 head level 4 wide 2 high tunnel going forever with long branches extending out every 3 blocks on each side, remember people, Bedrock does not always mean high quantities of diamond, level 10 is the way to go.
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A wise man once said, that nothing really dies, it just comes back in another form, then he died. So next time you see an ant, it could be him!
I used to tunnel straight down alot but then I just ended up getting diamonds and gold and things far to quickly, so i decided to slow down and just enjoy the long mines.
Yeah, that's why it feels like cheating to me. =P
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...actually, created is a bit much.... Thought of. That's more accurate.
My favoret style is cave exploring. But if I need stone I dig a quarry ( I have a underground one in my main world). If I find diamond I'm like "Oh hello there" then I mine around it to see all the diamonds and check for lava.
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I do tend to do this quite alot, Its my favourite way to get diamonds.
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I only do this when I need massive amounts of stone. If I'm just fiddling around, I stick to the natural caves. Tunneling to the bedrock kinda feels like cheating to me. (Not passing judgement on those who do. To each their own!)
...actually, created is a bit much.... Thought of. That's more accurate.
I used to tunnel straight down alot but then I just ended up getting diamonds and gold and things far to quickly, so i decided to slow down and just enjoy the long mines.
A wise man once said, that nothing really dies, it just comes back in another form, then he died. So next time you see an ant, it could be him!
Yeah, that's why it feels like cheating to me. =P
...actually, created is a bit much.... Thought of. That's more accurate.
Lots of people seem to do that, i've found it extremely useful.
Use this and you will get a lot of diamonds
I do that heaps but usually at the 12th layer.