Alot of people say Cobblestone Is ugly. Its really not...Its just ugly when its mixed with stone...or dirt...or anything without a pattern.
So Instead of confusing people with words Ill use pictures.
Do you use cobblestone to fill in the spots the you dug up the ores from?
Do you replace dirt with cobbliestone or just stone.
Here's some Examples
there's quite a few. I might go back later and change it to stone but like i said...there's quite a few
Why strip mine when you can just go exploring in caves for a bit and find ores faster? I'm curious. I never wanted to waste my time with strip mining. What's the point?
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Why strip mine when you can just go exploring in caves for a bit and find ores faster? I'm curious. I never wanted to waste my time with strip mining. What's the point?
I do it for the extra stone as I use stone bricks and slabs a lot
Why strip mine when you can just go exploring in caves for a bit and find ores faster? I'm curious. I never wanted to waste my time with strip mining. What's the point?
Like someone pointed out more cobble, Personally I think more diamond and redstone. I only mind in caves for iron and lava.
Before I answer, let us consider that what most people refer to as "strip mining" here really isn't strip mining. In mining terminology, "strip mining" generally refers to a mining technique where all the soil and overburden is removed (stripped) and the ore veins are exposed to the surface. As mining of the ores progresses, this usually results in an open pit. Therefore, I would consider a strip mining operation in Minecraft to result in a skylight open to the surface. So, yes, I would care in that instance and probably ensure that the "hole" was lined with stone.
When engaged in either "slope mining" or "shaft mining" (vertical) or "drift mining" (horizontal), which are different techniques generally lumped together in Minecraft under the category of "branch mining," I really don't care much at all. I also don't generally care how a cave looks either. These all run through veins of different materials naturally, so as long as I have it so that I can get up and down safely, how it looks doesn't really matter a whole lot to me. I might dress it up if I ultimately decide to add a rail line or develop an actual underground base of operations.
Why strip mine when you can just go exploring in caves for a bit and find ores faster? I'm curious. I never wanted to waste my time with strip mining. What's the point?
Building materials. Plus I find far more diamonds in a grid mine.
i specifically don't use cobblestone because 1- it's often found near lava and 2- it is used in mob spawner walls. if i dig in from another direction i'll think i came across something. i will use it to bridge acoss ravines or something like that.
As OCD as I am, I don't care about it.
I plug it all up so I can sprint back without worrying about being hung up somewhere....
If it's a more-seen room, then I will use regualr stone instead.
In branch mining (what you are doing, it isn't strip mining) I fill in the floor with dirt or gravel, and leave the top and side holes there. On my old first maps I did fill in with dirt or cobble on my main tunnels.
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So Instead of confusing people with words Ill use pictures.
Do you use cobblestone to fill in the spots the you dug up the ores from?
Do you replace dirt with cobbliestone or just stone.
Here's some Examples
I do it for the extra stone as I use stone bricks and slabs a lot
When engaged in either "slope mining" or "shaft mining" (vertical) or "drift mining" (horizontal), which are different techniques generally lumped together in Minecraft under the category of "branch mining," I really don't care much at all. I also don't generally care how a cave looks either. These all run through veins of different materials naturally, so as long as I have it so that I can get up and down safely, how it looks doesn't really matter a whole lot to me. I might dress it up if I ultimately decide to add a rail line or develop an actual underground base of operations.
I plug it all up so I can sprint back without worrying about being hung up somewhere....
If it's a more-seen room, then I will use regualr stone instead.
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Forum AdminThough, I never use dirt when patching, always cobble, especially since you're going to get bucket loads when you mine anywho.