Chapter 6.10 Mining

Mining
Players can mine in the in limited capacities in the soil using quarries, and more freely the mountains. Strategy is needed in the mountains to avoid cave ins. Players will need to construct scaffolding and pillars to upkeep the ceiling. Each construction will let you know how far of support it will provide. Monsters may target scaffolding, and some old scaffolding can decay if mining is not done in it's radius in some time. Players can build controls that allow tinder burning to become the maintenance of linked scaffolding.

Walls Don't Produce Material
Mining walls themselves doesn't provide material. However, they provide opportunities for players to discover ore veins and differtain terrain types. Ore in Spirit Relics is a semi-organic material, that will grow back over time, and can even grow in size if left alone long enough, or when affected by monsters or wildlife claim players. Players can also learn how to cultivate ore roots, and create ore farms. Each type of mineral has depth, and floor type requirements. Players may need to tunnel to deeper areas to discover and cultivate certain materials, and find the right terrain type that ores will flourish in.

Walls May Have Danger Ahead
As players mine, they will unlock skills that will allow them to detect types of terrains, openings, and sounds ahead of an area they plan on digging. This will allow them to avoid sand, gravel, water, and lava that can pose threats to the entire tunnel system. In PVE casual, and PVE normal, players will not be able to mine a wall that will result in a cave-in, but they still may discover these threats after opening a wall. Hybrid (core,) PVP normal, and PVP hardcore will allow players to mine walls that can result in cave-ins if there is not constructed scaffolding in place.

Build in Mines
Players can build in mines, cliff edges, and over lava as long as they have unlocked the right blueprint, have the right materials, and have enough space for it. Just consider that buildings and resources can also attract cave monsters. Use strategy to build walls, traps, and hire NPC or group with players to slow them down. Or keep a low profile alone, and they may just ignore you.