Ariella's Prospecting and Mining Camp Guide
From A Wiki in the Desert
Supplies Needed
- Indonesian Bee Hives should be grown in preparation for doing mining camps since what citrus you have determines the region you can prospect in. https://wiki.desert-nomad.com/index.php?title=Indonesian_Bee_Hive
- Learn the Prospecting Technology at a University of Thought, must be at least a Level 16.
- Make a Prospecting Axe on a Carpentry Bench > Tools > Assemble a Prospecting Axe (1 Large Crude Handle + 2 Steel).
- Make a warehouse to hold your supplies and get ready for prospecting. 200 Prospecting Kits + Focus food lunches + materials for several small, medium and large mining camps + Supply of many different citrus fruits + Supply of the different metal bars + Supply of different cooking ingredients. Now to the why.
- Remember to have enough mats for several mining camps of each size. The prospecting information will give you deben amount of metal. To make wise use of mining camp mats, a good rule of thumb to know which size mining camp to build might be:
- Small mining camp for up to 100ish deben metal: Use Small Construction Site - 1 Canvas, 4 Rope. Project Management, bought at School of Harmony, 1st Degree, must be Level 1.
- Medium mining camp for 101 to 400ish deben metal. Use Small Construction Site
- Large mining camp for 400+ deben metal. Use Medium Construction Site - 2 Canvas, 8 Rope. Project Management, bought at School of Leadership, 2nd Degree, must be Level 7.
Mining Camp Construction Costs
- Costs depend on size and location.
- NOTE: YOUR SHOVELS ARE RETURNED WHEN YOU DISMANTLE YOUR MINING CAMP.
- HINT: You might make 6k shovels to be used in all Mining Camps to cut down on sorting through mats.
| Material | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Canvas | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) |
| Rope (for Construction Site) | (4) | (4) | (8) |
| Shovel | 5x Q2000 | 5x Q4000 | 5x Q6000 |
| Large Crude Handle | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Region-specific Metal Bar | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Medium Diamonds | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Region-specific Cooking Item | 15 | 30 | 45 |
| Region-specific Citrus | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Prospecting - Where and How
- Each calendar month on the 4th day, a new set of food type, metal bar and citrus fruit is required by each region. Players test with a construction site in each region and populate the Regional Mining Camp Materials List. (See below)
- Look at the Regional Mining Camp Material List, note how many days are left for that list to be true, see what sets of food type/metal bars/citrus you have (usually your fruit is the main determiner) to see which regions you can build mining camps in for determining the region/s you will prospect in.
- Go to your chosen region with a Prospecting Axe, Mining Camp materials, corresponding Construction Site materials, Prospecting Kits and Focus Food Lunches.