Teh Mine
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 14:11
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Not your fault! Just wish someone was there to tell me what I was seeing!
I swear this game cheats. As soon as I get diamonds I end up in lava. Just about every time. 4 times last night. Grrr
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)13 Jun 2011 14:15
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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How are you ending up in lava?
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 14:17
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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I dunno, it's like it just jumps up and eats me. And I'm serious!
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)13 Jun 2011 14:20
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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:/
Just don't go near it - dig a path around it, with solid stone protecting you.
Just don't go near it - dig a path around it, with solid stone protecting you.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 14:21
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Yeah, I try to be careful but it isn't working obviously. I bet I've lost 20 diamonds to lava since I've started playing.
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)13 Jun 2011 14:54
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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Try harder! :@
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 14:55
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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That should say /cry/ harder.
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From: JonCooper13 Jun 2011 16:33
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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lava can be a bugger, it can set fire to you diagonally as well as if you fall in, and it's so often under something good (like diamonds)
I often dig all around diamonds, carefully removing everything dull, even under - you can drop sand or gravel into lava to get rid of it, or chuck water on - though that will result in obsidian (or cobble if thelava is flowing)
I often dig all around diamonds, carefully removing everything dull, even under - you can drop sand or gravel into lava to get rid of it, or chuck water on - though that will result in obsidian (or cobble if thelava is flowing)
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 16:35
To: JonCooper
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I try to be careful but I guess I need to pay more attention. I'm easily distracted by shiny things I guess.
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From: ANT_THOMAS13 Jun 2011 16:36
To: JonCooper
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I've taken to isolating the diamonds before I extract them. Had too many fall into lava in the past.
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From: Serg (NUKKLEAR)13 Jun 2011 16:53
To: JonCooper
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quote:
you can drop sand or gravel into lava to get rid of it
I didn't know that..! Should've thought that was the case, but never mind. Does that mean that if the lava is more than one square deep, you need to drop several squares of sand into it?
Thank you!
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 16:55
To: Serg (NUKKLEAR)
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Yeah if it's more than one just keep dropping.
I swear you were doing that when you were with me in merica?
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From: Serg (NUKKLEAR)13 Jun 2011 16:59
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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No, I was putting cobblestone down, smash, repeat if deeper :-$
Sand would make it much easier!
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)13 Jun 2011 17:09
To: Serg (NUKKLEAR)
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You can also put sand/gravel on top of obsidian, and (once it finally mines) the sand will drop before the lava can flow out.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Jun 2011 17:22
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Is obsidian the purple stuff? How can you mine it?
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)13 Jun 2011 17:24
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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Yes. With diamonds. :P
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)13 Jun 2011 17:26
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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Hmm, to be clear, obsidian is the very very dark (almost black) purple blocks on the outside of a portal, not the translucent plasma in the middle:
You can't mine the portal plasma. :(
You can't mine the portal plasma. :(
EDITED: 13 Jun 2011 17:28 by BOUGHTONP
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From: ANT_THOMAS13 Jun 2011 17:33
To: Serg (NUKKLEAR)
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Same here, I was cobblestoning the fuck out of lava earlier.
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From: JonCooper13 Jun 2011 17:38
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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that's an excellent tip, thanks
will make obsidian creation/mining much easier :)
will make obsidian creation/mining much easier :)
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