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Author Topic: Mineral changes  (Read 2556 times)

shadow_archmagi

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Mineral changes
« on: March 14, 2008, 02:40:00 pm »

First, I'd appreciate it if worthless rocks like microline, alunite, and hornblende didn't trigger a pause. A status message is more than enough, espicially for non-colored rocks.

Second, as long as we have this detailed stock-keeper-finder feature, could it be upgraded to find veins you've already located? I hope I'm not alone when I say I like to spiderweb tunnels all through the earth looking for minerals, and then lose track of where all my ores are. Being able to go "Wheres my hematite!?" would be helpful.

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Nesoo

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Re: Mineral changes
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2008, 07:47:00 pm »

An idea I just had for finding the veins: mine out one tile and forbid the ore. Then you just need to find the one in your stocks that is forbidden and zoom to it  :)
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numerobis

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Re: Mineral changes
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2008, 09:33:00 pm »

Or: whenever you reach a vein, put a hotkey on it, then mine it out entirely without delay.  You baron's quarters can wait if there's GOLD to be mined.  Or copper, even.
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