Miner's Hut and mining nodes

Complete Gorruk Stonevein's Miner's Hut and recruitment quest. Core mining produces selected resources at renewable node locations. Mining workplace describes the separate Townsfolk mineshafts that excavate real terrain.

Start production

Open the mine's Production Storage, choose an unlocked output and check the stated Mastery and Pickaxe requirements. In a physical mine, keep authored node cells and standing space accessible. Gorruk must work the nodes during his shift and bring the goods back. Collect output there or from Building Outputs at the warehouse.

Gorruk's own production requires both his Mastery and an equipped Pickaxe. Talk to him to train Mastery with Verdant Catalysts and equip a better tool from your inventory. He starts with a Crude Pickaxe. Iron needs Mastery 3 and Copper; Thorium and Cobalt need Mastery 5 and 6 respectively and Iron; Adamantite needs Mastery 8 and Thorium or Cobalt. Higher tools satisfy lower requirements. See Mastery and training for the full table. These requirements are separate from the Mining skill used by Apprentices below.

Updating an older mine

Existing mines keep their original production until you choose to update them. In Creative mode, aim the Building Editor Staff at your completed mine and press Use to review its new node layout. You must belong to the town and have permission to manage construction.

The review starts with node locations from the currently installed building design. You can also choose Choose cells in this mine to make a local layout, even if the original design has no nodes. Use Mark on plain rock, ore or soil to select a cell. Use Adjust or remove on a selected cell to remove it. Ore previews show your selection, and the staff display shows your current controls. Use Open or confirm to review the plan, or crouch + Back to cancel.

Review each location on the plan, or choose Show in world for temporary markers. The arrows let you inspect every node, including nodes above one another. Local changes apply only to this placed mine and do not change the downloaded building design. Putting the staff away hides the previews. Leaving the mine area, disconnecting or remaining idle for 30 minutes discards the selection.

Apply node layout checks the blocks again and keeps your building, stored resources, selected outputs and purchased upgrades. It does not paste a fresh building. Changed blocks, furniture, storage or a lack of standing space prevent the update. The Miner must work at the nodes to produce resources after conversion. Updating a marketplace download alone never converts a placed mine.

If mining stops

Check the selected output, Gorruk's Mastery and equipped tool, storage room, the node blocks, standing space and his route. A broken tool needs repair. Apprentice Mining priority does not control Gorruk.