What is Mining?
Mining is one of the 4 gathering professions in Corepunk.
You can mine ores of various metals, crystals, nuggets, ancient fossils, etc.
Mining can be combined well with Weaponsmithing to craft weapons.
![Corepunk mining](/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fprofessions%2Fmining%2Fmining-icon.png&w=320&q=80)
Sorry, can't hear what you're saying. This mining job is not very good for your ears. And eyes. And lungs. And teeth.
Mastery levels
Mastery levels are used to harvest nodes from the upper tier:
- Newbie: 1 gathering cycle. Enables gathering of Tier 1 resource node.
- Journeyman: 2 gathering cycles. Enables gathering of Tier 2 resource node.
- Craftsman: 3 gathering cycle. Enables gathering of Tier 3 resource node. - 2 seconds for the gathering.
- Expert: unknown
- Master: unknown
Efficiency
Each efficiency level grants various bonuses and perks, including:
- 25%Increases the chance of gathering an Uncommon resource to match the current efficiency percentage
- 40%2 gathering cycles. Failure chance reduced to 4%
- 55%Increases the chance of gathering a Rare resource to match the current efficiency percentage. Failure chance reduced to 3%
- 70%Improve the gathering cycle time by 2 seconds. Failure chance reduced to 2%
- 85%3 gathering cycles. Improve the gathering cycle time by 2 seconds. Failure chance reduced to 1%
- 100%Increases the chance of gathering an Epic resource to match the current efficiency percentage. Failure chance reduced to 0%
Harvesting
There are 3 types of nodes, each with 3 tiers. Each type of node allows you to harvest specific resources.
The likelihood of finding more resources increases with higher-tier nodes.
Epic resources are exclusively found within Tier 3 node (craftsman)s.
![Crystal fossil veins](/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fprofessions%2Fmining%2Ffossil-vein.gif&w=320&q=80)
![Meteoric veins](/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fprofessions%2Fmining%2Fvolcanic-vein.gif&w=320&q=80)
![Metal veins](/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fprofessions%2Fmining%2Fpolymetallic-vein.gif&w=320&q=80)
Faint fossilized crystal seam | crystal fossil | newbie |
---|---|---|
Prosperous fossilized crystal cache | crystal fossil | journeyman |
Enriched fossilized crystal bed | crystal fossil | craftsman |
Faint celestial iron source | meteoric | newbie |
Prosperous celestial metal mine | meteoric | journeyman |
Enriched celestial iron stockpile | meteoric | craftsman |
Metal vein | metal | newbie |
Polymetallic vein | metal | journeyman |
Ancient vein | metal | craftsman |
Materials
Materials harvestable from mining:
common | crystal fossil | newbie | |
common | meteoric | newbie | |
common | meteoric | newbie | |
common | crystal fossil | newbie | |
uncommon | metal | newbie | |
uncommon | metal | newbie | |
uncommon | metal | newbie | |
uncommon | metal | newbie | |
rare | metal | journeyman | |
epic | metal | craftsman |
Crafted items
common | newbie | ||
common | newbie | ||
common | newbie | ||
common | newbie | ||
common | newbie |