Mining Party Guide

Mining is a resource-intensive skill where cooperation is highly encouraged and essential for acquiring the rarest materials. Like Foraging, multiple players hitting the same resource node receive full, separate loot and XP.

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Direct Group Mechanics

The primary benefit of group Mining is the efficient and equitable gathering of scarce ore and stone.

Shared Loot

• Efficient Clearing: Hitting nodes as a team clears them faster, allowing the group to move quickly to the next spawn.
• Tiered Nodes: This works for all sizes and types of nodes, from small Copper to large Palium.
• Proximity Loot: When mining nodes near party members, you'll automatically receive loot from nodes they mine, even if you didn't land a hit. The shared loot is identical for all nearby party members and has a chance to be doubled!

Palium Nodes

• High Value: Palium Ore is the rarest ore and is necessary for endgame tools and crafting. It is the primary target for organized Mining groups.
• Group Etiquette: If you find a Palium node, you should call it out in Server Chat (e.g., "Palium @ G8" or "Pali near Hideaway Bluff").
• Wait: Wait a reasonable time for interested players ("omw") to arrive and get their hit before destroying the mining node.

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Indirect Group: Resource Flow

Mining resources are the foundation for the Furniture Making skill and other crucial crafts.

Processing and Supply

• Smelting: Raw ore must be processed into metal bars (Copper, Iron, Palium) using a Smelter. Group partners often focus on supplying the raw ore to a designated crafter who handles the smelting.
• Stone: Raw stone is used to create Ceramic and Carved Stone, which are essential for various structures and furniture.

Community Trading

• Requests: Mining partners can regularly use the in-game Request system to ask for large stacks of raw ore or metal bars from friends who specialize in the skill.
• Fulfilling Requests: Use your surplus stone and metal to fulfill requests from your Furniture Making or Ranching friends, ensuring a healthy flow of materials within the Palia community.

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Tools and Progression

Having the appropriate tool tier is necessary to access all types of ore and maximize gathering speed.

Pickaxe Requirements

• Standard Pickaxe: Required for Iron Ore.
• Fine Pickaxe: Required for Silver and Gold Ore.
• Exquisite Pickaxe: Required for Palium Ore and maximizes efficiency on all nodes.
• Mining Node Tiers: Larger mining nodes require a higher tier pickaxe.

Tracking and Flares

• Flares: Use Flare Arrows (bought from Hassian) to mark the exact location of a rare resource like Palium, helping others easily locate your callout.
• Server Hopping: Mining groups often coordinate to check various locations for rare nodes and may switch server instances to clear maps with fresh spawns.