Changelog/2024/August 20

Hello,
Today we are bringing a small update to Alpha with a couple of changes to mining.
== ► Crystal Hollows Access ==
*Requires HotM III > IV
Designer's Note: Now that the Mining Skill has 3 distinct areas, we thought it would be appropriate to rebalance progression so that it more evenly spreads across them. This change was not made lightly, countless other changes have been made to account for this.
== ► Gemstone Gauntlet Revamp ==
*Breaking Power: 9 > 8
*Damage: 200 > +300
*Strength: 0 > +50
*Mining Speed: 1600 > +800
*New Passive: Reduced To Atoms Mobs killed on Mining Islands now drop Gemstones when killed with Gemstone Gauntlets. What Gemstones they drop correlate to the Gemstones that you have on your Gauntlet. Killing these mobs also charges your Gauntlet Meter by 1.
*New Passive: Kinetic Mobs killed on Mining Islands will now reduce the timers on all your Forge Slots by a certain amount of time when killed with Gemstone Gauntlets. The amount of time scales by 0.5s for each Perfect Gemstone you have slotted within your Gauntlet.
*New Ability: Gemstone Snap The Gauntlet Meter stores up to 150 charges (150 mob kills). Once fully charged, you may Shift Right Click with the item to drain your meter, giving you +50 Mining Fortune for 60m. This effect does not stack.
Designer's Note: This is a big one. The Gemstone Gauntlet has long been problematic in mining's progression. Most player's never even interact with Drills, and we don't love that. Drill Parts and Fuel are systems we want the player to interact with more as they progress in mining, and currently that just isn't the case until late in the game. To coincide with these changes, we will also be reducing the cost for many Drills in the game and putting more Gemstone Slots on Gemstone Drills. Drill Parts have also been largely buffed, so Drills should be more appealing to go for more than ever.
That all being said, we still wanted the Gemstone Gauntlet to have some greater place in mining as a whole, so we are introducing some new abilities to the item in hopes of maintaining its relevancy in some regards.
== ► Crystal Nucleus RNG Meter ==
The Crystal Nucleus is finally receiving an RNG Meter. Each run will fill up your meter by 1,000 EXP, and you can set your drop to pretty much any non-Gemstone item. Below is a list of all the available items and their required runs.
*Pickonimbus 2000: 4,000 EXP (4 runs)
*Divan Fragment: 8,000 EXP
*Prehistoric Egg: 8,000 EXP
*Helix: 10,000 EXP
*Ruby Crystal: 10,000 EXP
*Jasper Crystal: 10,000 EXP
*Jaderald: 20,000 EXP
*Gemstone Mixture: 35,000 EXP
*Fortune IV: 35,000 EXP
*Precious Pearl: 50,000 EXP
*Claw Fossil: 50,000 EXP
*Recall Potion: 100,000 EXP
*Quick Claw: 450,000 EXP
*Divan's Alloy: 1,000,000 EXP
In addition, we have done away with the old dynamic drop rate system that the original Divan's Alloy had. This is now changing to a 1 in 17,000 rolls, which is roughly 1 in 1,000 runs (less if you have the Mole Pet and High Roller Diamond Essence Shop perk).
== ► Pure Ores ==
We have renamed the Dwarven Ores (such as Dwarven Gold) into "Pure Ores". Their functionality remains unchanged.
In addition to this, we have added Pure variants of all the remaining vanilla ores. This includes Coal, Iron, Lapis, Redstone, Emerald, and Diamond. These can now all be found in the Royal Mines zone of the Dwarven Mines. It should be much easier now to collect large amounts of these resources!
== ► 7 New Stats ==
===➥ Mining Spread===
This stat is your chance to mine an additional non-Gemstone block. Stacking over 100 Mining Spread guarantees you mine an additional block, and starts working towards the next block, similar to Fortune stats. Having 450 Mining Spread means that you will mine 4 additional blocks for every block you mine, and there is a 50% chance for you to mine a 5th.
===➥ Gemstone Spread===
Works just like Mining Spread but is exclusive to Gemstones. This stat is compatible with Pristine, although is very difficult to come by to compensate.
===➥ 4 New Sub Fortunes===
Each of these types applies on top of standard Mining Fortune for affected blocks.
Designer's Note: Yes, this means blocks like Red Sand and Mycelium are now directly affected by Mining Fortune. We anticipate changes to costs and recipes will happen, but we want to see how things turn out first.
===➥ Heat Resistance===
For every 1 Heat Resistance you have, Heat will build up 1% slower while you are in the Magma Fields. The way Heat builds up has all been revamped.
Current System
+ While in the Magma Fields: +1 Heat/s
+ While in lava: +5 Heat/s
- While not in the Magma Fields: -0.5 Heat/s
- While in water: -1 Heat/s
- Drinking a water bottle: -40 Heat
New System
+ While in the Magma Fields: +0.1 Heat/s
+ While in Khazad-Dum: +0.2 Heat/s (takes priority over Magma Fields)
+ While on fire: +1 Heat/s
+ While in lava: +3 Heat/s (takes priority over fire)
- While not in the Magma Fields: -1 Heat/s
- While in water: -5 Heat/s
- Drinking any potion: -10 HeatDesigner's Note: These changes make it so that on average Heat will build up slower and disperse faster. This is to compensate for additional changes listed further in the thread, including the removal of the Heat Immunity mechanic from the Bal Pet and reintroduction of it onto a fairly underutilized armor set as an option for those who want it. That being said, having large amounts of Heat Resistance will make it take a pretty long while for Heat to build up to lethal levels. This is something we will actively be looking to balance.
== ► Heart of the Mountain Overhaul ==
Designer's Note: With the release of the Glacite Tunnels update, there are now 10 tiers to the Heart of the Mountain. Now that we have a better idea of what works and what doesn't, we are taking the time to overhaul the entirety of the tree to increase the diversity in builds players can spec into.
===➥ Powder Costs===
*Mithril Powder: HotM I - III perks
*Gemstone Powder: HotM IV - VII perks
*Glacite Powder: HotM VIII - X perks
Designer's Note: This is one of the many changes being made in conjunction with the new Crystal Hollows HotM IV requirement. This puts the Heart of the Mountain directly in line with when you unlock new mining areas to explore. No more waiting until HotM VI to spend your Gemstone Powder!Note: Perks are listed in order from left to right on the tree.
===➥ Tier I===
*No changes
===➥ Tier II===
*1st Slot: Mining Speed Boost (Pickaxe Ability)
**Level I
***Effect: 200% > 150%
**Level II
***Effect: 300% > 200%
**Level III
***Effect: 400% > 250%
Designer's Note: Mining Speed Boost was far and away the best Pickaxe Ability for most players. This change, paired with buffs to the other Pickaxes abilities, should create a more level playing field.
*2nd Slot: Precision Mining
**Moved from the 7th slot of HotM IV to here
**Can now be upgraded (2o levels)
***+5% + level%
***Same cost scaling as Great Explorer
*3rd Slot: Mining Fortune
**+5 > +2 Mining Fortune per level
Designer's Note: We have given back this Mining Fortune in new places. This was a change we made so that we can diversify how Mining Fortune is obtained.
*4th Slot: Titanium Insanium
**Moved from the 2nd slot of HotM II to here
**Functionality unchanged
*5th Slot: Pickobulus (Pickaxe Ability)
**Level I
***Radius: 2 > 2.5 Blocks
***Cooldown: 120s > 60s
**Level II
***Radius: 2 > 2.5 Blocks
***Cooldown: 110s > 50s
**Level III
***Radius: 3 > 2.5 Blocks
***Cooldown: 100s > 40s
Designer's Note: We really liked the idea of some Pickaxe Abilities being more frequent in usage than others. If this turns out not to be enough for Pickobulus, we will look into further reducing its cooldown.
===➥ Tier III===
*1st Slot: Luck of the Cave
**Functionality unchanged
*2nd Slot: Efficient Miner
**Moved from the 4th slot of HotM IV to here
**Rephrased description to now include Mining Spread
**Functionality unchanged
*3rd Slot: Quick Forge
**Moved from the 4th slot of HotM II to here
**Changed the cost scaling to be identical with Great Explorer
===➥ Tier IV===
*1st Slot: Sky Mall
**Rephrased description so that it mentions all Mining Islands rather than just the Dwarven Mines
**Functionality unchanged (description was just outdated)
*2nd Slot: Old-School
**20 Levels
**Grants +5 Ore Fortune per level
**Same cost scaling as Fortunate
*3rd Slot: Professional
**Moved from the 3rd slot of HotM VI to here
**Functionality unchanged
*4th Slot: Mole
**Moved from the 4th slot of HotM VI to here
**Functionality unchanged
*5th Slot: Gem Lover
**Moved from the 5th slot of HotM VI to here (now costs Gemstone Powder)
**Renamed from Fortunate
**Fixed the cost scaling of this perk
**Functionality unchanged
*6th Slot: Seasoned Mineman
**Moved from the 3rd slot of HotM IV to here
**Functionality unchanged
*7th Slot: Front Loaded
**Moved from the 6th slot of HotM IV to here
**Now grants the following buffs for the first 2,500 Gemstones you mine each day:
***x3 Gemstone Powder
***+150 Gemstone Fortune
***+250 Mining Speed
===➥ Tier V===
*1st Slot: Daily Grind
**Moved from the 4th slot of HotM VIII to here
**No longer upgraded, instead gives 500 Powder multiplied by your HotM level when triggered
*2nd Slot: Core of the Mountain
**Renamed from Peak of the Mountain
**Removed the +1 Forge Slot from Core of the Mountain II
**Moved the +1 Pickaxe Ability Level from Core of the Mountain I to II
Designer's Note: As you will see soon, we are tying your available Forge Slots to your HotM level (up to VII). This change was made in conjunction with that, which means you will be able to have a maximum of 7 Forge Slots available.
*3rd Slot: Daily Powder
**Moved from the 3rd slot of HotM III to here
**No longer upgraded, instead gives 500 Powder multiplied by your HotM level when triggered
===➥ Tier VI===
*1st Slot: Anomalous Desire (Pickaxe Ability)
**Increases the chances of certain events happening while active
***Golden Goblins
***Fallen Stars
***Powder Ghasts
***Worms
***Glacite Mineshafts
**Chances: +30%/+40%/+50%
**Cooldowns: 120s/110s/100s
*2nd Slot: Blockhead
**20 Levels
**Grants +5 Block Fortune per level
**Same cost scaling as Fortunate
*3rd Slot: Subterranean Fisher
**40 Levels
**Grants 5 + (0.5 * Level) Fishing Speed in the Crystal Hollows and Glacite Tunnels
**Grants 1 + (0.1 * Level) Sea Creature Chance in the Crystal Hollows and Glacite Tunnels
**Same cost scaling as Lonesome Miner
*4th Slot: Keep It Cool
**50 Levels
**Grants +0.4 Heat Resistance per level
**Same cost scaling as Warm-Hearted
*5th Slot: Lonesome Miner
**Moved from the 2nd slot of HotM VI to here
**Functionality unchanged
*6th Slot: Great Explorer
**Functionality unchanged
*7th Slot: Maniac Miner (Pickaxe Ability)
**Grants +1 Breaking Power and a stacking amount of Mining Fortune per block broken for the duration of the ability. Each block broken consumes 20 Mana.
**Mining Fortune: +5/+10/+15
**Duration: 10s/15s/20s
===➥ Tier VII===
*1st Slot: Speedy Mineman
**Renamed from Mining Speed II
**Functionality unchanged
*2nd Slot: Powder Buff
**Functionality unchanged
*3rd Slot: Fortunate Mineman
**Renamed from Mining Fortune II
**+5 > +3 Mining Fortune per level
===➥ Tier VIII===
*1st Slot: Miner's Blessing
**Grants +30 Magic Find while on Mining Islands
*2nd Slot: No Stone Unturned
**Moved from the 6th slot of HotM VIII to here
**Functionality unchanged
*3rd Slot: Strong Arm
**Moved from the 5th slot of HotM VIII to here
**Now effects all Dwarven Metals, not just Umber and Tungsten
*4th Slot: Steady Hand
**100 levels
**Grants a 1% per level chance in Glacite Mineshafts to get Gemstone Spread when mining a block
**At levels 1-50: +1 Gemstone Spread
**At levels 51-100: +2 Gemstone Spread
**Same cost scaling as Efficient Miner
*5th Slot: Surveyor
**Moved from the 1st slot of HotM IX to here
**Functionality unchanged
*6th Slot: Cold-Hearted
**Moved from the 2nd slot of HotM VIII to here
**Renamed from Warm-Hearted
**+0.2 > +0.4 Cold Resistance per level
*7th Slot: Mineshaft Mayhem
**Functionality unchanged
===➥ Tier IX===
*1st Slot: Metalhead
**20 levels
**Grants +5 Dwarven Metal Fortune per level
**Same cost scaling as Fortunate
*2nd Slot: Rags to Riches
**Moved from the 6th slot of HotM X to here
**+2 > +4 Mining Fortune per level
*3rd Slot: Eager Adventurer
**+2 > +4 Mining Speed per level
===➥ Tier X===
*1st Slot: Gemstone Infusion (Pickaxe Ability)
**Functionality unchanged
*2nd Slot: Crystalline
**50 Levels
**Increases your chances to find a Gemstone Mineshaft with a Crystal in it
**+0.5% per level
**Cost Scaling: (nextlevel+1) ^ 3.3
*3rd Slot: Gifts from the Departed
**Moved from the 2nd slot of HotM X to here
**Functionality unchanged
*4th Slot: Mining Master
**10 Levels
**Grants +0.1 Pristine per level
**Cost Scaling: (nextlevel+7) ^ 5
*5th Slot: Dead Man's Chest
**Moved from the 4th slot of HotM X to here
**Functionality unchanged
*6th Slot: Vanguard Seeker
**50 levels
**Increases your chances of discovering a Glacite Mineshaft with a Vanguard Corpse within it
**+1% per level
**Same cost scaling as Warm-Hearted
*7th Slot: Sheer Force (Pickaxe Ability)
**Grants +100 Mining Spread for a duration
**Duration: 20s/25s/30s
===➥ Other===
*Reset every player's Heart of the Mountain trees
*Added a warning for when you mine with unspent HotM tokens
*Disabled HotM perks now appear as Redstone Dust
*You can no longer switch to a different Pickaxe Ability while you have one currently active or on cooldown
== ► The Forge ==
===➥ More Forge Slots===
*Added a Forge Slot to HotM V, VI, and VII
*Removed the Forge Slot from Core of the Mountain II
**The +1 Pickaxe Ability level from Core of the Mountain I is moving to II to compensate
Designer's Note: With these changes players will be able to get 7 Forge Slots. We understand forge times can be a pain point, but we did not want to reduce timers across the board as it lessens the purpose of even having the Forge in the first place, so we are instead opting to add more slots.
===➥ Forge Categorization===
We have re-sorted all forgeable items into the following categories:
*Refining (refined mithril, refined titanium, etc.)
*Forging (mithril plates, gemstone mixtures, etc.)
*Tools (drills, chisels, etc.)
*Gear (armor, accessories, etc.)
*Reforge Stones
*Drill Parts (goblin omelettes, fuel tanks, etc.)
*Perfect Gemstones
*Pets (pets and pet items)
*Other (anything we didn't want to create an entirely new category for, etc.)
We have also added a search button in case you can't find where something is!
===➥ Forge Recipes===
Are all your Forge Slots still somehow full even though we just added 2 more? No worries! (well not exactly...) Now you can access all of your unlocked Forge Recipes from the main menu.
===➥ Recipe Changes===
*Mithril Drill SX-326
**5 > 3 Golden Plates
*Topaz Drill KGR-12
**5 > 8 Magma Cores
*Jasper Drill X
**0 > 16 Magma Cores
*Mithril-Plated Drill Engine
**3 > 1 Mithril Plates
*Titanium-Plated Drill Engine
**5 > 0 Plasma
**4 > 0 Mithril Plates
**0 > 1 Mithril-Plated Drill Engine
**10 > 2 Drill Engines
**5 > 8 Refined Titanium
*Ruby-Polished Drill Engine
**1 Mithril-Plated Drill Engine > 1 Titanium-Plated Drill Engine
**0 > 5 Drill Engines
**10 Fine Ruby Gemstones > 1 Perfect Ruby Gemstone
*Sapphire-Polished Drill Engine
**1 Titanium-Plated Drill Engine > 1 Ruby-Polished Drill Engine
**25 FTX 3070s > 8 Precursor Apparatuses
**20 Fine Sapphire Gemstones > 3 Perfect Sapphire Gemstones
*Amber-Polished Drill Engine
**1 > 0 Ruby-Polished Drill Engines
**1 Flawless Amber Gemstone > 5 Perfect Amber Gemstones
**50 Robotron Reflectors > 16 Precursor Apparatuses
**0 > 5 Drill Engines
**0 > 64 Plasma
*Perfectly-Cut Fuel Tank
**0 > 64 Plasma
*Goblin Omelette
**99 > 96 Goblin Eggs
*Pesto Goblin Omelette
**99 > 96 Green Goblin Eggs
**1 Fine Jade Gemstone > 1 Flawless Jade Gemstone
**0 > 1 Goblin Omelette
*Sunny Side Goblin Omelette
**99 > 96 Yellow Goblin Eggs
**1 Fine Topaz Gemstone > 1 Flawless Topaz Gemstone
**0 > 1 Goblin Omelette
*Spicy Goblin Omelette
**99 > 96 Red Goblin Eggs
**0 > 1 Goblin Omelette
*Blue Cheese Goblin Omelette
**99 > 96 Blue Goblin Eggs
**1 Perfect Sapphire Gemstone > 1 Flawless Sapphire Gemstone
**0 > 1 Goblin Omelette
===➥ Other===
*Moved the Mithril Pickaxe out of The Forge and into Bubu's Shop
*Moved the Refined Mithril Pickaxe out of The Forge and into Bubu's Shop
Designer's Note: It's nice to have all the Pickaxes laid out for newer players in Bubu's Shop. This has a knock-on effect of letting NBT carry over to more upgrades now.
== ► Balancing ==
===➥ Cost Changes===
*Bandaged Mithril Pickaxe
**100,000 > 0 Coins
**200 > 0 Mithril
**0 > 2 Enchanted Mithril
**0 > 1 Fractured Mithril Pickaxe
*Mithril Pickaxe
**30 > 64 Enchanted Mithril
**10 > 32 Enchanted Gold
**0 > 1 Bandaged Mithril Pickaxe
*Refined Mithril Pickaxe
**2 > 0 Bejeweled Handles
**1 > 0 Refined Diamonds
**30 > 0 Enchanted Gold
**3 > 2 Refined Mithril
**0 > 1 Mithril Pickaxe
*Titanium Pickaxe
**1,000,000 > 0 Coins
**100 > 0 Titanium
**0 > 4 Enchanted Titanium
**0 > 1 Rusty Titanium Pickaxe
*Refined Titanium Pickaxe
**3 > 1 Refined Titanium
===➥ Mining Reforge Stone Overhaul===
Designer's Note: This is one of the places we are giving Mining Fortune back. Reforge Stones for Mining Tools are being entirely reworked, but also buffed significantly. The goal of this is to make sure each of them have a place at some point in the game.Amber MaterialDesigner's Note: Amber Material is intended to be the BIS Reforge Stone for Mining Speed. It will give you the best odds at surpassing a tick threshold compared to all other Reforge Stones. The cost? No Mining Fortune whatsoever. As an added bonus, you will mine up Golden & Diamond Goblins significantly more frequently thanks to the new Ambered Bonus. Our hope is that this will synergize well enough with Luck of the Cave and Sky Mall to make Goblin mining feel more worth doing.
*COMMON: +25 Mining Speed / +10% Ambered Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +35 Mining Speed / +15% Ambered Bonus
*RARE: +50 Mining Speed / +20% Ambered Bonus
*EPIC: +75 Mining Speed / +25% Ambered Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +100 Mining Speed / +30% Ambered Bonus
*MYTHIC: +150 Mining Speed / +40% Ambered Bonus
*DIVINE: +200 Mining Speed / +50% Ambered Bonus
Ambered Bonus: Discover Golden/Diamond Goblins +???% more often while mining.
Andesite Whetstone (renamed from Refined Amber)Designer's Note: Andesite Whetstone has stayed largely the same here, it is still the BIS Reforge Stone for Mining Wisdom. The item has been renamed due to the fact that it was created before Amber existed as a resource. Now that Amber AND the Amber Material reforge stone exist, this item was due for a rebrand. Hopefully we never have to add an Andesite Collection. Or a Whetstone Collection.
*COMMON: +1 Mining Wisdom / 0.1% Refined Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +2 Mining Wisdom / 0.13% Refined Bonus
*RARE: +3 Mining Wisdom / 0.16% Refined Bonus
*EPIC: +4 Mining Wisdom / 0.19% Refined Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +6 Mining Wisdom / 0.22% Refined Bonus
*MYTHIC: +8 Mining Wisdom / 0.26% Refined Bonus
*DIVINE: +10 Mining Wisdom / 0.3% Refined Bonus
Refined Bonus: Grants a ???% chance to drop the enchanted item when mining a block.
Black DiamondDesigner's Note: Black Diamond is still maintaining its spot as an early game Reforge Stone. The Defense it used to give has now been consolidated into a more powerful reforge bonus, while the base stats are now a nice split between Mining Speed and Fortune.
*COMMON: +5 Mining Speed / +2 Mining Fortune / +25 Fruitful Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +10 Mining Speed / +4 Mining Fortune / +30 Fruitful Bonus
*RARE: +15 Mining Speed / +6 Mining Fortune / +35 Fruitful Bonus
*EPIC: +25 Mining Speed / +8 Mining Fortune / +40 Fruitful Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +40 Mining Speed / +10 Mining Fortune / +50 Fruitful Bonus
*MYTHIC: +55 Mining Speed / +12 Mining Fortune / +60 Fruitful Bonus
*DIVINE: +70 Mining Speed / +15 Mining Fortune / +70 Fruitful Bonus
Fruitful Bonus: Grants +??? Defense while on Mining Islands.
DiamoniteDesigner's Note: Diamonite has had its focus shifted to Blocks affected by Mining Fortune, now being the BIS at that. The Fleet Bonus is interesting in that it grants Mining Spread on Blocks affected by Mining Fortune as well, which will pair nicely with all the new Dwarven Ore veins in the Royal Mines.
*COMMON: +10 Mining Speed / +25 Block Fortune / +50 Fleet Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +20 Mining Speed / +30 Block Fortune / +60 Fleet Bonus
*RARE: +30 Mining Speed / +35 Block Fortune / +70 Fleet Bonus
*EPIC: +40 Mining Speed / +45 Block Fortune / +85 Fleet Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +50 Mining Speed / +55 Block Fortune / +100 Fleet Bonus
*MYTHIC: +75 Mining Speed / +65 Block Fortune / +125 Fleet Bonus
*DIVINE: +100 Mining Speed / +75 Block Fortune / +150 Fleet Bonus
Fleet Bonus: Grants +??? Mining Spread on Blocks.
Dwarven Geode (renamed from Rock Gemstone)Designer's Note: Dwarven Geode is now a nice mix between Mining Speed and Fortune, although its reforge bonus can prove quite powerful in the later stages of mining. Like Refined Amber, this item was introduced before the introduction of the Crystal Hollows. "Rock" is not a type of Gemstone.
*COMMON: +10 Mining Speed / +5 Mining Fortune / +0.4% Auspicious Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +20 Mining Speed / +10 Mining Fortune / +0.5% Auspicious Bonus
*RARE: +30 Mining Speed / +15 Mining Fortune / +0.6% Auspicious Bonus
*EPIC: +40 Mining Speed / +20 Mining Fortune / +0.7% Auspicious Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +50 Mining Speed / +25 Mining Fortune / +0.8% Auspicious Bonus
*MYTHIC: +75 Mining Speed / +35 Mining Fortune / +0.9% Auspicious Bonus
*DIVINE: +100 Mining Speed / +50 Mining Fortune / +1% Auspicious Bonus
Auspicious Bonus: Grants +???% Mining Fortune.
Frigid HuskDesigner's Note: Frigid Husk is intended to be the best Reforge Stone for Mining Fortune, but only when you are accumulating Cold. This is to further encourage mining in the Glacite Tunnels and Mineshafts, but it also has an active risk assessment element to the reforge bonus. Ironically, at high Cold you will be needing lots of Mining Speed, which this Reforge Stone provides none of!
*COMMON: +3 Mining Fortune / +0.5 Glacial Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +6 Mining Fortune / +0.7 Glacial Bonus
*RARE: +9 Mining Fortune / +0.9 Glacial Bonus
*EPIC: +13 Mining Fortune / +1.1 Glacial Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +16 Mining Fortune / +1.4 Glacial Bonus
*MYTHIC: +20 Mining Fortune / +1.7 Glacial Bonus
*DIVINE: +25 Mining Fortune / +2 Glacial Bonus
Glacial Bonus: Grants +??? Mining Fortune per 1 Cold you have.
Lapis CrystalDesigner's Note: Lapis Crystal is another super early game Reforge Stone, being in the same category as Black Diamonds. This reforge goes all in on Mining Speed as opposed to the Black Diamond, which has some Mining Fortune. The reforge bonus has also been buffed so that early game players can earn more EXP while mining, meaning faster enchants.
*COMMON: +10 Mining Speed / +25% Magnetic Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +20 Mining Speed / +35% Magnetic Bonus
*RARE: +30 Mining Speed / +45% Magnetic Bonus
*EPIC: +40 Mining Speed / +55% Magnetic Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +50 Mining Speed / +65% Magnetic Bonus
*MYTHIC: +75 Mining Speed / +80% Magnetic Bonus
*DIVINE: +100 Mining Speed / +100% Magnetic Bonus
Magnetic Bonus: Earn more +???% EXP when mining.
Petrified StarfallDesigner's Note: Petrified Starfall has been changed to become a more general purpose Reforge Stone for mining. The caveat is that it now becomes the best reforge in the Dwarven Mines (by a significant margin) while you are near Fallen Stars, granting more Mithril Powder and Mining Fortune.
*COMMON: +5 Mining Speed / +5 Mining Fortune / +8%/25 Stellar Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +10 Mining Speed / +10 Mining Fortune / +9%/30 Stellar Bonus
*RARE: +15 Mining Speed / +15 Mining Fortune / +10%/35 Stellar Bonus
*EPIC: +25 Mining Speed / +20 Mining Fortune / +12%/45 Stellar Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +40 Mining Speed / +25 Mining Fortune / +14%/55 Stellar Bonus
*MYTHIC: +55 Mining Speed / +35 Mining Fortune / +17%/65 Stellar Bonus
*DIVINE: +70 Mining Speed / +50 Mining Fortune / +20%/75 Stellar Bonus
Stellar Bonus: Earn +???% Mithril Powder and ??? Mining Fortune near Fallen Stars.
Pure MithrilDesigner's Note: Pure Mithril is in the same space as Petrified Starfall, at its best while in the Dwarven Mines. The difference here is that Pure Mithril is better for those who like to mine more passively. While you won't be getting the bonus Mithril Powder and some or quite as much Mining Fortune, you won't have to move every time a new Fallen Star lands.
*COMMON: +3 Mining Fortune / +10 Mithraic Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +6 Mining Fortune / +15 Mithraic Bonus
*RARE: +9 Mining Fortune / +20 Mithraic Bonus
*EPIC: +13 Mining Fortune / +25 Mithraic Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +16 Mining Fortune / +30 Mithraic Bonus
*MYTHIC: +20 Mining Fortune / +40 Mithraic Bonus
*DIVINE: +25 Mining Fortune / +50 Mithraic Bonus
Mithraic Bonus: Grants +??? Mining Fortune on Mithril and Titanium.
Scorched Topaz (renamed from Hot Stuff)Designer's Note: Scorched Topaz has been reworked into a more competitive option for mining in the Magma Fields, much like a counterpart to the Frigid Husk, but for Heat instead. The item was renamed because frankly the old name was just not great, among other reasons.
*COMMON: +5 Mining Speed / +3 Mining Fortune / +0.3/+1 Heated Bonus
*UNCOMMON: +10 Mining Speed / +6 Mining Fortune / +0.4/+1.4 Heated Bonus
*RARE: +15 Mining Speed / +9 Mining Fortune / +0.5/+1.8 Heated Bonus
*EPIC: +25 Mining Speed / +13 Mining Fortune / +0.6/+2.2 Heated Bonus
*LEGENDARY: +40 Mining Speed / +16 Mining Fortune / +0.7/+2.8 Heated Bonus
*MYTHIC: +55 Mining Speed / +20 Mining Fortune / +0.8/+3.4 Heated Bonus
*DIVINE: +70 Mining Speed / +25 Mining Fortune / +1/+4 Heated Bonus
Heated Bonus: Grants +??? Mining Fortune and +??? Mining Speed per 1 Heat you have.
===➥ Mining Pet Overhaul===
Armadillo Pet
*Rolling Miner perk now scales with rarity
*Replaced Mobile Tank perk with Long Claws, which grants a lot of Mining Spread on Hard Stone
Bal Pet
*Now a Mining Pet
*Replaced base Strength and Ferocity with Heat Resistance and Mining Fortune
*Reworked all perks
*Furnace: Grants Pristine while in the Magma Fields
*Dispersion: Killing mobs in the Magma Fields decreases Heat
*Chimney: Reduces cooldowns on Pickaxe Abilities
Goblin Pet
*Replaced Speed and Crit Chance with Ore Fortune
*Replaced Offensive Odor perk with Fetid Thief, which grants Mining Spread in the Mines of Divan
*Replaced Free-range Eggs perk with Grunt Work, which grants Mining Speed on Ores
Mithril Golem Pet
*Added base Mining Fortune
*Mithril Affinity perk now scales with rarity
*Swapped The Smell of Powder perk and Danger Averse
*Renamed Danger Averse to Subterranean Battler
*The Smell of Powder now scales with rarity
*The Smell of Powder now applies to ALL Mithril Powder gained (not just from mining)
Mole Pet
*Doubled base Mining Speed
*Renamed Blind as a Mole perk to Magnetic Nose
*Magnetic Nose now buffs the drop rate of Automaton Parts instead of a chance not to need one
*Renamed Nucleic Explorer to Nucleic Veins
Scatha Pet
*Replaced base Defense with Mining Fortune
*Removed Grounded perk (because it's now apart of base stats)
*Burrowing now scales with rarity
*Reworked Wormhole so now it gives Mining Spread on Hard Stone
*Renamed Gemstone Power perk to Bejeweled Eyes
Silverfish Pet
*Replaced base Health with Mining Fortune
*Replaced True Defense Boost perk with Magnetic, which grants more EXP from mining
*Swapped Dexterity and Mining Wisdom Boost
*Dexterity now also grants Mining Speed (in addition to Haste)
*Renamed Mining Wisdom Boost to Experienced Burrower
Snail Pet
*Added base Defense
*Red Sand Enjoyer perk now scales with rarity
*Renamed Slow Moving to Slow and Steady
*Slow and Steady now scales with rarity
*Replaced Slow but Efficient perk with Slimy Reach, which grants Mining Spread on Blocks
=== ➥ Mining Tools ===
*Reworked Rookie Pickaxe, now grants Mining Fortune on Coal, Iron, and Gold Ore
*Reworked Zombie Pickaxe, now grants Mining Fortune based on the number of nearby Undead mobs
*Reworked Promising Pickaxe, now uses Mining Speed rather than Efficiency
*Fractured Mithril Pickaxe
**0 > +2 Mining Fortune
*Bandaged Mithril Pickaxe
**0 > +4 Mining Fortune
*Mithril Pickaxe
**0 > +7 Mining Fortune
**Moved the Mining Speed from ability to base stats
*Refined Mithril Pickaxe
**0 > +10 Mining Fortune
**Moved the Mining Speed from ability to base stats
*Titanium Pickaxe
**310 > +140 Mining Speed
**10 > +50 Mining Fortune (when mining Titanium)
*Polished Titanium Pickaxe
**400 > +200 Mining Speed
**15 > +100 Mining Fortune (when mining Titanium)
*Pickonimbus 2000
**7 > 8 Breaking Power
**1,500 > +750 Mining Speed
**5,000 > 2,000 Uses
*Mithril Drill SX-R226
**0 > +15 Mining Fortune
**Removed ability
*Mithril Drill SX-R326
**0 > +20 Mining Fortune
**Removed ability
*Mithril-Infused Fuel Tank
**0 > -2% Pickaxe Ability Cooldown
*Titanium-Infused Fuel Tank
**0 > -4% Pickaxe Ability Cooldown
*Gemstone Fuel Tank
**0 > -6% Pickaxe Ability Cooldown
*Perfectly-Cut Fuel Tank
**0 > -10% Pickaxe Ability Cooldown
*Mithril-Plated Drill Engine
**50 > +75 Mining Speed
**0 > +5 Mining Fortune
*Titanium-Plated Drill Engine
**100 > +150 Mining Speed
**0 > +15 Mining Fortune
*Ruby-Polished Drill Engine
**150 > +250 Mining Speed
*Sapphire-Polished Drill Engine
**250 > +400 Mining Speed
*Amber-Polished Drill Engine
**400 > +600 Mining Speed
*Goblin Omelette
**Removed current ability
**New ability: 25% chance not to consume Fuel when mining a block
*Pesto Goblin Omelette
**Removed current ability
**New ability: 75% chance not to consume Fuel when mining a block
*Sunny Side Goblin Omelette
**Fuel consumption is now quadrupled
*Spicy Goblin Omelette
**Removed current ability
**New ability: Earn +20% more Powder of all types from mining
===➥ Mining Armor===
*Prospecting Armor
**Renamed from Miner's Outfit Armor
**Removed current stats and abilities
**0 > +15 Mining Speed (per piece)
**New Full Set Bonus grants and additional +40 Mining Speed
*Lapis Armor
**0 > +20 Mining Speed (per piece)
**0 > +2 Mining Fortune (per piece)
**New passive grants +50% more EXP (per piece)
*Goblin Armor
**0 > +4 Mining Fortune (per piece)
*Glacite Armor
**Removed Mining Island Defense bonus
*Flamebreaker Armor
**0 > +5 Heat Resistance (per piece)
*Yog Armor
**0 > +25 Mining Speed (per piece)
**0 > +15 Mining Fortune (per piece)
**0 > +10 Heat Resistance (per piece)
**Full Set Bonus now increments every 5 kills instead of every 10 (still max +500 Mining Speed)
**Full Set Bonus now pulls from your Bestiary instead of being kept on the items
*Armor of Divan
**0 > +10 Heat Resistance (per piece)
*Miner Armor
**Removed current stats and abilities
**5 > +15 Defense (per piece)
**0 > +10 Mining Speed (per piece)
**New passive grants doubles this piece's Defense while on Mining Islands
*Heat Armor
**Removed current stats and abilities
**15 > +50 Defense (per piece)
**0 > +15 Strength (per piece)
**10 > +30 Mining Speed (per piece)
**5 > +10 Mining Fortune (per piece)
**0 > +20 Heat Resistance (per piece)
**New passive grants triple this piece's Defense and Strength while on Mining Islands
**New Full Set Bonus grants heat immunity
*Mineral Armor
**Passive now grants +200 Mining Spread on Ores and Blocks
**0 > +25 Block Fortune (per piece)
*Glossy Mineral Armor
**Passive now grants +200 Mining Spread on Ores and Blocks
**0 > +50 Block Fortune (per piece)
===➥ Other===
*Pristine Enchantment
**Renamed to Prismatic
**1 > +0.5 Pristine (per level)
*Ice Cold Enchantment
**0.5 > +1 Cold Resistance (per level)
*Mining Talisman
**10 > +25 Speed (while on Mining Islands)
*Jungle Amulet
**0 > +10 Gemstone Fortune
**Removed ability (effectively just a text change)
*Haste Ring
**0 > +10 Mining Speed
*Cold Resistance Potion
**2/3/4/5 > +2.5/5/7.5/10 Cold Resistance
== ► 16 New Items ==
===➥ Precursor Apparatus===
*Can be crafted using all 6 robot parts dropped from Automatons (alphabetical order!)
*Give this item to Professor Robot to instantly complete the Sapphire Crystal Quest
*Individual robot parts are no longer used in Forge Recipes, this item is used instead (see below)
**Gemstone Fuel Tank: 4
**Ruby-Polished Drill Engine: 4
**Sapphire-Polished Drill Engine: 8
**Amber-Polished Drill Engine: 16
**Perfectly-Cut Fuel Tank: 16
===➥ Haste Artifact===
*Crafted with x256 Enchanted Cobblestone and x1 Haste Ring
*Recipe unlocked at Cobblestone IX
**Haste Ring has moved down to Cobblestone VII
**Miner's Outfit Armor (now Prospecting Armor) has moved to Iron Ingot II
*Grants +25 Mining Speed and permanent Haste III
===➥ Royal Compass===
*Obtained after completing Commission Milestone I
**Can be purchased for 50k coins from Rusty
*Points towards the nearest Emissary (or King if he is closer)
===➥ Dwarven Treasure===
*Obtained as a reward for participating in Dwarven Events
*Equipment Reforge Stone that grants Mining Speed and Fortune
*Reforge Bonus grants additional Mithril Powder from Dwarven Events
===➥ Flowstate Ultimate Enchantment===
*Obtained as a reward for participating in Dwarven Events
*Ultimate Enchantment for Mining Tools
*Grants progressively more Mining Speed as you mine blocks consecutively
===➥ Titanium Minecart===
*Obtained as a reward for participating in Dwarven Events
*Pet Item that grants +33 Mining Fortune on Titanium
===➥ Titanium Tesseract===
*Forged using x1 Refined Titanium and x16 Enchanted Lapis Lazuli
*Armor Reforge Stone that grants Mining Wisdom and Speed
*Reforge bonus grants +10 Mithril Powder every time your mine Titanium
===➥ Polished Topaz Rod===
*Forged using x2 Flawless Topaz Gemstones and x3 Bejeweled Handles
*Mid game Lava Rod that reduces your Heat when fishing up Lava Sea Creatures
===➥ Rusty Titanium Pickaxe===
*Purchased from Bubu for 50k coins
*Early game Pickaxe that grants a lot of Mining Fortune when mining Titanium
*Upgrades into the Titanium Pickaxe
===➥ Blazen Sphere===
*1% drop rate from Lava Blazes
*Equipment Reforge Stone that grants Mining Fortune and Heat Resistance
*Reforge Bonus grants bonus chance to dig up Worms the higher your Heat
===➥ Starfall Seasoning===
*Forged using x64 Starfall and x16 Treasurite
*Early game Drill Upgrade Module that grants Mining Speed and Fortune, doubled while near Fallen Stars
===➥ Pocket Iceberg===
*Forged using x5 Glacite Jewels
*Mining Tool Reforge Stone that grants Breaking Power
*Reforge Bonus grants Mining Fortune if you are mining a block with the same Breaking Power as your tool
===➥ 4 Dwarven O's===
*There is one for each sub-type of Mining Fortune (Ore, Block, Dwarven Metal, Gemstone)
**Ore Oats: Earned from Dwarven Events
**Block Bran: Drops from Scathas
**Gemstone Grahams: Drops from Crystal Nucleus
**Metallic Minis: Drops from Tungsten and Umber corpses
*Consuming it grants +30 of that sub-type of Mining Fortune for 60m
*The first 5 times you consume one you get a permanent +2 of that sub-type of Mining Fortune
== ► Brynmor ==
A new NPC, Brynmor has shown up at the tavern in the Dwarven Village! He is selling 2 new consumables and 1 revamped consumable:
*Powder Pumpkin
**Renamed from Mining Pumpkin
**Costs 50,000 coins
**Grants +5% Mithril Powder for 60m
**What happened to Malmar?
*Filet O' Fortune
**Costs 100,000 coins
**Grants +20 Mining Fortune for 60m
*Chilled Pristine Potato
**Costs 250,000 coins
**Grants +0.1 Pristine (while in Glacite Mineshafts)
== ► Dwarven Event Improvements ==
All players who "participate" in an active Dwarven Event are now given the following rewards:
*1 Item
*20,000 Mining XP
*200 HOTM XP
*2,000 Mithril Powder
*20 Bits (if you have a Booster Cookie active)
The item you get can be one of the following:
*x1 Flowstate I Book
*x1 Dwarven O's Ore Oats
*x1 Dwarven Treasure
*x1 Rare Mining Skill EXP Boost
*x1 Titanium Minecart
If the lobby achieves a lobby bonus in that event, all participators get an additional item (2 total). Note that the Raffle doesn't have a "lobby bonus", instead you get the additional item if you win.
Some of the participation requirements for events have changed:
*Goblin Raid: 25 > 50 Kills
*Raffle: N/A > 10 Tickets
== ► Other ==
===➥ Bingo Changes===
Due to significant changes to early game progression and requirements for mining, we have gone ahead and pre-emptively made changes to the Bingo Pet to counteract this.
*New COMMON Perk: Mountain Climber
**Increases HOTM XP gain by 100% - 250%
*Since buffed HOTM XP now has its own standalone perk, Fast Learner no longer affects HOTM XP gain
We will be monitoring upcoming Bingo events to see if further changes are necessary.
===➥ Crystal Nucleus Changes===
You now need to re-complete the Crystal Nucleus in order to pick up Crystals again. Certain Crystals now also require re-completing their objectives in order for you to collect them again.Designer's Note: This change was made as an anti-abuse measure for forging Perfect Gemstones. We are looking at potentially making other changes to hasten how quickly runs can be completed to compensate for this.
===➥ Refactored Custom Blocks===
With this update we have optimized how custom blocks function, and as a result we have had to make some changes to Sulphur Ore in the Crimson Isles.
*You now need to be within 4 blocks when catching Sulphur Skitters
*Mobs are no longer corrupted while near Sulphur Ore
===➥ Railway Station Changes===
We have removed the Gates to the Mines Railway Station and replaced it with a new station in the lower part of the Royal Mines (where many of the new Dwarven Ores are). In the past this was a fairly unknown place, and since it now has added relevance we decided to put a station here. The Gates to the Mines station was hardly ever used and was fairly close to the Dwarven Village station anyways, so we decided to swap it out.
===➥ Rhys' Quest Changes===
Rhys will now ask you for 15 total of any enchanted mining resource, instead of 10 enchanted resources for each of the 3 different types (3o total). Effectively this means you can use your leftover enchanted resources from going through the Deep Caverns without having to over-commit to just a few of them.
===➥ Requirement Changes===
*Jaderald: Mining XX > XXX
*Pickonimbus 2000: N/A > IV
*Mithril Drill SX-226: HOTM III > II
*Mithril Drill SX-326: HOTM IV > III
*Ruby Drill TX-15: HOTM III > IV
*Sorrow Armor: N/A > HOTM V
*Gemstone Fuel Tank: HOTM V > VII
*Perfectly-Cut Fuel Tank: HOTM V > VIII
*Titanium-Plated Drill Engine: HOTM IV > V
*Ruby-Polished Drill Engine: HOTM V > VII
*Sapphire-Polished Drill Engine: HOTM VI > VIII
*Amber-Polished Drill Engine: HOTM VII > IX
*Goblin Omelette: HOTM IV > III
*Pesto Goblin Omelette: HOTM IV > V
*Sunny Side Goblin Omelette: HOTM IV > V
*Blue Cheese Goblin Omelette: HOTM VI > V
===➥ Miscellaneous===
*All Emissaries are now unlocked at Commission Milestone I
*Blocks now contribute their Breaking Power towards the Mining Fiesta SkyBlock XP Task
*You will no longer get the same Commission you just finished
*Ores within range of a Fallen Star now have a 2% chance to drop Starfall when mined
*Added particles to Ores that are within range of a Fallen Star
*Smoothed out Mithril Collection tier requirements so there isn't a massive jump from VI to VII anymore
*Removed all Mithril Powder drops from Treasure Chests in the Crystal Hollows
*You can now salvage any piece of Glacite Armor for +2 Ice Essence
*Added the following items as new Fuels
**Enchanted Poppy: +1,024 Fuel
**Enchanted Dandelion: +360 Fuel
**Red Thornleaf: +200 Fuel
**Plant Matter: +150 Fuel
**Green Goblin Egg: +5,000 Fuel
**Yellow Goblin Egg: +10,000 Fuel
**Red Goblin Egg: +15,000 Fuel
**Blue Goblin Egg: +20,000 Fuel
**All Fossils: +50,000 Fuel
*King Talisman now gives +10 HOTM XP for Commissions instead of +1% Powder
*Reduced the amount of Mining XP given by Commission Milestone V and VI
*Reworked Glacite Shard Power Stone
*Renamed the Glacite Lake to the Great Glacite Lake
*The Mithril and Refined Mithril Pickaxes now use Diamond Pickaxes as their icon
*Colored Goblin Eggs now use different-colored Spawn Eggs as their icon
*Tungsten Keychain now decreases Heat instead of increasing it
*Swapped the positions of the Mithril Golem and Mithril Coat in the Mithril Collection
*Swapped the positions of Enchanted Mithril and the Spelunker Potion in the Mithril Collection
*Decreased the number of kills needed to max the Ghost bestiary (Bracket II > III)
*Decreased the number of kills needed to max the Treasure Hoarder bestiary (Bracket III > IV)
*Refined Diamonds now have a Diamond custom head as their icon
*Treasure Chests in the Crystal Hollows can now be discovered when mining blocks besides Hard Stone, like Clay
*Reworked Rhinestone Infusion Essence Shop Perk to give Gemstone Fortune instead
*Mining Reforge Stones now mention "Mining Tools" instead of just "Pickaxes"
*Reduced the cost of Tier X, XI, and XII Hard Stone Minions
*Moved HOTM XP to lower in the rewards summary for Frozen Corpses
*You can now open the Drill Mechanic's menu without a Drill in your inventory
*The Corpse Looter commission now only requires looting 2 corpses instead of 3
*Overflow HOTM XP from Frozen Corpses and leaving Glacite Mineshafts is now converted into Glacite Powder
*Added Umber and Tungsten Keys to the Dwarven Sack
*You can now open Umber and Tungsten Corpses without holding the item directly (consumes from inventory)
*Reworked the item lores of Drill Parts
*Centered all the icons in the Lift Operator menu
*Added a HOTM IV requirement to accessing Lumina's shop
*Polarvoid Book now gives +5 Mining Fortune instead of +1 Breaking Power when it's first applied
*Zog's Shop now sells an Uncommon Mining Exp Boost instead of a Rare Mining Exp Boost
===➥ Backend NMS Blocks & Entities Refactor===
Separately to our changes to "custom blocks" in SkyBlock, some backend internals of our server software have been rewritten to accommodate more blocks and entities from newer versions of Minecraft. This is also being tested during this update's alpha cycle. If you notice anything weird with block placement/breaking, block hitboxes, entity behaviour, entity hitboxes, etc. please report those as we look to address them before Foraging.
== ► Bug Fixes ==
*Power Scrolls can now be applied to mining tools with Pickaxe Abilities on them
*Power Scrolls can now be applied to weapons with Necron's Blade Scrolls applied (Hyperion)
*Updated Sky Mall description so that it now mentions "all Mining Islands" rather than just the Dwarven Mines
**It already worked this way, the description was just outdated
*Fixed Fortunate using Mithril Powder instead of Gemstone Powder
*Fixed the Pickonimbus 2000 not counting as an EPIC item in the salvage menu
*Fixed outdated text in a Glacite Tunnels commission description
*Fixed outdated text in an error message for Vanguard Corpses
*Fixed outdated text in an error message for the Lift Operator
*Fixed Ascension Rope item lore not mentioning it could be used to get out of Glacite Mineshafts
*Fixed the Sapphire Power Scroll not displaying the fact that it has a cooldown
== ► Alpha Item ==
Talk to Centauri to learn how you can earn an exclusive item on the main server.
Note: Some things in the changelog may be outdated or entirely missing.