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Offline dashades131

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Diamonds, and I want more!
« Opened on May 10, 2014, 09:49:47 PM »
Hi there, my name is dashades131. On famcraft, I have decent items, but I can take it anymore that I don't enough diamonds to make pixel art with diamond blocks. I actually probably won't be doing that, but I still would enjoy to look at a diamond ore and not really care if a creeper was to explode it. I need tips on finding diamonds, and the only decent method that I've found is the efficiency 5 and the haste 2 beacon, but that is eating up my pickaxe durability.  I don't know what level to mine at, and I think Y=11 has higher percentage of finding diamonds. I like diamonds a lot, and want more. I would love it if someone were to give me tips on how to find diamonds.

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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #1 on May 10, 2014, 11:05:54 PM »
When I mine for diamonds, I dig down to about y12.

  • Dig a tunnel 2 blocks wide, by 3 blocks tall to make a "main" tunnel. From there, you will make branches!
  • Pick a side (right or left) and start digging a 1 wide, by 3 blocks tall tunnel, as far as you can go.
  • When you've gone as far down as you like, turn to the left (or right) and dig over three blocks.
  • Then start digging back down (there will be a 2 block thick wall between you and your other tunnel, that way you can see any ore between you).



I usually make it 3-wide block wall, but I know a lot of people use 2 just to make sure :)
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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #2 on May 10, 2014, 11:16:37 PM »
I usually make a beacon at Y12 and just silk touch ALL the things(remember to us torches or a ps stone, because, mobs) I hope that helped :D
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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #3 on May 10, 2014, 11:57:39 PM »
I just go caving a lot and get down to diamond level ASAP.  A lot of times that means I look for a ravine at the bottom of the ocean as that normally has me at diamond level or very very close.
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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #4 on May 11, 2014, 09:43:53 PM »
oh ghouls... poorly misinformed ghouls, you think im actually gonna be productive in my mining :P lol

i used to do the tunneling thing like ghouls but i ran out of patience :P  now i just find a cave, ravine, ect... and try to get near diamond level and just obliterate everything... >:D
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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #5 on June 05, 2014, 08:28:51 AM »
go to level 12 and just mine a giant box out whatever you find mine it. whatever you get helps. and if you find diamonds silk touch it and ask if anybody will fortune 10-20 it for you so youll get more. what i do it i take my silk touch down without my fortune 10 then when im done i come up and fortune 10 everything i got. Happy Hunting :)

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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #6 on June 05, 2014, 11:44:45 AM »
I always use long lines. At lvl 11 i dig lines 2 high amd ever 4th block. I leave 3 standing. Logic is that when you find diamond ores they come as 2 width in 99% of the time, so with 3 standing you cant miss them. Also just mine any ore you come across.

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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #7 on June 06, 2014, 08:26:02 PM »
I say if u want to find a lot of ores, be at a good lol, and find lots of caves. I would find a mine shaft. That's where I like to start.

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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #8 on July 02, 2014, 03:03:16 PM »
Do jobs and buy them that's what I do xD  :P
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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #9 on July 02, 2014, 03:35:58 PM »
If you want I can give you a few stacks of diamonds

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Re: Diamonds, and I want more!
« Reply #10 on July 02, 2014, 05:06:45 PM »
If you want I can give you a few stacks of diamonds
O thanks tavil xD
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