I think in the short run yes since you are checking all the chunk without getting too far away but in the long term should be the same tbh
WarChallenger on
Honestly, for the time spent turning around and calculating in your head when to make a branch, it’s probably better to just strip mine with branches, and torches to indicate direction.
MrMateu on
Has anyone checked if making 3 block spaces is better than 2? Because all ore veins generate in an at least 2×2 cube, so if you have a 3 block space between tunnels the ore vein should show in either tunnel
TheoryTested-MC on
I don’t see why not.
Had78 on
I remember a YouTube essay about alternatives to strip mining with a similar approach
paypur on
can you trace how you would walk through this to mine it
5hr0dingerscat on
You’re not quarter sawing lumber OP.
Ideally you mine a 2×2 tunnel, with 2 blk spacing between
ExtensionLost on
it might also depend on how fast you mine vs how fast your character crawls
Abberant45 on
windmill mining is amazing. Doesn’t compare to caving though
Abacada_Poln_Kha_Kha on
My gut tells me no.
HeyanKun on
That assumes that there are diamonds generated on that layer of that chunk, otherwise you just mined a whole chunk for the love of the art.
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel,a 2 block tunnel with 1 block tunnel to the sides every 2/3 blocks already does the job
Dense-Application181 on
Covers the same area but it seems like itll be slower to get in and out, especially if youre in the middle of a line
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Never seen it before, but there are several approaches to mining.
https://minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:Mining
I think in the short run yes since you are checking all the chunk without getting too far away but in the long term should be the same tbh
Honestly, for the time spent turning around and calculating in your head when to make a branch, it’s probably better to just strip mine with branches, and torches to indicate direction.
Has anyone checked if making 3 block spaces is better than 2? Because all ore veins generate in an at least 2×2 cube, so if you have a 3 block space between tunnels the ore vein should show in either tunnel
I don’t see why not.
I remember a YouTube essay about alternatives to strip mining with a similar approach
can you trace how you would walk through this to mine it
You’re not quarter sawing lumber OP.
Ideally you mine a 2×2 tunnel, with 2 blk spacing between
it might also depend on how fast you mine vs how fast your character crawls
windmill mining is amazing. Doesn’t compare to caving though
My gut tells me no.
That assumes that there are diamonds generated on that layer of that chunk, otherwise you just mined a whole chunk for the love of the art.
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel,a 2 block tunnel with 1 block tunnel to the sides every 2/3 blocks already does the job
Covers the same area but it seems like itll be slower to get in and out, especially if youre in the middle of a line