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'''Mining''' is a [[player]] based activity, which offers an alternative method of obtaining [[materials]] that are mainly used in [[Enchanting]].
*You will need to craft a [[Pickaxes|pickaxe]] and find a [[Rock Mine]] to begin mining.

==The Mining Basics==
[[File:Mining CriticalChance.png|thumb|200px|A [[Mining Rock]] showing '''Critical chance''', strike it quickly]]
[[File:Mining Critical.png|thumb|200px|[[User:MyraMidnight|MyraMidnight]] landing a '''critical hit''', notice the ''white particles''.]]
[[File:Mining Cooldown.png|thumb|200px|A [[Mining Rock]] in '''[[cooldown]]''', it will quickly regain its shape]]
[[File:Mining Rock Overheating.png|thumb|200px|A [[Mining Rock]] '''overheating''', it causes extra damage to your pickaxe]]
===How do I begin Mining?===
#First you [[Crafting|craft]] a [[Stone Pickaxe]] when you have enough materials. 
#You need to ''retrieve'' your pickaxe in order to make it usable, by touching the pickaxe you just crafted. ''A retrieved pickaxe should be named "Krafties Pickaxe [type]"''
#Stand in front of a [[Mining Rock]] with the [[Pickaxe]] worn, and swing it by ''clicking'' anywhere ''(works much like the [[Standard Net]] that way)''
#Continue swinging until you reach the core of the mine, by either holding down the mouse button or waiting for critical hits.

:You begin at ''level 1'' and are only be able to use ''stone'' pickaxes, because there are level restrictions on the more durable ones.
:*To see your current level and remaining pickaxe life, touch your pickaxe.

===Where are the Mines?===
:There are public [[Mining Rock]]s located on [[Krafties Island]] available for anyone to use. You can also buy a [[Mining Rock]] in the [[Krafties Store]] to take home with you.
:*A [[Rock Mine]] never depletes, you only need to give it a minute to restore itself after each use.

===How do I level up?===
:Mining is a [[player]] based skill, which means you need to do the work instead of your pet. As with any other skill, you are '''level 1''' when you start.
:*Best mining experience is earned when you strike critical hits (hitting the rock when the outline is yellow).

==Using a Pickaxe==
There are 2 different factors that will determine how successful you are in mining: your player Mining Level and the material of the tools you use.  As you improve in mining and level up you gain the abilities to wear faster and stronger pickaxes.  

*Your Mining level affects how much damage you do to a rock mine.
*The material of your pickaxe determines how fast you can swing your pickaxe.


When the first person begins to mine, they become the mining leader of that rock mine.  Critical hits and mined resources are all determined by the Mining Leader.  Assisting a mining leader will help the leader get faster resources, although the assister will not receive any Critical hits

===Mining Techniques===
There are 2 methods to mine and gather resources.  

* Hold-Mouse Mining
Whilst wearing any Krafties pickaxe next to a Krafties rock mine, click and hold your left mouse button anywhere on the screen and you will begin to mine.  This is the simple, low experience way to mine.

* Critical Mining
Manually clicking each swing will give you much more reward in experience for those who like the challenge.  By clicking once rather than holding, this will trigger a Critical hit timer (which is always 2 seconds longer than your pickaxe swing rate).  When the Critical hit is activated, Yellow particles will flash.  Quickly swinging during a critical hit will offer much more experience per swing and increase resource gathering. A successful swing will result in a flash of White particles.

==Rock Mine (states)==
===Ready (white)===
*When a rock is available to mine, it will appear with a WHITE outline.
===Cooldown (red)===
*After you have reached the core and retrieved your loot, the [[Rock Mine]] will go on ''[[cooldown]]'' and has a RED outline .  
*Cooldown lasts for '''60 seconds''' and the mine will slowly regain its shape.
===Overheating (black)===
*Overheating happens randomly.  The mining rock will turn BLACK and smoking.  
*If you hit an overheating rock this will damage your pickaxe and give you a warning.  Continuing this will result in an broken pickaxe.
*You cannot make any progress while the [[Mining Rock]] is overheating

===Notes===
*Mining with critical hits will increase your earned experience, faster resource gathering and maximum use out of your pickaxe.
*Pickaxes can be worn depending on levels.  Pickaxes have different swing rates and health.
*Rock mines can be mined anywhere and there is no limit on how many can mine per at once.
*Materials obtained from Rock Mines can be converted using [http://krafties.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alchemy_Information Alchemy]
=See Also=
{{Crafting}}
===Trivia===
*Mining is the first [[Player]] based skill introduced into Krafties in ''April 2013''.