PC Mine collapse ore drop ratio - v19

[John Black]

Kids and I have been wondering if we lose ore when we accidentally cause structural integrity failures during mining.

 

[BFT2020]

If there are ore blocks among the collapsing blocks, you will lose ore.  Otherwise, you just lose stone and clay and sand.  Then the only thing you lose is time as you dig up the debris to get back to the ore and shore up your mine (and put in a fake ceiling now)  

 

[John Black]

Awesome thank you, I'll keep on keeping an eye on them and myself!

 

[Maharin]

I'd recommend modding your children to keep them in line. 

Just kidding, don't do that.

 

[Roland]

Kidding aside, if that really worked then we would all be doing it.

 

[Maharin]

Depends on how you define modding...

 

[Boidster]

You will, occasionally, get scrap iron drops (the crossed I-beam block) from falling ore blocks. If I read the xml correctly (blocks.xml, "terrOreIron") it's a 40% chance.