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Mining Theory
For mining, i believe that the mining system works as a list. Every integral, you pick up a specific code; each code can be classified as being blank (you pick up nothing), an ore, a gem, and so forth. Therefore, each cooridinate on the map has its own list of codes. For example, you could be standing at one place and the chain of codes is:
b
b
b
b
o
o
b
b
o
b
o
g
b
b
b
o
b
b
o
b=blank
o=ore
g=gem
The list is probably very long and may reset, which is why some areas may seem gemless. Often times, the gem will be at the bottom of the list, to encourage miners to work for them; however, when one finds a gem near the surface, it may be because someone else has already mined the b's and o's and they left right before they mined the gem.
Again, (because I know there will be at least one person that will misinterpret my theory) the above hypothesis has not been proven but may answer several questions that people have.
Mining Theory
For mining, i believe that the mining system works as a list. Every integral, you pick up a specific code; each code can be classified as being blank (you pick up nothing), an ore, a gem, and so forth. Therefore, each cooridinate on the map has its own list of codes. For example, you could be standing at one place and the chain of codes is:
b
b
b
b
o
o
b
b
o
b
o
g
b
b
b
o
b
b
o
b=blank
o=ore
g=gem
The list is probably very long and may reset, which is why some areas may seem gemless. Often times, the gem will be at the bottom of the list, to encourage miners to work for them; however, when one finds a gem near the surface, it may be because someone else has already mined the b's and o's and they left right before they mined the gem.
Again, (because I know there will be at least one person that will misinterpret my theory) the above hypothesis has not been proven but may answer several questions that people have.