My Time at Sandrock: How to Mine

While there is lots of junk on the surface of My Time at Sandrock, the good stuff is hidden beneath the ruins of pre-catastrophe civilization. The ground has reclaimed these abandoned retail malls and office buildings after 330 years of inactivity, filling them with rock and minerals. Grab your pick hammer and some snacks, and get ready to dig for gold. Just make sure you get to bed before the clock strikes midnight.

Acquiring the Skill to Mine in My Time at Sandrock

There are a few mining areas in My Time at Sandrock. You'll be able to access the first after you've built the scrapyard cranes. After you've achieved these, you can proceed to the Eufaula Salvage Abandoned Ruins, which is the first location. Keep this in mind: My Time at Sandrock includes a lot of fall damage, and avoiding the elevator is a great way to find out what the death penalty is. New ruins appear as you progress through the story. If you're the type that hoards resources, you'll want to help the locals every now and then, even if it's just to grab some new rock to shatter.

Mining Techniques

The pick hammer is the most common tool used in mining. It's easy to see what can be cut through because the mines are housed in futuristic, pre-catastrophe constructions. It has to do with the soil. Anything brown will most likely give way to your choice. To dig in practically any direction, simply aim and swing. You'll be awarded a jetpack with an endless lift if you dig yourself into a hole. Similarly, because some areas of the mine are more vertically oriented, being able to float up to higher locations is advantageous simply for getting around.

Finally, you should use your scanner to its full potential. While this hides the most of your UI, it does emphasize where doors are hidden and unusual items are buried. Unless you only want to tidy up the site, the scanner is a must-have for saving time and effort. There's no need to dig aimlessly when it's just pointing you in the right direction.

Going Deeper

You should also think about making as much progress in each mining as possible as quickly as possible. Lower floors contain more valuable items, while elevators on every odd floor give a shortcut to them. Lower parts of the first mine, for example, begin to offer you tin ore, which may be transformed into bronze, a necessary commodity for upgrading your equipment. Before you become too excited, bear in mind that some resources are only accessible through tools of a certain level. You'll need the bronze pick, for example, to break apart larger copper veins. The straightforward one, on the other hand, may turn up tin and other antiquities.

Going it alone is dangerous.

While the first mine is peaceful, don't become too accustomed to it. There are enemies in other ruins that you should be careful of. Keep in mind that there is no time limit in My Time at Sandrock, so take your time honing your fighting skills and weaponry before putting them to the test against adversaries. There are a lot worse things in the world than rocket chickens scurrying around. As you progress, the opponents become more difficult, so make sure you refine your skills and sharpen your swords. Otherwise, you'll be seeing the game-over screen a lot more than you'd like.

You may always go back to your home.

If things become too hairy or your character gets fatigued, bring up the map screen and hit the "leave ruins" option to rapidly return to the mine entrance (found at the bottom of the screen). This will return you to the entrance immediately, saving you the time and effort of excavating your way back out.

Mining rewards

There are a number of reasons why you should go mining. It is, without a doubt, a fantastic method for locating resources, notable minerals like copper and tin. While strolling about, you may come across fragments of antiques that can be put together at the museum and donated. You will start to reap rewards if you contribute enough of them. Finally, there are rare bits strewn across the game. Exploring the mines is the only way to find coils and engines. Keep these on hand for future usage even if they aren't immediately useful.