Mining (Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town)

Get that hammer hammering!

Mining is a recurring feature in the Story of Seasons (牧場物語, Bokujou Monogatari) series.

The mines of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town are multi-level, allowing Players to go spelunking. Lower levels of the mines will yield rarer materials, but be mindful of the traps as you delve into the depths!

Mine Discovery

Players will be able to discover mines as they clear the land from debris and forestation. Different mines offer different materials, so keep your axe and hammer handy while out and about!

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Mines

Mines in Olive Town are both simple and complex. Both types of mines feature multiple levels, though complex mines will be deeper than the minimal floors of simple mines. In each floor the shape and size of the layout will be random. The positions of the ladders will be different every time. Mine 1 is a simple mine with no underground lakes while the other mines have underground lakes on floors that are multiples of 10. Mine 2 and Mine 3 will have floors with a larger layout and different dangers to avoid.

On each floor there are two ladders, one will take you to the next floor down, the other is an exit. If a ladder going down isn't immediately visible then break rocks to find the hidden ladder. Ladders won't appear directly next to a wall. Mine 3 has pitfalls which can cause you to fall a random number of floors from 1-10. Your stamina will decrease in proportion to the number of floors you fall. Keep your stamina high by eating cooked dishes. In Mine 2 and Mine 3 the underground lakes will hold a different variety of fish. All together the lakes of Mine 2 and Mine 3 will be noted as Area 2 Mine Lake and Area 3 Mine Lake. The underground lakes within one mine will have the same variety of fish, so it doesn't matter which floor the lake is on.

There are three mines found throughout the farm sections. The Magma Sprite will give a reward the first time you reach the final floor of each mine. Time will continue to pass in the mines and at 2:00 am you will collapse.

Ore veins will let you collect multiple items!

Mine	Location	Last Floor	Reward
1	Farm Area 1	B10	White Opal x3
2	Farm Area 2	B30	Lava Caves is unlocked
3	Farm Area 3	B50	Diamond x3

Raw Materials from Rocks

To purchase raw materials from the Olive General Store, ship at least one of each type. Raw gems are not available for purchase.

Image	Name	Drops	Location
Rock	Rock	Stone	Mine 1 Mine 2 Mine 3
	Iron Boulder	Iron Ore Stone (Low Chance)	Mine 1 Mine 2 Mine 3
	Silver Boulder	Silver Ore Stone (Low Chance)	Mine 2 Mine 3
	Gold Boulder	Gold Ore Stone (Low chance)	Mine 3
	Orichalcum Deposit	Orichalcum Ore Raw Diamond (Low chance) Stone (Low chance)	Mine 3 Even numbered floors from: B42 - B48 (Fixed Chance) B50 (100%)

Gem Deposits

Mine 2
Image	Name	Item	Appearance
	Ruby Deposit	Raw Ruby	Odd numbered floors from: B21 - B29 (Fixed Chance) B30 (100%)
Mine 3
	Ruby Deposit	Raw Ruby	Odd numbered floors from: B11 - B19 (Fixed Chance) B20 (100%)
	Sapphire Deposit	Raw Sapphire	Odd numbered floors from: B21 - B29 (Fixed Chance) B30 (100%)
	Emerald Deposit	Raw Emerald	Odd numbered floors from: B31 - B49 (Fixed Chance) B40 (100%)

Baddies

Starting with Mine 2, there will be moles called Baddies appearing on most mine floors. When they pop out of the ground, they create a shock wave that depletes the player's stamina. Coming into direct contact with the Baddie will also deplete stamina.

A baddie will leave the mine floor after several strikes from your hammer. You can hammer Baddies directly, but the best way to take care of stronger baddies is to charge your hammer away and strike them from far away. Baddie 3 will move the fastest and create a much larger shock wave, but the Orichalcum hammer will make it a bit easier to take care of Baddie 3. In Mine 2, Baddie 1 will appear alone but in Mine 3 you will have to deal with two or three Baddies at the same time. The common drops of all baddies are wild berries, coal lumps, and clay. Each type of Baddie also has a chance of dropping a different type of object for appraisal.

Image	Baddie	Location	Drops	Unique Object	Possible Appraisals
	Baddie 1	Mine 2: Every floor (Except for: B10, B20, B30)	Wild Berry (Lower Chance) Coal Lump Clay	Time Worn Object	Cave Pearl (20%) Silver Ore (20%) Iron Ore (10%)
	Baddie 2	Mine 3: B1 - B29 (Except for: B10, B20)	Wild Berry (Lower Chance) Coal Lump Clay	Heavy Object	Crystallized Amber (20%) Silver Ore (10%) Raw Red Beryl (10%) Raw Ruby (10%)
	Baddie 3	Mine 3: B31 - B49 (Except for: B40)	Wild Berry (Lower Chance) Coal Lump Clay	Shining Object	Parasite Stone (20%) Gold Ore (10%) Raw Sapphire (10%) Raw Emerald (8%) Orichalcum Ore (2%)

Raw Materials from Ore Veins

Ore veins on the cave walls will appear on even numbered floors except for floors that are a multiple of 10. The ore veins can be struck with the hammer three times before it depletes.

Mine 1
Image	Item	Drop Rate	Description
	Iron Ore	90%	A lump of ore containing bits of sturdy iron.
	Stone	10%	Just your average stone. By itself, it may not be worth much, but if you collect a lot of them, you might be able to make something!
Mine 2
	Silver Ore	50%	A lump of ore containing bits of sterling silver.
	Iron Ore	20%	A lump of ore containing bits of sturdy iron.
	Glass Rock	10%	A lump of stone containing bits of glass. With some special techniques, it can be processed into pure glass.
	Coal Lump	10%	A stone that'll leave your hands pitch black if you touch it. With some special techniques, it can be processed into pure coal.
	Stone	9%	Just your average stone. By itself, it may not be worth much, but if you collect a lot of them, you might be able to make something!
	Raw Diamond	1%	A raw, unprocessed diamond.
Mine 3
	Gold Ore	50%	A lump of ore containing bits of precious gold.
	Silver Ore	20%	A lump of ore containing bits of sterling silver.
	Glass Rock	10%	A lump of stone containing bits of glass. With some special techniques, it can be processed into pure glass.
	Coal Lump	10%	A stone that'll leave your hands pitch black if you touch it. With some special techniques, it can be processed into pure coal.
	Iron Ore	5%	A lump of ore containing bits of sturdy iron.
	Stone	3%	Just your average stone. By itself, it may not be worth much, but if you collect a lot of them, you might be able to make something!
	Raw Diamond	2%	A raw, unprocessed diamond.

Raw Materials from Sparkling Locations

Sparkling spots on the ground will appear on even numbered floors except for floors that are a multiple of 10. This spot can only be dug once with the hoe.

Mine 1
Image	Item	Drop Rate	Description
	Raw White Opal	50%	A raw, unprocessed white opal.
	Iron Ore	40%	A lump of ore containing bits of sturdy iron.
	Stone	10%	Just your average stone. By itself, it may not be worth much, but if you collect a lot of them, you might be able to make something!
Mine 2
	Raw Red Beryl	50%	A raw, unprocessed red beryl.
	Silver Ore	40%	A lump of ore containing bits of sterling silver.
	Stone	10%	Just your average stone. By itself, it may not be worth much, but if you collect a lot of them, you might be able to make something!
Mine 3
	Gold Ore	85%	A lump of ore containing bits of precious gold.
	Stone	10%	Just your average stone. By itself, it may not be worth much, but if you collect a lot of them, you might be able to make something!
	Raw Diamond	5%	A raw, unprocessed diamond.

Mining Skill and Efficiency

As your mining level increases it will take less swings to destroy rocks and gem deposits. The number of hits that Baddies take depends only on hammer type.

Hammer Type
	Hammer	Iron Hammer	Silver Hammer	Golden Hammer	Orichalcum Hammer
Number of Hammer Swings (Mining Level: Lv.1 - Lv.10)
Baddie 1	1	1	1	1	1
Baddie 2	24	12	6	3	1
Baddie 3	40	20	10	5	3

Rock	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	3	2	1	1
Iron Hammer	1	1	1	1
Silver Hammer	1	1	1	1
Gold Hammer	1	1	1	1
Orichalcum Hammer	1	1	1	1
Iron Boulder	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	6	5	4	3
Iron Hammer	4	3	2	1
Silver Hammer	2	1	1	1
Gold Hammer	1	1	1	1
Orichalcum Hammer	1	1	1	1
Silver Boulder	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	12	11	10	9
Iron Hammer	6	5	4	3
Silver Hammer	4	3	2	1
Gold Hammer	2	1	1	1
Orichalcum Hammer	1	1	1	1
Gold Boulder	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	36	35	34	33
Iron Hammer	24	23	22	21
Silver Hammer	12	11	10	9
Gold Hammer	6	5	4	3
Orichalcum Hammer	4	3	2	1
Orichalcum Deposit	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	72	71	70	69
Iron Hammer	48	47	46	45
Silver Hammer	24	23	22	21
Gold Hammer	12	11	10	9
Orichalcum Hammer	8	7	6	5
Ruby Deposit	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	36	35	34	33
Iron Hammer	24	23	22	21
Silver Hammer	12	11	10	9
Gold Hammer	6	5	4	3
Orichalcum Hammer	4	3	2	1
Sapphire Deposit	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	48	47	46	45
Iron Hammer	36	35	34	33
Silver Hammer	24	23	22	21
Gold Hammer	12	11	10	9
Orichalcum Hammer	6	5	4	3
Emerald Deposit	Number of Hammer Swings
Hammer Type
	Mining Level: Lv.1	Mining Level: Lv.2 - Lv.4	Mining Level: Lv.5 - Lv.7	Mining Level: Lv.8 - Lv.10
Hammer	72	71	70	69
Iron Hammer	48	47	46	45
Silver Hammer	24	23	22	21
Gold Hammer	12	11	10	9
Orichalcum Hammer	8	7	6	5

References

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