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==Overview==

==Overview==

There are 120 floors (sometimes called levels) in the Mines. Ore type and quantity increases as [[The Player]] moves deeper into the Mines. The Mines are filled with rocks and dirt patches. Rocks can be mined with a [[Tools#Pickaxes|Pickaxe]] in order to obtain [[Stone]], ore and [[Minerals#Geodes|Geodes]]. A [[Tools#Hoes|Hoe]] can be used on dirt patches to collect [[Minerals]], [[Artifacts]], ore, [[Clay]], and [[Cave Carrot]]s.

There are 120 floors (sometimes called levels) in the Mines. Ore type and quantity increases as [[The Player]] moves deeper into the Mines. The Mines are filled with rocks and dirt patches. Rocks can be mined with a [[Pickaxes|Pickaxe]] in order to obtain [[Stone]], ore and [[Minerals#Geodes|Geodes]]. A [[Tools#Hoes|Hoe]] can be used on dirt patches to collect [[Minerals]], [[Artifacts]], ore, [[Clay]], and [[Cave Carrot]]s.

To advance deeper in the Mines, a ladder must be revealed on each floor. The ladder will appear after breaking rocks or after defeating an enemy (killing enemies is the stamina-free option to finding ladders). If a floor is "infested" or "overrun" by monsters, all enemies must be defeated on that floor before a ladder will appear. (Note, however, that there is a bug that affects very few floors where a ladder will drop before all enemies are killed.)

To advance deeper in the Mines, a ladder must be revealed on each floor. The ladder will appear after breaking rocks or after defeating an enemy (killing enemies is the stamina-free option to finding ladders). If a floor is "infested" or "overrun" by monsters, all enemies must be defeated on that floor before a ladder will appear. (Note, however, that there is a bug that affects very few floors where a ladder will drop before all enemies are killed.)

In rare cases, there may be no monsters on an infested floor. In this case, a ladder will appear next to the entrance shortly after entering the floor, along with the message "A way down has appeared".

In rare cases, there may be no monsters on an infested floor. In this case, a ladder will appear next to the entrance shortly after entering the floor, along with the message "A way down has appeared".

There is no pattern for when infested floors appear, but infested floors will remain infested for the entire day. Infested floors cannot spawn on elevator floors (floors ending in 0 or 5), nor can they spawn on the first 5 floors, the 19th floor, or the last 10 floors of each section of the mine.<ref name="loadlevel" /> This includes floors 1-4, 41-44, 81-84 (the first 5 floors), floors 19, 59, 99 (the 19th floor), and floors 31-39, 71-79, 111-119 (the last 10 floors), as well as [[Skull Cavern]] floors using the same layout as these floors.

There is no pattern for when infested floors appear, but infested floors will remain infested for the entire day. Infested floors cannot spawn on elevator floors (floors ending in 0 or 5), nor can they spawn on the first 5 floors, the 19th floor, or the last 10 floors of each section of the Mines.<ref name="loadlevel" /> This includes floors 1-4, 41-44, 81-84 (the first 5 floors), floors 19, 59, 99 (the 19th floor), and floors 31-39, 71-79, 111-119 (the last 10 floors), as well as [[Skull Cavern]] floors using the same layout as these floors.

With these spawning rules in mind, infested floors can spawn on the following floors of the Mines: 6-9, 11-14, 16-18, 21-24, 26-29, 46-49, 51-54, 56-58, 61-64, 66-69, 86-89, 91-94, 96-98, 101-104, 106-109.

With these spawning rules in mind, infested floors can spawn on the following floors of the Mines: 6-9, 11-14, 16-18, 21-24, 26-29, 46-49, 51-54, 56-58, 61-64, 66-69, 86-89, 91-94, 96-98, 101-104, 106-109.