Mining Gadget Glitches: Unbreakable Lights, Silk Touch, And Gravel Woes

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Mining Gadget Glitches: Unbreakable Lights, Silk Touch, and Gravel Woes

Hey folks, let's dive into some pesky issues with the Mining and Building Gadgets mod on the Xbox Series X/S, specifically when using it on Bedrock! We've got a few bugs to report, and hopefully, some solutions to keep your mining adventures smooth. This guide will cover the unbreakable light issue, the silk touch effect on certain ores, and the gravel mining problem. If you're encountering these issues, you're in the right place. We'll break down the problems, how to replicate them, and any extra tidbits to help you out.

The Unbreakable Light Conundrum

Alright, let's kick things off with the most frustrating bug: the unbreakable lights generated by the light placement upgrade for the Mining Laser. This upgrade is supposed to help with visibility, but it's causing a major headache, especially when digging tunnels. Imagine you're trying to create a simple 1x1 tunnel in front of you. You fire up the Mining Laser, and bam! Indestructible blocks pop up, blocking your progress. This makes it impossible to continue mining straight ahead, and let's be honest, it's a real buzzkill. The indestructible blocks are the lights that are placed by the light placement upgrade. The Mining Laser's light placement upgrade is placing unbreakable blocks, which gets in the way of your mining. It's like the game is saying, "Nope, you're not going any further." This bug essentially halts any 1x1 tunnel digging when the light placement upgrade is active. This can be especially annoying if you have a base or are trying to traverse the world in a specific way.

Now, to reproduce this issue, it's pretty straightforward. First, make sure you're on the Xbox Series X/S. Then, equip your Mining Laser with the light placement upgrade. Next, set the range to at least 10 blocks (or however far you want to dig). Finally, start mining a 1x1 tunnel. You'll quickly notice the unbreakable lights blocking your path. Try to mine a 1x1 tunnel, and you'll run into these indestructible light blocks. This bug severely limits the usability of the Mining Laser and makes it difficult to dig tunnels in a lot of situations.

To make this bug more clear, imagine trying to build a base underground. You'd want to dig a tunnel, right? But with this bug, you can't. The light placement upgrade, which is meant to help you see, is now preventing you from digging. This makes the mod almost unusable for anything that requires straight-line mining. It's a significant issue that needs to be addressed. This is not the only issue though, there are others as well.

Let's keep going, shall we?

The Silk Touch Illusion and Mystical Agriculture Ores

Next up, let's chat about another peculiar behavior of the Mining Laser. This time, it's related to mining ores from the Mystical Agriculture mod. The Mining Laser seems to be acting as though it has a silk touch enchantment. Silk Touch is an enchantment that allows you to mine blocks and receive the block itself, rather than its usual drops. For instance, with silk touch, you can get a block of diamond ore instead of just diamonds. The issue here is that the Mining Laser doesn't have a silk touch enchantment, yet it's behaving as if it does when mining Mystical Agriculture ores. This means you're getting the ore blocks themselves instead of the intended drops, such as essence. This can mess up the intended mechanics of the mod and potentially lead to unbalanced gameplay. This means if you're mining ores from the Mystical Agriculture mod using the Mining Laser, you might not be getting the resources you expect. This behavior can break the normal progression of the mod, because you're getting the block and not the essence. It completely changes the way these ores are meant to be mined. This is not how it is supposed to work and is quite frustrating.

To reproduce this, simply equip your Mining Laser. Then, locate some Mystical Agriculture ores. Finally, mine them with the laser. Observe that you're getting the ore blocks rather than their normal drops. It's that simple to trigger this bug! The Mining Laser incorrectly mines Mystical Agriculture ores as if it had silk touch, giving you the blocks instead of the intended resources. This could be incredibly annoying, because you may be expecting to get a different set of materials, and this messes it all up.

It is also very likely that you want the essence, because you may be trying to craft materials. The fact that the Mining Laser has the silk touch effect and will give you blocks, not essence is a bug.

Let's get into another issue, guys.

Gravel's Grumbling: Flint Drops and Mining Misery

Lastly, let's address the Mining Laser's struggle with gravel. Gravel, for those who don't know, is a block that often drops flint when mined. The Mining Laser, however, seems to have a hard time with this. Instead of correctly mining the gravel and giving the usual drops, it consistently drops flint. This is more of a nuisance than a game-breaking bug, but it's still worth noting. It's not functioning as it should, and it's making the whole experience less smooth.

Here's how to reproduce this: equip the Mining Laser. Locate some gravel, and then mine the gravel with the laser. Every single time, you'll receive flint instead of the gravel block or the usual drops. If you need gravel, you're not getting any. This is another way that the Mining Laser is broken. It is dropping the incorrect resources, making it harder to collect the materials you need.

If you are using the Mining Laser for other resources, you'll quickly realize that it isn't giving you everything you need. You're not able to get the right blocks, which will affect crafting and resource gathering. The fact that it consistently drops flint is frustrating, and it's preventing players from getting the blocks that they require.

Conclusion and What to Do

So, there you have it, folks! Several problems with the Mining Laser in the Bedrock version on the Xbox Series X/S. We've covered the unbreakable light placement issue, the silk touch effect with Mystical Agriculture ores, and the gravel mining problem. These bugs can significantly impact your gameplay experience, making it harder to dig tunnels, gather resources, and progress in your game. The Mining Laser has quite a few issues, so let's break down the recap.

  • Unbreakable Lights: The light placement upgrade places unbreakable blocks, making 1x1 tunnel mining impossible.
  • Silk Touch Illusion: The Mining Laser mines Mystical Agriculture ores as if it had silk touch.
  • Gravel Grumbling: The Mining Laser always drops flint when mining gravel.

If you're experiencing these issues, there are a few things you can do:

  • Report the Bugs: The best thing to do is to report these bugs to the developers of the mod. The more reports they get, the higher the priority of fixing these bugs will be.
  • Use Workarounds: For the light placement issue, avoid using the light placement upgrade if you're digging tunnels. For the other issues, you might need to find alternative methods for mining those specific blocks or ores.

Hopefully, this guide has helped you understand the issues and what you can do about them. Let's hope the developers fix these bugs soon so we can all enjoy a smoother mining experience. Keep those bug reports coming, and happy mining, everyone!