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Abandoned Mines

Small procedural overworld mines with sulfur, iron and silver; enemies live in them since Alpha 4.

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What turns up at Abandoned Mines.

PageSource
Iron Found hereDev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 29:38 (opens in a new tab)
Silver Found hereDev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 1:07:41 (opens in a new tab)
Sulfur Found hereDev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 29:10 (opens in a new tab)

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Patch history

3 versions

Every fact about Abandoned Mines by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Small mines that spawn procedurally in the overworld while exploring.
  • Four new abandoned mines were added.
  • Small vignette mines spawn procedurally in the overworld, only a few minutes of mining each, with sulfur and iron.
  • Overworld mines are placed procedurally and disappear as you walk away; one was a well on a beach.
  • Overworld mines can now contain enemies.
  • Overworld abandoned mines received a big upgrade.
  • Procedurally placed, like animals and strongholds.
  • Four new overworld abandoned mines were built for the dev build.
  • Overworld mines come in two shapes: a vertical hole in the ground or an angled entrance on a slope.
  • Spawn from candidate points on slopes, placed by a separate rule from the flat campsite points.
  • Small enemy mines: clear the bandits outside to reach a room of resources.
  • Small mining camps spawn dynamically as you explore, often in hillsides, with small pockets to mine.
Alpha 4
  • Enemies now live in abandoned mines.
  • Mines got big improvements for Alpha 4, including procedural generation.
Alpha 3
  • New mines were included in the June playtest.

Sources

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Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) VideoSep 20, 20261
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam postSep 16, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20264
The Legend of California Alpha Returns June 12 (opens in a new tab) Steam postJun 3, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20263
Dev Update: Work in Progress (opens in a new tab) Steam postApr 29, 20262
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20261
It wouldn't be California in the 1800s without mining. (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 27, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20263

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