Clay Excavation 'farming' method

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  1. _TANSTAAFL

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    I've been able to get around 18k/hour from placing and digging clay. However, it has some requirements:

    750+ Excavation level
    Eff5 Unb3 Silk D-Shovel
    E-Repairs recommended
    McMMO Bonus Plus x3 recommended
    Fly/Speed recommended

    Place 6 stacks of clay in a long row, 1 wide x 2 tall (like a mining tunnel shape) x 192 long.
    Activate Giga Drill Breaker and break the entire row.
    Repeat.

    Placing:
    I use /speed 2 and walk backwards to place the blocks. This is the fastest way I've found to do it.

    Also, I like to have slabs on the floor and walls on my left and right. The walls keep you from getting 'bounced' off track while you're breaking. The slabs on the floor put the clay blocks at eye level so you can look straight ahead instead of looking down while you're breaking.

    Breaking:
    You can use anything from speed 2 to speed 10, you can even fly if you want. I haven't noticed a huge difference above speed 2, but a good computer might be able to handle higher speeds better.

    750+ Excavation will give you the following drops. % in parentheses is the drop rate during Giga Drill Breaker:

    Slime ball 1% (3%) /sell: $2
    Gold Disk .05% (.15%) /sell: $100
    Green Disk .05% (.15%) /sell $100
    String 5% (15%) /sell $.50
    Bucket .1% (.3%) /sell $0
    Clock .1% (.3%) /sell $40
    Cobweb 5% (15%) /sell $5
    Cake .05% (.15%) /sell $2.25

    Selling:
    You can probably sell all of these items for more than the server price, but I've found that slime balls are the only one to sell easily. I tend to prefer using /sell to avoid the hassle of finding a buyer. Maybe try these prices:

    Slime ball: $5
    Disks: $150
    String: $1
    Bucket: $10
    Clock: $50
    Cobweb: $7.50
    Cake: $25


    Final Note:
    I have had the idea to go farm natural clay in the ocean. If you also have TP+ (for /jump) and Water+, this could be a good way to make money. My plan was to use /jump to travel from clay deposit to clay deposit, while water+ means I don't have to stop to breath. Advantages: you don't have to place the clay, and you can /sell the clay blocks.

    I'll let you know how it goes.
     
    #1 _TANSTAAFL, Sep 27, 2013
    Last edited: Sep 27, 2013
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    Lol, so true