Originally posted by fenlander:

Bronze pickaxe does more damage per swing and has more durability. I took both the Antler and Bronze pickaxe out with me when going to copper and tin.

I now have a iron pickaxe and it hits much harder and lasts longer. The bronze and Antler pickaxes are now retired in my old equipment box, just in case I die or loose the iron one.

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

Originally posted by adamg15:

That sounds like a pretty memorable experience.

It’s definitely an amazing way to challenge yourself. I did the exact same for my first play through as well - only boss I’ve beaten so far is Moder. Working on finishing Yagluth and then moving onto Mistlands next.

Originally posted by ling.speed:

Antlers are great for terraforming. Nevermind repair, the stamina cost is lower. For the same reason Bronze Axe is the best one for chopping wood. You get a little more damage with later axes but till mistlands Bronze is all one needs to chop.

For picking actual stone/ore thou, from limited testing its still better to upgrade due to damage increase. Also while mining its usually easier to get resting buff. Not rested, restING , which gives 400% stamina regen while hacking at rocks. This negates the higher stamina cost downside of better picks.

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

There is copper all over the black forest. If you are playing single player there is no issue with gathering enough during the bronze age to get every bit of bronze gear that you want. For repairs the bronze pick axe goes through portals so its easy to repair too.

Originally posted by adamg15:

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

It’s definitely an amazing way to challenge yourself. I did the exact same for my first play through as well - only boss I’ve beaten so far is Moder. Working on finishing Yagluth and then moving onto Mistlands next.

Currently I stole an antler from an old build, was currently going as far as possible with upgrading what I had with it. Then deciding to move forward. My next plan is to get some frost resist, and see if I can lead a troll up to the mountain to hunt for silver without having to touch the swamp (♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate the swamp), which was an idea inspired by your comment. So I thank you much for that.

Originally posted by adamg15:

Originally posted by sarteck:

There was one run where we didn't kill Deerboss, MegaGroot, or Steroid Slimer at all.

We used Trolls for mining until we have enough for Bronze pickaxes, used the chair trick to bypass the need for Swamp Keys, and used the Stagbreaker to locate our silver.

Hit a wall with Mountain Queen, though; we needed to make her cry to build Artisan Table and all the stuff that Artisan Table enables.

That sounds like a pretty memorable experience.

Originally posted by adamg15:

Unless I'm forgetting if bronze or better is required for silver

Originally posted by sarteck:

Originally posted by adamg15:

Unless I'm forgetting if bronze or better is required for silver

Iron or better is required for Silver and Obsidian. Bronze cannot mine anything that the Antler one can't. The real benefit of the Bronze Pickaxe is that you can get it without having to do Eikthyr at all. Additionally, the extra durability is useful when starting Crypts, I suppose.

Originally posted by adamg15:

I kinda wanna do the 'bronze first' playthrough now for the hell of it.

Originally posted by sarteck:

Originally posted by adamg15:

I kinda wanna do the 'bronze first' playthrough now for the hell of it.

There was one run where we didn't kill Deerboss, MegaGroot, or Steroid Slimer at all.

We used Trolls for mining until we have enough for Bronze pickaxes, used the chair trick to bypass the need for Swamp Keys, and used the Stagbreaker to locate our silver.

Hit a wall with Mountain Queen, though; we needed to make her cry to build Artisan Table and all the stuff that Artisan Table enables.