Originally posted by Crayzus:

I have spent hours looking for copper in the black forest and I can only ever find like 2 chunks. Then I mine half of it and my bags are full so I have to run back to my base and unload then run back again. But wait there is cold and stamina constantly drains slowing you down. Why is such a tedious game given Overwhelmingly Positive reviews?

Having a hard time taking this thread seriously. As someone (me) who has finished the game (all the current content) nearly a dozen times... exclusively solo-vanilla, and have played on 50-60 different map seeds (or more)... have never had any issues finding copper nodes in Black Forest, as you are describing.

Here is just one example of one map where i dug out underneath an Elder altar, making a 100% safe base / workshop underneath, This is where i smelt and craft my bronze bars etc...
The thing i want to point out, is that on the little "radar" at the top, that each of those dots is a copper node... that's 8 copper nodes in just the surrounding area from where I am standing (inside my base). This is fairly representative of how much copper I usually find on any given map.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2434836833

So... copper is not "rare"... You just have to go to each rock, and the cursor will indicate if it is copper, as well as have bits of "metal" in it's texture...

Now, to address the "cold and stamina drain".... If you are having issues with these things then you are not taking care of your stamina properly.... You should be "full" at all times, with 3 foods, which determines your HP and Stamina "pool". and replace the foods (eat more) as they expire. You should also have a "rested bonus" at all times, which gives a huge buff to stamina regeneration and some HP regeneration rates. Spending a couple minutes by a fire will give the rested bonus. If the bonus goes away, get by a fire to refresh it.

Always WALK, instead of doing a lot of running and jumping, as these will deplete stamina very quickly. The only time you should be running or jumping is to escape mobs.

"Cold" only happens at night or while it's raining, and one shouldn't really be exploring BF during those times anyhow, as additional mobs spawn at night (randomly), and the bird even warns you against it.