Find Ores Faster Using the Outlined Ore Textures

The pack adds an outline to ores, so valuable blocks stand out from stone even at a glance. Here is how to get the most out of it on a mining trip.

Set up your view

1. Raise Brightness in the video settings. The outlines are easier to read when cave walls aren't pitch black.

2. Increase Render Distance if your device can handle it. More of a cave stays visible, so you can spot more outlines from one spot.

3. Carry plenty of torches. Outlines help you see ore, but properly lit tunnels let you scan whole walls quickly.

Mining techniques that suit outlines

• Cave scanning: in open caves, stop at each junction and slowly pan your camera across the walls and ceiling. Outlined ores catch the eye much faster than vanilla textures do, so you can clear a cave without walking every corner.
• Strip mining: dig a long straight tunnel and glance at both walls as you go. Any ore exposed in the tunnel sides will pop out, so you're less likely to walk past it.
• Ravines: stand at the top edge and look down. Ore exposed on far walls is easier to pick out with the outline.

Keep in mind that outlines only show on ore faces you can actually see. Ore buried inside solid stone stays hidden, so keep branching into new rock.