Mining Ores and Upgrading Your Gear

Digging into Island Ore Veins

Surviving long-term on the Cyprus island requires transitioning away from basic wooden tools. Because the map uses classic survival mechanics, underground rock layers contain standard ores distributed throughout the depths.

1. Enter a surface cave or excavate a staircase mine heading downward from your shelter.

2. Mine cobblestone to replace your wooden pickaxe, axe, and sword with more durable stone variants.

3. Look along cave ceilings and walls for coal and iron ore blocks. Coal provides fuel for lighting and smelting, while iron allows you to forge higher-tier survival gear.

Smelting and Crafting Equipment

Once you mine sufficient raw iron:

• Place down a furnace and load coal or charcoal into the bottom fuel slot.
• Smelt the iron ore into solid iron ingots.
• Prioritize crafting an iron pickaxe first so you can harvest tougher mineral blocks found in the deeper cave layers.
• Craft a full suit of iron armor and an iron sword.

Equipping iron-tier defense significantly reduces the danger posed by hostile monsters, letting you delve into extensive cave systems and safely journey across the entire island.