Mining is one of Zephyr’s long-term gathering systems. Players can collect ores, find Normal, Refined, and Super Gems, improve their PickAxe, complete special quests, and use additional MiningVIP features.
Mining processes one attempt approximately every 5 seconds.
Moving, jumping, dying, changing actions, removing the mining tool, or equipping something in the left hand will stop mining.
Keep at least one free inventory slot. Mining rewards cannot be collected while the inventory is full.
Access: Mine Assistant in Twin City
Level requirement: No additional level restriction is currently enforced by the entrance NPC.
Plain Mine is the most varied regular mine and one of the only locations where Tortoise Gems and Small Lottery Tickets can be found through mining.
Access: MiningVIP option from the Twin City Mine Assistant
Requirement: Active MiningVIP — VIP Level 3
The MiningVIP Mine uses a reward pool similar to Plain Mine but has a slightly improved opportunity to enter the rare Tortoise Gem reward pool.
This is a protected No-PK mining area.
Access: Mine Assistant in Phoenix Castle
Required level: 40
All connected Forest Mine floors use the same mining reward pool.
Access: Mine Assistant in Ape City
Required level: 70
All connected Canyon Mine floors use the same reward pool.
Access: Mine Assistant in Desert City
Required level: 70
All connected Desert Mine floors use the same reward pool.
Access: Through the PK Jail system or the MiningVIP teleport command
PK Jail is a dangerous Free-PK area. Be prepared before mining there.
Gold Ore is also useful for the PK Jail release system. The Warden may require qualifying Gold Ores and Silvers depending on the character’s PK status.
Access: Speak with the Meteor Zone Mine Assistant
The Meteor Zone Mine receives an additional mining gem-chance bonus compared with standard mining locations.
Certain quests can temporarily enable unique mining rewards outside the normal mine system.
During the appropriate Gourd Quest stage, players can mine:
Mining outside the correct quest stage is automatically stopped.
Most mineable Gems can appear in three qualities:
The base gem chance and quality chances are controlled by the server’s current drop-rate settings and may change during special events.
The server first checks for a Super Gem and then for a Refined Gem. If neither quality upgrade succeeds, the Gem remains Normal.
Tortoise Gems obtained directly through mining remain Normal Tortoise Gems. They are not automatically upgraded to Refined or Super quality by the mining roll.
They can still be combined through the Gem-composition system.
A PickAxe can improve naturally while it is being used for mining.
Successful progression rolls may:
The PickAxe can eventually reach +9 and obtain two sockets.
These improvements are chance-based and are not guaranteed on every mining attempt.
When the Extra Mining system is active, the following bonuses are added to the server’s configured base Gem rate:
| PickAxe Plus | Additional Gem Rate |
|---|---|
| +1 | +0.01 |
| +2 | +0.015 |
| +3 | +0.02 |
| +4 | +0.04 |
| +5 | +0.05 |
| +6 | +0.06 |
| +7 | +0.07 |
| +8 | +0.08 |
| +9 | +0.09 |
Each Fury Gem socket is calculated separately:
| Socketed Gem | Additional Gem Rate |
|---|---|
| Normal Fury Gem | +0.01 |
| Refined Fury Gem | +0.015 |
| Super Fury Gem | +0.02 |
A two-socket PickAxe receives the bonus from both Fury Gems.
A +4 PickAxe with two Super Fury Gems receives:
A +8 PickAxe with two Super Fury Gems receives:
These values are added to the live base Gem rate configured by the server.
Special Gem events may provide another temporary bonus.
Regular mining can produce ores at different rates or grades.
The current mining generator can create:
The available ore types depend on the mining location.
Characters without MiningVIP can collect ores for up to one continuous hour without moving.
After one hour:
MiningVIP characters are not restricted by this continuous ore-collection timer.
MiningVIP corresponds to VIP Level 3 and provides specialized mining benefits.
Before using offline mining:
/mining
Your character will disconnect from the active client but remain on the server as an Offline Miner.
Each Offline Mining session lasts up to 24 hours.
The Offline Mining interface allows the owner to:
Collected items can only be retrieved from the appropriate safe storage locations, such as the Market or the character’s house.
Restarting an Offline Miner’s 24-hour period costs 500,000 Silvers and requires active VIP time.
/mining
Starts Offline Mining.
Requirements:
/storegems
Available to VIP Level 3 and VIP Level 6.
Transfers supported Gems from the inventory into Gem Storage, including:
The function cannot be used while trading, playing Poker, or operating a Personal Shop.
The following /scroll destinations are available specifically to MiningVIP Level 3 players:
| Command | Destination |
|---|---|
/scroll minetc |
Plain Mine |
/scroll minejail |
PK Jail Mine |
/scroll minepc |
Phoenix Castle Mine entrance area |
/scroll mineac |
Ape City Mine entrance area |
/scroll minedc |
Desert City Mine entrance area |
/scroll minemeteor |
Meteor Zone Mine entrance area |
Teleport commands have a short cooldown and cannot be used while dead, trading, shopping, cursed, or carrying a restricted PK-name status. They may also be disabled on restricted event maps.
MiningVIP settings allow each ore type to be enabled or disabled independently:
The Gold Ore option also controls Euxenite Ore collection.
Enabling Skip All Ores disables every individual ore option. Gems and special mining rewards can still be collected.
Offline Miner preferences can be changed through the Offline Mining interface without bringing the miner back online.
VIP Level 3 and VIP Level 6 players have access to specialized storage functions.
Stores all supported Normal, Refined, and Super Gems, together with Small Lottery Tickets.
Use /storegems or the corresponding VIP interface option.
The current Ore Storage action transfers the following items:
Different Silver and Gold Ore grades are normalized into their corresponding storage category.
Storage actions are blocked while trading, playing Poker, or operating a Personal Shop.
Gem quality can be upgraded through JewelerLau in Market.
The following Gem families are supported:
Required:
Reward:
For Phoenix, Dragon, Fury, Rainbow, Kylin, Violet, and Moon Gems:
For Tortoise Gems:
Ores may be used to:
Euxenite Ore is especially important for several classic quests and promotion systems.
Gems may be used to:
The effect of a socketed Gem depends on its type and quality.