As the caption says, it would be nice to have (to be able to craft) metal detector, which can detect metal ore, like iron, aluminium, copper, etc. so we don`t have to change default textures to find aluminium in caves for example...
Sorry if I did doublepost, hadn`t time to read 200+ unread posts 
This should be fairly easy to implement. I find this to be a good idea. Meanwhile, a Lua script could be made to find ore 
I already have part of the code implemented in world-edit. All I'd need to do is extract it and code something simple that could detect if there is some ore straight ahead; the player would only need to manually look around until something is detected (with the distance), then dig towards it.
yes a ore detecting script would be awesome
yes a ore detecting script would be awesome
If I could patch the /we paint command overnight, then I could implement this in fair short amount of time
I support this idea because it's Rising World. Just need to keep it where it beeps, not X-ray or cheaty.
I support this idea because it's Rising World. Just need to keep it where it beeps, not X-ray or cheaty.
No "see through", no. However I will add a feature to select what kind of ore to detect, and the detection will not go beyond a certain distance (not unlimited).
We already felt the need to add something like a "ore detector" when we implemented ores 
Maybe we can add it shortly after the biomes update
Maybe something like a truffle pig or downser or Geiger counter.
lol. an ore sniffing dog. that would be amusing......
ok what about two sticks you hold in your hands then they cross over when your above the ore lol
or sonar to find hidden caves with no entrance
thats a cool idea. kinda like ground penetrating radar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-penetrating_radar and http://www.groundpenetratingradar.com/ that would make for an interesting item/tool. although in real life GPRs more or less only go 50ft deep depending on soil content.(on low frequency, on high frequency you get a better image but less depth). vibroseis ( also called thumper trucks ) would be much better for deeper penetration. 
http://www.mrcsp.org/userdata/Fact Sheets/seismic.pdf
http://www.oilandgaslawyerblog…seismic-surveys-work.htmlhttp://nees.org/data/get/nees/…_vibroseis_trex_truck.png
http://energyindepth.org/mtn-states/much-ado-about-thumping/
it would be pretty cool to have to use a tool or technique to map the underground.
ok what about two sticks you hold in your hands then they cross over when your above the ore lol
That's what I meant with downser or Aaron's rod, or character surrounded by flashes, so everyone wakes up:
"Aha ores nearby", very funny.
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