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Separate a broad Density Mode survey from Node Mode's closer search. Check the world setting before changing a multiplayer configuration, then use the installed Handbook to choose a dig.

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Use Density Mode for a broad survey and Node Mode only when the world enables it. Check the actual propickNodeSearchRadius, keep sample readings tied to their first block, and use the installed Handbook before choosing where to dig.

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Density Mode will not finish a reading?

Complete the three-sample set with the documented spacing, then keep the first block's X/Z as the surveyed location.

Read the relevant guideProspecting pick has no Node Mode or finds no trace?

Separate the world radius setting from a local no-ore result; check the host setting before changing a shared world.

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Vintage Story guides

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Vintage Story Prospecting: Complete Density Readings and Find a Local Peak

Use Density Mode as a survey signal—not a promise of ore—then compare valid readings before choosing where to dig.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 5 min read
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Vintage Story Node Mode Missing or Finding No Ore? Check the World Radius

Separate a disabled Node Mode setting from a genuine no-trace sample, then use the displayed result without assuming it maps a whole vein.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 5 min read
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