I can't seem to understand these indicator plants. For example, I find a patch of Nickel indicator plants, and i dig a 3x3 tunnel downwards all the way to bedrock, yet I do not find any hard nickel ore at all. Are there any techniques to ensure that you find the ore vein? Also, Botania's Rod of the Plentiful Mantle doesn't seem to register the harder ores. Bummer.
Edit: So it turns out that ore distribution is so sparse that it doesn't seem like the Rod of Plentiful Mantle works when in actuality it does...
I can't seem to understand these indicator plants. For example, I find a patch of Nickel indicator plants, and i dig a 3x3 tunnel downwards all the way to bedrock, yet I do not find any hard nickel ore at all. Are there any techniques to ensure that you find the ore vein? Also, Botania's Rod of the Plentiful Mantle doesn't seem to register the harder ores. Bummer.
Edit: So it turns out that ore distribution is so sparse that it doesn't seem like the Rod of Plentiful Mantle works when in actuality it does...