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Create: Ore Excavation = Infinite

Every ore vein on the server is literally infinite.

The proof​

File: config/createoreexcavation-server.toml

defaultInfinite = true       # ← all veins are infinite by default
maxExtractorsPerVein = 0     # ← 0 = unlimited extractors on one vein
finiteAmountBase = 1000
veinFinderNear = 1
veinFinderFar = 25
veinFinderCd = 100

defaultInfinite = true means the Create Ore Excavation drill, once placed on a vein, mines forever. maxExtractorsPerVein = 0 means you can stack as many extractors as you want on a single vein.

How to use it​

  1. Find ANY ore (iron, diamond, etc.) — the type doesn't matter much, your concern is vein discovery
  2. Use Vein Finder (Create item) to locate the underground vein extent
  3. Drop a Create Ore Drill on the vein
  4. Power it (water wheel = free) → it pumps out the ore type forever
  5. Stack multiple drills on the same vein — they don't compete

The combo with veinmining-fabric​

You also have veinmining-fabric installed. Config: maxBlocksBase = 0, maxBlocksPerLevel = 50, limitedByDurability = true.

Translation: Vein Mining enchantment grants 50 blocks/level. With Unbreaking 100x-boosted (from Loophole #3), durability is non-issue.

So the cheese has two layers:

  • Manual: Vein Mining enchant + pickaxe = strip whole vein in one click
  • Passive: Create Ore Excavation = AFK farm the same vein forever

Pair with AE2​

You have appliedenergistics2, megacells-fabric (billion-item cells), and merequester-fabric.

Pipe Create extractor output → AE2 storage → request items remotely from anywhere with the wireless terminal (ae2wtlib).

End state: "Diamond" becomes an item you ask for, like checking your inventory.

What's nerfed (FYI)​

For balance honesty:

  • OnlyExcavators datapack restricts some excavation recipes — check JEI before crafting
  • tiered doesn't apply to drill heads themselves (no Mythic drill heads)
  • Lava/water sources still drain normally (Botania ocean cheese still works)