Finally, Diamonds!

[Verrou]

Yay! So after all of this excavation:
http://images.andrehamon.com/s/2010-10-20_002801.png

I finally found:
http://images.andrehamon.com/s/2010-10-20_002901.png
Wooooooo! Diamond pickaxe and shovel, here I come ;D

[rnix]

Think if you didn't have TNT :P

[Verrou]

Bleh IKR. But with my experimenting, it seems that TNT tends to destroy ore blocks without dropping the ore :/ And to be honest, I've only used TNT on the last few layers. All the rest was hand done with a bajillion stone picks and shovels!

[Josh]

Congratulations! Keep looking though because surprisingly, there's a lot down there. Are you at the bottom now? When you are, make a hub and start branch mining. :)

[FlyingJesus]

How do you get back up?

I'm resentful of diamond because for how long it takes to find it doesn't last nearly long enough :P

[Verrou]

Yeah I'm a few blocks from Adminium. I get back up via staircase (you can see it winding up in the first screenshot, on the left). And yeah I heard about branch mining. Will give it a go.

[Firehorse]

congratulations! I find the best way to easily find diamond is to explore and find a large cave network, you'll always come accross some eventually!

[Chippiewill]

Well done, have some more diamond:

http://www.minecraftforum.net/images/smilies/diamond.pnghttp://www.minecraftforum.net/images/smilies/diamond.pnghttp://www.minecraftforum.net/images/smilies/diamond.pnghttp://www.minecraftforum.net/images/smilies/diamond.png

[Verrou]

Hahaha we seriously need to get those added to this forum. http://www.minecraftforum.net/images/smilies/I_approve.png

[Verrou]

Congratulations! Keep looking though because surprisingly, there's a lot down there. Are you at the bottom now? When you are, make a hub and start branch mining. :)
Have created a "hub" and have begun branch mining.
http://images.andrehamon.com/s/2010-10-22_170835.png

After finishing the bottom floor this is what I got:
http://images.andrehamon.com/s/2010-10-22_170701.png
Not too bad!

Now up to Level 2

[Verrou]

Have just finished the Second Level and began the third.

The branches:
http://images.andrehamon.com/s/2010-10-22_182829.png

Second level haul:
http://images.andrehamon.com/s/2010-10-22_183017.png

[Josh]

Remember diamonds are only up 16 layers!!111

[Verrou]

Kk so will just go up 4 levels. Thanks for the reminder :)