Dark Sapphire?

metallix

Does dark sapphire still spawn in your backpack when mining? I haven't been able to find any.

McDougle

Is your tool set to ore and gems ?

McDougle

right click it to bring up menu

metallix

I didn't see anything about setting a tool to ore or gems. Just that they would spawn in your backpack while mining.

metallix

Oh I see, I just have a shovel and it only has ore as an option

McDougle

metallix said:

Oh I see, I just have a shovel and it only has ore as an option

What is your mining skill at 

metallix

96.6 do I need 100?

McDougle

Yes must be gm

TimSt

You do not need to set the pick or shovel to mine for gems.  You can set it at ore or ore and granite and the special gems will still drop in your backpack. You just need to be at GM. Wearing mining gloves also helps.

Lord_Frodo

Isn't there a book you also have to read

TimSt

The book is only for mining normal gems. Per the wiki: The book ‘Mining for Quality Gems’ bought from a blacksmith in Royal City allows normal, jewelry gems, to be found randomly when mining with the tool’s context menu set to ‘ore and gems’.

Mariah

Yes, dark sapphire is still dropping when mining

No, you don't need to set the shovel for that kind of gem.

Yes, you need to be GM mining.

Skett

I think you still need to read the book 
didn’t the mining of regular gems start before the ml gems ? 

I can’t remember 

McDougle

I've always called the ML gems super gems just to differentiate as they are totally different and separate from actual gems