Miner (Vitality Mod)

Miner

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Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	10
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

The Miner is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following criteria has been met:

• There is an empty House.
• Any gem is in your inventory.

He primarily sells gems and ores depending on the current moon phase.

Items sold

Item	Cost	Availability
Diamond Pickaxe	3	During the Blood Moon
Extractinator	10	Always available.
Amethyst	1875	During any of the following moon phases: .
Topaz	3750	During any of the following moon phases: .
Sapphire	5625	During any of the following moon phases: .
Emerald	75	During any of the following moon phases: .
Ruby	11250	During any of the following moon phases: , if the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Diamond	150	During any of the following moon phases: , if the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Copper Ore	250	During any of the following moon phases: .
Tin Ore	375	During any of the following moon phases: .
Iron Ore	5	During any of the following moon phases: .
Lead Ore	750	During any of the following moon phases: .
Bronze Shard	5	Always available.
Silver Ore	750	During any of the following moon phases: .
Tungsten Ore	1125	During any of the following moon phases: .
Gold Ore	15	During any of the following moon phases: , if the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Platinum Ore	2250	During any of the following moon phases: , if the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Hellstone	1250	In Hardmode.
Geranium Ore	50	In Hardmode.
Cobalt Ore	35	After defeating any mechanical boss.
Palladium Ore	45	After defeating any mechanical boss.
Mythril Ore	55	After defeating any mechanical boss.
Orichalcum Ore	65	After defeating any mechanical boss.
Adamantite Ore	75	After defeating all mechanical bosses.
Titanium Ore	85	After defeating all mechanical bosses.
Arctic Ore	50	After defeating all mechanical bosses.
Chlorophyte Ore	75	After defeating Plantera.
Lava Moss	1	Always available.
Krypton Moss	1	Always available.
Xenon Moss	1	Always available.
Argon Moss	1	Always available.
Neon Moss	1	Always available.

Names

The Miner may have any of the following names:

• Steve
• Ricardo
• Victor
• Fletcher
• Jimbo
• Chad
• Leon
• Koby

Quotes

Interaction quotes

"Don't dig straight down!" "So I was mining the other day when suddenly a green creature jumped in front of me and exploded." "My favorite type of gem is the diamond." "Spiders can climb walls, be mindful of that!" "I'm glad that those skeletons don't appear on the surface anymore." "All these years, I took my trusty pickaxe for granite!" When Arms Dealer is present: "I don't understand the weapons <name of Arms Dealer> makes, they fire those round arrows. How does that even work?"

Happiness quotes

When homeless: "I would like a home for me to store my goods." When neutral: "I'm fine, thanks." When far from home: "A compass would be nice to have at this time." When in a sparse area: "Being alone is lovely, I can focus on my own projects." When overcrowded: "A lot of people are nearby, I'm scared they might steal my diamonds." When in the Caverns: "There are so many minerals for me to mine, I love it here!" When in the Jungle: "I don't like the Jungle, there are just too many monsters." When near the Master Chef: "I like <name of Master Chef>'s dishes so much." When near the Arms Dealer: "I don't understand what kind of dark magic <name of Arms Dealer> possesses, he presses a button and round arrows get fired." When near the Angler: "I hate <name of Angler>, he's really mean to everyone." When near the Princess: "I never knew <name of Princess> was interested in mining as well, I quite like that."

Trivia

• This NPC is an obvious reference to Steve from the game "Minecraft", where the main character often mines for resources. With diamond being the 2nd best ore in the game and being the most iconic, most of his interactions quotes are based on tips, events or jokes about Minecraft.
• The Miner NPC has an increased chance of being named Steve.
• One of his names, "Steve", is a reference to Steve from Minecraft.
• One of his names, "Victor", is a reference to the developer's friend.
• One of his names, "Koby", is a reference to the developer's friend.
• One of his names, "Fletcher", is a reference to the Twitch streamer Fletcherizer.