Shadow ore

So I've been to this place, where I was supposed to find shadow ore(Johann heard the story in the dwarven inn!!)
...and all he found was gold, silver and some gems....and LOTS of rocks "You cannot mine this rock".

So either I was really unlucky with spawning or something is screwed

Sounds like bad luck. Spawning of ATS ore veins is unchanged.

But I know the pain. It happens. It's happened to me too.

Yepp, or maby someone mined all the shadow ore allready

So yesterday a bit of luck in cave on the cleaven side of island smiled upon us, 2veins spawned! 2veins out of 18rocks.

Today one vein with shadow ore spawned.

Since it's been said, that these spawns weren't changed, I remember, there were THREE locations in Gra cave, and mostly 2-4veins were spawned.

*whines like a spoiled brat*That's just SO unfair!!!

Not to mention the difference between difficulty of gra jokers and bloody driders.

So I wanted to make exceptional blacksteel bastard sword....after making 68th regular one, I gave up.
I believe exceptional version cannot be made.


Also, if somebody is putting ore into forge and somebody else opens it(clicks on it), it becomes "locked" alias bugged....
Is there any way how to restore it if you screw it up? Also is there some chance for the forge not become locked?

Hum the forge is supposed to become locked while a player is useing it though, to prevent people from stealing your ore while your placeing it...
Might be a bug from the ATS side.

Yeah; that's an ATS bug. No; I have no intention of fixing it. ATS scares me.

I can look into the lack of an exceptional blacksteel bastard sword though.

I'm pretty sure Shallindria made some. Will check since I have nothing better to be doing.