Newbie seeking help for digging up treasure chest

[Lightbringer]

Hi everyone, I am a long term UOer (Pacific since 1997) but quite new here.

Though a long time UO player, I haven't got experience with treasure hunting. Have got a level 1 map, decoded and located the exact location with UOAM. But the problem was when I started digging, it keeps on telling me that I can't mine on that?? Puzzled @@"

[Ilsanor]

You need to single click on your treasure map, then select "Dig for treasure" and target the spot you wish to search. Using a pick/shovel on the spot directly will not work.

[Lightbringer]

Thank you very much Ilsanor. Being on OSI more than a decade, it's a shame that I haven't even tried to dig up one myself. . Ex is really a nice place with so many helpful and polite players. Had really made a good decision to move in here and leaving OSI behind...

[Ilsanor]

Well, just remember - a lot of things are not the way they are on OSI. Read or ask, lest ye be surprised. Oh, and welcome to the shard, hope you're here to stay.

Also - a side note - on OSI you had to target the map with the pick/shov and then again the place to look for treasure. Not sure if it works here too.

[brhanson2]

You can also double click your shovel and target the map and you wont have to target the ground. Will dig where you are standing. I think mining gives you a wider radius of the number of tiles you have to be within.

[Lightbringer]

Though haven't got a chance to test it now, but really thank you so much everyone!!

[Ilsanor]

"0 to 50.9 mining gives a 1 tile radius (in other words, you must dig the exact correct spot of the chest)
51 to 80.9 mining gives a 2 tiles radius
81 to 99.9 mining gives a 3 tiles radius
100 mining gives a 4 tiles radius"

Not sure if 120 mining gives 5 tiles, or if it doesn't matter at all.

[Lightbringer]

Thanks a lot Ilsanor, I did read the similar thing in UOStratics. But I am think if I have located it using UOAM, is it still necessay to have mining? Haven't got a chance to test it yet since I am in hospital these few days (my mom will have a major heart operation tomorrow)...

[Ilsanor]

Well, as above - without mining you need to dig in the exact coordinates. So yeah, you can do it a 0.0 mining, just need to be more precise with the targeting cursor. And good luck with the operation, hopefully everything goes well.