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Motherlode (Richer Walls)
"Same swing, a lot more in the bag."
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How do I install Motherlode (Richer Walls)?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Motherlode (Richer Walls) for Core Keeper in one click.
</>What does Motherlode (Richer Walls) do?
There's a point in every Core Keeper world where you know exactly what you want to build and the only thing standing in the way is raw quantity. Motherlode fixes that without handing you the items outright. Turn it on and the walls you were already breaking start dropping extra ore, and the crops you were already harvesting start yielding more. You still do the mining and the farming, you just stop needing to do it five times over. Both dials are separate, so you can boost ore for a building project and leave farming alone, or the other way round. It sits nicely between playing it straight and using Loot Goblin to skip the gathering entirely.
</>What is Motherlode (Richer Walls)?
Motherlode, from ProjectMods, raises what Core Keeper hands you without handing you items outright. Walls you were already breaking drop extra ore, crops you were already harvesting yield more, and the two dials are separate — boost ore for a build project and leave the farm exactly as it is.
</>Common questions about Motherlode (Richer Walls)
What does Motherlode do in Core Keeper?
Motherlode makes the walls you break drop extra ore and the crops you harvest yield more in Core Keeper. It's for the moment when you've settled on what you want to build and the only thing missing is raw quantity — the copper, the iron, the stack of crops the recipe wants. Motherlode fixes that without handing you items outright. You still swing the pickaxe and work the plots, you just stop having to repeat the same trip over and over to fill a single chest.
What's the difference between Extra Ore Chance and Extra Harvest Chance?
Extra Ore Chance decides how much extra the walls you're breaking tend to drop in Core Keeper, so it's the dial for a building project that's short on metal. Extra Harvest Chance does the same for crops when you harvest a plot. Motherlode keeps them independent, so you can boost ore for a big base build and leave farming exactly as it is, or raise harvests for a kitchen project without changing mining at all.
Do I still have to mine and farm with Motherlode on?
Yes, and that's the point. Motherlode raises what each swing and each harvest gives you in Core Keeper rather than skipping the activity, so the mining trip and the farm round still happen — they just pay out properly. If you'd rather not gather at all, Loot Goblin is the mod that hands you items directly. Motherlode sits deliberately between playing it completely straight and skipping the gathering entirely.
Can I boost ore without changing my crops?
Absolutely. Richer Walls is the master switch, and beneath it Extra Ore Chance and Extra Harvest Chance are separate dials, so raising one leaves the other exactly where the game put it. That's a good way to run it if the farm is the part you enjoy taking your time over — boost the ore for a build project and let the crops come in at their normal pace. Flip the master switch off and both go back to normal in one press.
Which Core Keeper mods pair well with Motherlode?
Diamond Pick and Ore Sense are the obvious two. Ore Sense shows you where the vein is through solid rock, Diamond Pick gets you there and through the walls quickly, and Motherlode makes the vein worth the walk when you arrive. Run all three and a Core Keeper mining trip becomes something you plan and finish in one evening, instead of a series of hopeful corridors that end in three copper and a slime.
What options does Motherlode (Richer Walls) include?
Extra Ore Chance
How much extra ore walls tend to drop.
Extra Harvest Chance
How much extra your crops tend to yield.
Richer Walls
Master switch. While it's on, the dials below apply. Turn it off to go back to normal.
Motherlode is a Core Keeper mod from ProjectMods that makes walls drop extra ore and crops yield extra harvest, so the mining and farming you were already doing pays out properly.
System Requirements
What features does Motherlode (Richer Walls) include?
- Makes the walls you're already breaking drop extra ore, without handing you the items outright
- Bumps crop yields on the same harvest you were doing anyway, no extra plots required
- Keeps ore and farming on separate dials, so you can boost one and leave the other honest
- Sits between playing it straight and skipping gathering entirely — you still do the mining
Best For
- Big building projects where the design is settled and only raw quantity stands in the way
- Chasing a late-tier metal like Galaxite where the veins are thin and a long way apart
- Players who genuinely enjoy mining and simply don't want to do the same run five times over
- Supplying a shared base when you're the one doing most of the gathering for everybody
- Farmers stocking a kitchen who'd rather each harvest cycle paid out properly the first time
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