LogFAQs > #885460887

the mines are procedurally generated. you're not going to find the stairs by going to where you think you found them last. each stone you break essentially has a % chance to contain a staircase or stone or maybe some copper ore or coal.

there is an option to quick travel by using the elevator every 5 levels. every time you've entered the mines so far you normally only go to floor 3 or 4 before heading back, this is why you haven't seen the elevator yet.

interestingly, monsters can even drop a staircase when killed.

if you're worried about stamina management, planting 30 crops was probably not a good idea. you use half of your stamina each morning just watering crops. then again if your focus is farming then this is a fine allocation of resources. but yeah if you want to focus on exploring the mines you need less crops so you have more energy for exploring.

alternately start saving up items that you forage so that you can eat those during the day to keep your energy up. red berries should start growing on the bushes all over town soon. you can get a dozen or even several dozen of these pretty easily and that's a nice storage of snacks to hold you over for a while.
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