Pans

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The Pan is a tool used to gather ore (and other items) from bodies of water. A Copper Pan is received from Willy after the Glittering Boulder at the bridge just west of the mine entrance is removed, revealing a stream in its place. This is accomplished by completing the Fish Tank Bundles or purchasing "Panning" from the Joja Community Development Form for data-sort-value="20000">20,000g.

Acquisition

Go to the mountain area any day after the Glittering Boulder is removed. A cutscene will trigger where Willy is wondering about the disappearance of the boulder. He points out the shimmering lights in the water that indicate that the stream is carrying ore and minerals out of the Mountains. He then gives the player his extra Copper Pan from his backpack.

Thereafter, Copper Pans can be purchased from the Fish Shop for data-sort-value="2500">2,500g.

Shimmering Lights

Use

Watch for the shimmering lights that randomly appear in water, accompanied by the sound of something "falling" in the water. If the area can be reached, approach it, equip the Pan, and left-click on the shimmering lights. Using the Pan consumes no energy. The location(s) of the shimmering lights and the item(s) received from panning are predetermined at the beginning of the day in a region. Shimmering lights can appear in any lake, pond, or river, on the Beach during the Night Market, and on Ginger Island South.

It can also be placed on the player's head as a hat by moving it from inventory into the player's head equipment slot, while still functional as a tool when placed back in inventory. This is useful for saving inventory space.

Grades of Pan

Image	Name	Cost	Ingredients	Improvements
	Copper Pan	data-sort-value="2500">2,500g	N/A	Can find up to 5 ores, 5 coal/Omni Geodes and a gem/mineral from panning.
	Steel Pan	data-sort-value="5000">5,000g	Iron Bar (5)	Can find up to ? ores, ? coal/Omni Geodes and a gem/mineral from panning. Has a small chance to spawn another panning spot.
	Gold Pan	data-sort-value="10000">10,000g	Gold Bar (5)	Can find up to ? ores, ? coal/Omni Geodes and a gem/mineral from panning. Slightly higher chance to spawn another panning spot.
	Iridium Pan	data-sort-value="25000">25,000g	Iridium Bar (5)	Can find up to ? ores, ? coal/Omni Geodes and a gem/mineral from panning. Has a high chance to spawn another panning spot.

Items Obtained

A random number of one type of metal ore is always received from panning. A random amount of coal, one gem/mineral, or a random amount of Omni Geodes can also be received. An additional item, the Lucky Ring, can be obtained depending on daily luck and luck buffs. Shown below is a complete list of items that can be obtained by panning, as well as how the percent chance of obtaining them is adjusted for various luck levels.

As shown, better luck increases the chance of finding Iridium Ore rather than Copper Ore, and the chance of finding a Diamond rather than Coal. Luck from food buffs also increases the chance of finding a Diamond rather than an Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, or Topaz. Luck from food buffs affects the percent chance of finding ore by 0.4% for each integer difference in luck, and by 4% for each integer difference in luck for all other items.

On Ginger Island, two extra items can be received: the Fossilized Tail (only in the Dig Site river) or Taro Tubers (everywhere else). Shimmering lights will appear at least every half hour at the Dig Site river.

Ore Copper Ore (40% ∓ daily luck, −food buff) Iron Ore (35.9%) Gold Ore (23.1%) Iridium Ore (1% ± daily luck, +food buff)

Gems Amethyst (1.6%, −food buff) Aquamarine (1.6%, −food buff) Diamond (2% ± daily luck, +food buff) Emerald (1.6%, −food buff) Ruby (1.6%, −food buff) Topaz (1.6%, −food buff)

Other Coal (50% ∓ daily luck) Earth Crystal (4.9%) Fire Quartz (4.2%) Frozen Tear (4.9%) Omni Geode (26%)

Extra
Fossilized Tail (20%) (in Dig Site river)
Taro Tuber (20%) (Ginger Island West, South, and Southeast)
Lucky Ring (anywhere, depends entirely on daily luck and luck buffs)

Hats

Pans can also be placed on the player's head as a hat by moving it from inventory into the player's head equipment slot.

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Pan (hat)	You place the copper pan on your head...
	Steel Pan (hat)	You place the steel pan on your head...
	Gold Pan (hat)	You place the gold pan on your head...
	Iridium Pan (hat)	You place the iridium pan on your head...

Notes

• The Tracker profession can facilitate panning by adding a small green arrow when shimmering lights appear off-screen (but only within the current map region).

History

• 1.0: Introduced.
• 1.4: Can now be trashed. Can be bought at Willy's Fish Shop after receiving the first one. Can now be used as a hat.
• 1.5: Can find Fossilized Tail and Taro Tubers on Ginger Island. Can now find the Lucky Ring by panning.
• 1.6: Can now be upgraded to steel, gold, and iridium version at the Blacksmith.