Dinkum: how to get and use a metal detector

Dinkum is a life simulation farming game that allows players to do all the activities that are done on a farm. Agriculture, poultry farming, hunting and mining are some of the activities that can be done on the island. Various tools are available for purchase in the game, which add additional value to the game. A metal detector is one of those tools that helps the character find rare resources buried underground. Here is our guide on how to get and use a Dinkum metal detector.

How to get and use a metal detector in Dinkum

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Dinkum is a game in which our character lives on an island. There are certain NPCs in the game that are associated with a certain action in the game. John is one of those NPCs in the game. He sells tools and equipment in exchange for a few Dinks. John must be a permanent resident of your island so that you can buy tools from him. Buy a metal detector from John by following the steps below:

• Some activities in this game require licenses. A metal detector license is required to purchase a metal detector.
• Go to Fletch’s tent and buy a metal detecting license for 500 PP.
• Also buy an Excavation License for 500 PP. This license is required to purchase a shovel.
• Log in to John’s Goods and buy a metal detector for 6600 Dinks.
• Buy a shovel for 900 Dink from John.
• You can now equip the metal detector and shovel from inventory.
• Equip the Metal Detector and roam the Map looking for items that are underground.
• When you are within one square of a buried object, the metal detector makes a sound.
• It makes a relatively loud sound and displays a marker when you are exactly over the treasure.
• Equip a shovel from your inventory to dig the ground and collect a buried item.
• Upgrade your Metal Detector’s License to 2000 PP to improve your Metal Detector’s scope for finding buried objects.

This was our guide to getting and using a Dinkum metal detector.