Guides:Flattening - Revision history

Goldfinch at 19:11, 13 June 2026

2026-06-13T19:11:09Z

Manachan: eachother --> each other

2022-09-24T01:57:54Z

eachother --> each other

Ostentatio: Removing obsolete directory listing

2022-03-15T17:37:51Z

Removing obsolete directory listing

NeeNee: NeeNee moved page Flattening to Guides:Flattening

2021-01-10T21:29:14Z

NeeNee moved page Flattening to Guides:Flattening

NeeNee at 16:23, 15 September 2019

2019-09-15T16:23:24Z

Skyefox: /* Flattening cave floors */

2014-10-24T15:46:53Z

Flattening cave floors

Maxthx: /* An example */ Changed "retarded" to "a mistake"

2014-10-13T20:06:34Z

An example: Changed "retarded" to "a mistake"

Xandaros: /* Flattening cave floors */

2014-04-11T09:14:36Z

Flattening cave floors

Xandaros: /* The automatic way */

2014-04-11T09:13:13Z

The automatic way

Ago: Removed the info about fall damage from flattening according to http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/94977-a-few-things-ive-noticed-that-are-not-correct-anymore/#entry954171

2014-01-27T07:50:04Z

Removed the info about fall damage from flattening according to http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/94977-a-few-things-ive-noticed-that-are-not-correct-anymore/#entry954171

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−	'''Flattening''' is the [[digging]] process of making a [[tile]] flat. A tile is considered flat when all four corners of the tile are of the same height, which can be seen by examining tile borders. If all 4 borders around a tile are reported as "level", the tile is flat.	+	'''Flattening''' is the [[digging]] process of making a [[tile]] flat. Flattening requires 20 Body Strength.
		+	A tile is considered flat when all four corners of the tile are of the same height, which can be seen by examining tile borders. If all 4 borders around a tile are reported as "level", the tile is flat.

	== How to flatten a tile ==		== How to flatten a tile ==

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 === Summary ===
-Understand that the world is made up of pillars, and that the tiles are merely thin textures stretched out from the pillar's highest points. When you dig or drop dirt, all you do is adjust the height of the pillar (ie, a corner) you are standing nearest. When digging, all that matters are the corners. Tiles only matter when you use the "flatten" command, in which case the selected tile only decides which 4 corners (or pillars) should be compared to eachother and adjusted. Otherwise, ''forget about the tiles, only think about the corners''. Also, never forget that when digging and dropping dirt, it doesn't matter where you click, '''only where your feet are located'''.
+Understand that the world is made up of pillars, and that the tiles are merely thin textures stretched out from the pillar's highest points. When you dig or drop dirt, all you do is adjust the height of the pillar (ie, a corner) you are standing nearest. When digging, all that matters are the corners. Tiles only matter when you use the "flatten" command, in which case the selected tile only decides which 4 corners (or pillars) should be compared to each other and adjusted. Otherwise, ''forget about the tiles, only think about the corners''. Also, never forget that when digging and dropping dirt, it doesn't matter where you click, '''only where your feet are located'''.
 Using a combination of manual and automatic flattening is usually the best idea once you've gotten the hang of how the system works, but until you do you may find it easier to rely on manual flattening.

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	'''Flattening''' is the [[digging]] process of making a [[tile]] flat. A tile is considered flat when all four corners of the tile are of the same height, which can be seen by examining tile borders. If all 4 borders around a tile are reported as "level", the tile is flat.		'''Flattening''' is the [[digging]] process of making a [[tile]] flat. A tile is considered flat when all four corners of the tile are of the same height, which can be seen by examining tile borders. If all 4 borders around a tile are reported as "level", the tile is flat.

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 * When flattening cave floors, you have to stand on the tile you are flattening. You cannot flatten from adjacent tiles.
-* The flattening option will not raise corners in caves. It will mine down all corners to match the lowest one. (Needs confirmation)
+* The flattening option will not raise corners in caves. It will mine down all corners to match the lowest one. (Needs confirmation) Confirmed:  The corners are lowered.
 === Manual flattening ===

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-But you realize that doing this was retarded, and want the tile flat again. You ''could'' just dig up the extra 5 dirt from corner 3 again and drop them on corner 1 and it would be taken care of, but instead of that you position yourself on the tile and select "flatten".
+But you realize that doing this was a mistake, and want the tile flat again. You ''could'' just dig up the extra 5 dirt from corner 3 again and drop them on corner 1 and it would be taken care of, but instead of that you position yourself on the tile and select "flatten".
 ==== How it works ====

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 The flatten option can also be used to flatten cave floors, but there are some differences:
-* When flattening cave floors, you have to stand on the tile you are flattening. You can not flatten from adjacent tiles.
+* When flattening cave floors, you have to stand on the tile you are flattening. You cannot flatten from adjacent tiles.
 * The flattening option will not raise corners in caves. It will mine down all corners to match the lowest one. (Needs confirmation)

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 === Manual flattening ===

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 The limitations of manual flattening is, of course, that it may take more time and interaction to complete, and also is subject to dirt flow. Dirt flow is what happens when you try to drop dirt on a corner with a slope diagonally that exceeds 40 in steepness (For example: You're dropping dirt northeast, then slopes N+W or E+S shouldn't be higher then 40 together). When using the "flatten" command, dirt flow ''does not apply'' and you can use it to create extreme slopes by the use of a technique known as [[Guides/FlatRaising|flatraising]]
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