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It Note that the material is not possible dug from corners or points of tiles, and the corner of reference is where you were standing when the digging finished. Where you right-click to select the dig command has absolutely no impact whatsoever on [[cliff]] or [[rock tile]]swhere you dig, where your avatars feet are is all that matters. Rock tiles The maximum slope you can be [dig on is 3 x [Mining|minedyour digging skill]] down though. You e.g. A skill of 50.25 in digging will mean you can also not dig on tree tiles, but beside themor adjacent to, a slope of up to 151 dirt.
To lower a whole tile, you must stand in each of the four corners and It is not possible to dig. To raise a tile, you must drop dirt on the [[cliff]] or [[rock tile corners]]s. Digging on Rock tiles like can be [[clayMining|mined]] produces material each dig, but does not lower the tile, except occasionallydown though.
Note: Upon reaching digging skill level 15To check if a tile is flat, you no longer have to examine nor doublecan either right-click a border to see its slope. All you have to do is have a shovel activated tile and hover your mouse over select '''[[flattening|Flatten]]''' or examine the bordertile's borders. If the all tile borders say "The [[slope ]] is level", it will say "(then tile is flat)". You can also check if see the whole difference in height between tile is flat this way, sides by hovering mouse over examining the tile itself's borders. At 30The reference will be a certain number of units of material either away from you or toward you relative to where you are standing. For example, if the slope is 2 dirt steep ''towards'' you can see up , go to the other end of the tile border you examined and dig twice to 2 level the edge in question. To avoid confusion in the beginning when examining tile borders away, stand near, or preferably on, the blank non-highlightable "mini-square" at 45the corner of a tile. ==Notes==* The only instance trees will obstruct digging is when there is a tree in the NE, 3 bordersNW and SW tiles.* Digging holds a chance to reward you with Rare Bones & Emeralds. Anybody, even non premium accounts have the chance of finding Emeralds. Only premium accounts however have the chance of finding Rare Bones.* Having a shovel activate will give a mouse tool indicating the slope of a tile border when you mouse over it.* Digging can be done while moving, and so onlong as you do not move too far (two tiles) from the tile you are currently digging.* On occasion, [[gem|gems]] may be found while digging.
==Small Digging Guide==
For those that have trouble with any of the above guides, here is a small picture that may clarify it. This is the result of dropping a small amount of dirt on the corner of a tile:
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9803/n00bdiggingguideoe0.png
As per the image above, if you were to stand on the center corner (right in the center of the green square) and examine the rectangular tile border north of you, the game would tell you that the "slope is 1 dirts steep away from you". If you were to stand in the top-middle, and looking south, the examine would say that "the slope is 1 dirts steep towards you".
==Description==
'''Digging''' is the [[skill]] of [[wikipedia:terraforming|terraforming]] or moving [[dirt]] around, and is used either to raise or lower a [[tile]]. [[Destroy pavement|Destroying pavement]] and cultivating a [[packed dirt]] tile also goes into digging skill. Digging requires a [[shovel]] and increases several [[characteristics]]: [[body strength]], [[body stamina]], and [[mind logic]]. [[Destroy pavement|Destroying pavement]] and cultivating a [[packed dirt]] tile also increases the digging skill.
==Method==
Activate a shovel and right-click a tile and select '''Dig'''. This will lower the [[ground]] and put one unit of the tile material in your [[inventory]] (if you have enough [[strength]] to carry it). Please note that the material is dug from corners or points of tiles, In order to dig and have the corner of reference is where you were standing when dirt drop as a pile on the digging finished. Where you right-click to select ground rather than directly into the dig command has absolutely no impact whatsoever on where you diginventory, where your avatars feet are is all that matters. The maximum slope you can dig on is 3 x [your digging skill]. Ergo, A skill of 50 in digging will mean you can dig on or adjacent to a slope of 150the keybind dig_to_pile must be used.
To check if lower a whole tile is flat, you can either right-click must stand in each of the four corners and dig. To raise a tile and select '''[[flattening|Flatten]]''' or examine , you must drop dirt on the tile's borderscorners. If all tile borders say "The Digging on tiles like [[slopeclay]] is level"produces material each dig, then tile is flat. You can also see the difference in height between tile sides by examining but not lower the tile's borders. The reference will be a certain number of units of material either away from you clay or toward you relative to where you are standing. For example, if the slope is 2 dirts steep ''towards'' you, go to the other end of the tile border you examined and dig twice to level the edge in question. To avoid confusion in the beginning when examining tile borders, stand near, or preferably on, the blank non-highlightable "mini-square" at the corner of a material tile.
== Messages ==
; The road would be too steep to traverse.
: Cannot dig a cobblestone road to over 20 slope steep.
; The water is too deep or too shallow to dig using that tool
: You can only dig 7 dirt below water level with a shovel before you have to switch to a [[dredge]].
; You are not allowed to drop dirt there.
: Cannot drop dirt on cobblestone road when the corner is surrounded on all sides by trees or similar tiles.
: Slopes become too steep when the dirt slope is greater than 3x your digging skill. This includes any slopes on any tiles bordering the tile you wish to dig on. For example, with 5 digging skill, you can dig on a slope up to 15 steep.
; You cannot dig in such terrain.
: Happens This message happens when the corner is surrounded on all sides by trees 3 or other digging-unfriendly 4 tree or bush tiles. Cut down one of the trees : This message will also occur when trying to continuelower floorboards through a dig action.
; You hit rock.
: All the dirt above the rock layer in this tile corner has been dug away.
; You suddenly become very weak, and your arm muscles fail you. You just can not dig here it seems.
: You are trying to dig within a planned house.
; You can't figure out how to remove the stone. You must become a bit better at digging first.
: You need 10 digging to remove pavement.
; You need to be stronger to destroy pavement.
: Body strength of 20 and a digging skill of 10 is required for destroying pavement.
; You need to be stronger to dig on roads.
: You need 20 body strength to dig on roads.
; The object nearby prevents digging further down.
: An object, such as a [[bulk storage bin]] may prevent digging steep slopes.
; The water is too deep and would only dissolve the concrete.
: When using [[concrete]] to raise a tile below water the lowest height that the tile can be is 25.
==Burying==
Activate a shovel, right-click the corpse and select '''Bury'''.
*Note: a [[crude shovel]] does <u>not</u> provide the bury action Burying is generally designed for the disposal of a corpse. A An unbutchered corpse will attract carnivores so therefore it is a respectful act to bury an animal after you kill it. It is a good idea to [[butcher]] the animal with a [[butchering knife]] before it is buried. Also, remember to bury your own corpse after you pick up its inventory. If you try to bury something on a rock tile, cave tile, or a dirt tile where the dirt is less then 3 dirts deep you will fail and get the message, "The rock is too shallow to bury anything in." However, it is possible to now bury corpses on a rock tile and or a cave tile in the same fashion as on dirt just with a [[pickaxe]].
==Dredging==
A [[dredge]] is a tool used to dig dirt from under the water level. Maximum depth may be determined by your digging skill. Dredge quality is also known to affect maximum depth. You cannot dredge at a depth greater than 180 dirt below sea level.
You need a boat to dredge; any boat will do, there is no specific "Dredger" boat type. When not in a boat, you can only dredge to the same depth as you could dig with a shovel, which is 2 7 dirt deep below water level. You can use a dredge to flatten or level while disembarked.
To dredge, embark on drive a boat, move on top of to the tile corner you want wish to dredge, activate the dredge, right-click the boat or the tiles below, and select "Dredge". Boarding the boat as a passenger may help you stay on top of the tile easier, without drifting. Dredging makes the tile you dredged steeper, just like normal digging. Dredged dirt/sand/clay will go into the boat's hold if there is space available (note that the dredge should have space in it as well, as the materials will "pass through" the dredge to the boat).
==Digging for Rock Guide==
To set up a mine where there is no exposed rock, you must first reveal the rock layer under the dirt layer. Dig at a reasonable distance above [[water]]. Keep digging in one corner until "You hit rock" or do not have enough skill to continue digging. Once you hit rock in one corner, then you must dig in all other corners until they have hit rock also. When you hit rock in all four corners, then the rock tile will be uncovered. If you lack the skill to dig in "such steep slopes", you could dig the nearby tiles down further as well, to reduce the slope to the corners you are working on.
==[[Titles]]==
* ''Excavator'' at 70 skill
* ''Land Shaper'' at 90 skill
* ''Earthwurm'' at 100.00 skill
==See also==
* [[Tile types]]
* [[Guides/Flattening|Flattening]]
* [[Leveling]]
* [[Guides/FlatRaising|Flatraising]]
* [[Guides/Landbridges|Landbridges]]
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