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; Your shovel fails to penetrate the earth no matter what you try. Weird.
: You are trying to dig in an area protected by the GMs. Find a different spot.
To dredge==Under water==Until 7 dirt below sea level, drive a boat to the corner you wish to dredge, activate the dredge, right-click the boat and select "Dredge". Boarding the boat can dig as a passenger may help you stay on top of the tile easierabove water, without drifting. Dredging makes the tile but deeper than 7 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 must [[dredge should have space in it as well, as the materials will "pass through" the dredge to the boat)]] instead of dig.
==Description==
Digging is the [[skill]] of terraforming or moving [[dirt]] around, and . It is used either to raise or lower a [[tile]]or the sides of a tile, to change the appearance of the world around you. 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==
*The maximum slope you can dig on, level, or flatten is 3 x [your digging skill]. e.g. A skill of 50.25 in digging will mean you can dig on, or adjacent to, a slope of up to 151 dirt.
*It is not possible to dig on [[cliff]] or [[rock tile]]s. Rock tiles can be [[Mining#Surface_mining|mined]] down.
*To lower a whole [[dirt tile|dirt]], [[moss tile|moss]], [[tundra]], [[steppe tile|steppe]], or [[sand tile]], you must stand in each of the four corners and dig. To raise a tile, you must drop dirt on the tile corners. Clay tiles will lower every 50-100 actions while digging corners. When on tiles like [[peat]] or [[tar]], digging produces material each dig, but will not lower the corner. You must use [[level]]ing for these tiles.
==Notes==
* The only instance trees You need 10 digging and 20 body strength to destroy pavement.* You need 20 body strength to dig on roads.* Trees will obstruct digging is when there is a tree in the NE, NW , and SW tiles. Cut down that tree and you can continue digging.* Digging holds a chance to reward you with Rare Bones [[strange bone]]s & Emeralds[[emerald]]s. Anybody, even non premium accounts have the chance of finding Emeraldsemeralds. Only premium accounts have the chance of finding Rare Bonesrare bones.* Having a shovel activated will give a mouse tool indicating the [[slope ]] of a tile border when you mouse over it.
* Digging can be done while moving, so long as you do not move too far (two tiles) from the tile you are currently digging.
== Warning Messages ==; The concrete would only flow away.: Occurs when trying to raise a rock tile that is greater than 40 slope. It only takes into consideration the 4 adjacent slope borders.; The frozen soil is too hard to dig effectively.: Occurs when there is tundra next to it; The <item> would flow down into a <structure/fence>. You are not allowed to drop <item> on <structures/fences>: Occurs when trying to drop a dirt that is adjacent to a structure/fence in which the slope is more than 40.; The object nearby prevents digging further down.: An object, such as a [[bulk storage bin]] may prevent digging steep slopes.
; The road would be too steep to traverse.
: You cannot dig a highway road to over 20 slope steep.
; The water is too deep to cultivate here.
: Occurs when trying to cultivate a tile in which the northwest corner is not 0 dirts or more above the water table.
; 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]].
; 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.
; The water is too deep to pack the dirt here.
: Occurs when trying to pack a tile in which the northwest corner is more than 0 dirts below the water table.
; The water is too deep to pave here.
: Occurs when trying to pave a tile in which the northwest corner is more than 0 dirts below the water table.
; You are not allowed to drop dirt there.
: Cannot drop dirt on paved road when the corner is surrounded on all sides by trees or similar tiles.
; You are not skilled enough to dig in such steep slopes.
: 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 15 digging skill, you can dig on, level, or flatten a slope up to 45 steep.
; You can't flatten at that depth.
: Occurs when trying to flatten a tile in which is the involved tiles are 7 or more dirts below the water table.
; You can't level at that depth.
: Occurs when trying to level a tile in which the involved tiles are 7 or more dirts below the water table.
; You cannot dig in such terrain.
: This message happens when the corner is surrounded by 3 or 4 tree or bush tiles.
; 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 need to be stronger to dig on roads.
: You need 20 body strength to dig on roads.
; The object nearby prevents digging further downYour shovel fails to penetrate the earth no matter what you try.: An object, such as a [[bulk storage bin]] may prevent digging steep slopes.; The water is too deep and would only dissolve the concreteWeird.: When using [[concrete]] You are trying to raise a tile below water dig in an area protected by the lowest height that the tile can be is 25GMs.; The frozen soil is too hard to dig effectivelyFind a different spot.: Occurs when there is tundra next to it
==Burying==
Burying is generally designed for the disposal of a corpse. 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 [[butchering|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 than 3 dirts deep you will fail and get the message, "The rock ground is too shallow hard to bury anything inusing a shovel, try using a pickaxe." However, it is possible to now bury corpses on a rock tile and or a cave tile 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. When not in a boat, you can only dredge to the same depth as you could dig with a shovel, which is 7 dirt deep below water level. You can use a dredge to flatten or level while disembarked.
==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.
==Skills & Characteristics trained==See: * [[CharacteristicsDigging]]* [[Body]] > [[Body strength]]* [[Mind]] > [[Mind logic]]* [[Body]] > [[Body stamina]] (On PVE servers only)* [[Soul]] > [[Soul strength]] (On [[Epic]]servers only)
==[[Titles]]==
* ''Digger'' at 50 skill* ''Excavator'' at 70 skill* ''Land Shaper'' at 90 skill* ''Earthwurm'' at 100.00 skill
==See also==
* [[Guides/Landbridges|Landbridges]]
* [[Mining#Surface_excavation|Sculpting rock layer with a pickaxe]]
* [[Slope]]: an explanation on how to read slopes
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