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'''Digging''' is the [[skill]] of [[wikipedia:terraforming|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.

*Activate a shovel and right-click a tile (it is not possible to dig on [[rock]] tiles) and select '''"Dig'''". This will lower the [[ground]] and put 1x of drop the tile dug material in your [[inventory]]. Please note, dirt is dug from corners (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 a collectible pile on where you dig. Where your avatars feet are is all that matterstile or nearby.

To lower a whole *'''Note that the material is dug from the corners of tiles; Where your avatar's feet are (which of the four corners in the tile, you must stand in each of ) is where the tile will be dug down. Where you right-click to select the four corners and dig command has absolutely no impact whatsoever on where you dig. To raise ''' So, for example, by standing in the northwestern corner of a tileand digging, you must just that area of the tile and connecting tiles will drop . The other three corners of the tile will remain at their original level. By then hovering the cursor over neighboring tile borders, one can then see the results of their work via slope count (1 slope = 1 dirt = 1 dig action). Dropping dirt on tile corners works the same way but by raising the tile cornerin which the player is standing when dropping the dirt.

To check if a tile is flat, *The maximum slope you can either right-click a tile and click ''[dig on, level, or flatten is 3 x [flattening|flattenyour digging skill]]'' or examine a tile's borders+ 1. e.g. If all tile borders say "The slope is flat", the tile is flatA skill of 50. You can also see the difference 25 in height between tile sides by examining the tile's borders. The reference digging will be mean you can dig on, or adjacent to, a certain number slope of units of material either away from you or toward you relative up to where you're standing151 dirt. *For example, if the slope is two "dirts" toward youskills below 10, go to the other end of the tile border you examined and can dig twice slopes up 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 tile30.

Slopes become to steep when the dirt slope *It is greater than 3x your digging skill (This includes any slopes on any tiles bordering the tile you wish not possible to dig on)[[cliff]] or [[rock tile]]s. For example, with 5 digging skill, you Rock tiles can dig on a slope up to 15 steepbe [[Mining#Surface_mining|mined]] down.

==Digging for rock==*To start you must dig lower a reasonable distance above whole [[waterdirt tile|dirt]]. Keep digging in one corner until you "hit rock" , [[moss tile|moss]], [[tundra]], [[steppe tile|steppe]], or [[sand tile]], you do not have enough skill to continue digging. Once you hit rock in one corner you then must dig stand in all other corners each of the four corners and dig. To raise a tile until they have all hit rock. When , you hit rock in all four corners must drop dirt on the rock tile corners. Clay tiles will be uncoveredlower every 50-100 actions while digging corners. If you lack the skill to When on tiles like [[peat]] or [[tar]], digging produces material each dig in "such steep slopes", you could dig but will not lower the nearby corner. You must use [[level]]ing for these tiles down further as well, to reduce the slope to the corners you're working on.

Note: *To check if a tile is flat, you can either right-click a tile and select '''[[Cliffflattening|Flatten]] tiles ''' or examine the tile's borders. If all tile borders say "The [[slope]] is level", then tile is flat. You can also see the difference in height between tile sides by examining the tile's borders. The reference will be a certain number of units of material either away from you or toward you relative to where you are currently buggedstanding. For example, and will remain if the slope is 2 dirt even if steep ''towards'' you, go to the other end of the tile border you examined and dig twice to rock level the edge in question. To avoid confusion in the beginning when examining tile borders, stand near, or preferably on all corners. If you encounter this, the only recourse blank non-highlightable "mini-square" at the moment is to try and free another corner of a tile.

==Small digging guideNotes==For those * 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 [[strange bone]]s & [[emerald]]s. Anybody, even non premium accounts have trouble with any the chance of the above guides, here is a small picture that may clarify itfinding emeralds. This is Only premium accounts have the result chance of dropping finding rare bones.* Having a shovel activated will give a small amount of dirt on mouse tool indicating the corner [[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.

http://img237==PVP Servers==* Maximum slope on dirt is limited to 150 on the [[Defiance]] and [[Elevation]] servers, no matter how high the skill a player may have.imageshack.us/img237/9803/n00bdiggingguideoe0.png

As per == 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 image above, if you were 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 stand drop <item> on <structures/fences>: Occurs when trying to drop a dirt that is adjacent to a structure/fence in which the center slope is more than 40.; The <structure/fence> is in the way.: Occurs when trying to dig in a corner (right where there is a <structure/fence> present.; 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 center of northwest corner is not 0 dirts or more above the green square) 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 examine would only dissolve the rectangular concrete.: When using [[concrete]] to raise a tile border north of you, below water the game would tell you lowest height that the "slope 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 1 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 away from 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. If For example, with 15 digging skill, you were can dig on, level, or flatten a slope up to stand 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 top-middleinvolved tiles are 7 or more dirts below the water table.; The area is too crowded with (trees / bushes / trees and bushes) to dig properly.: This message happens when the corner is surrounded by 3 or 4 tree or bush tiles. Cut down one (or more) to continue.; You cannot dig in such terrain.: This message will occur when trying to lower 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 looking south, 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 examine would say that "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.; Your shovel fails to penetrate the slope is 1 dirts steep towards earth no matter what you"try. Weird.: You are trying to dig in an area protected by the GMs. Find a different spot.

== Dredging Burying==A dredge is used to dig dirt from under the water level. Maximum depth is determined by your digging skill. 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 (2 dirt deep).

Improving Activate a shovel, right-click the dredge uses carpentry tools corpse and logs, but improves blacksmithing skillselect '''Bury'''.

To use *Note: a [[crude shovel]] does <u>not</u> provide the bury action. 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 dredgedirt tile where the dirt is less than 3 dirts deep you will fail and get the message, while "The ground is too hard to bury anything in using a boat such as shovel, try using a Small Rowing boatpickaxe." However, you simply float it is possible to bury corpses on top of the a rock tile and or a cave tile with a [[pickaxe]]. ==Under water==Until 7 dirt below sea level, you can dig as above water, but deeper than 7 you want to must [[dredge]] instead of dig. ==Digging for Rock Guide==To set up a mine where there is no exposed rock, and right click you must first reveal the rock layer under the tiles below and select dirt layer. Dig at a reasonable distance above [[water]]. Keep digging in one corner until "DredgeYou hit rock"or do not have enough skill to continue digging. Dredging will Once you hit rock in one corner, then you must dig in all other corners until they have hit rock also make . When you hit rock in all four corners, then the rock tile will be uncovered. If you dredged steeperlack the skill to dig in "such steep slopes", just like normal diggingyou could dig the nearby tiles down further as well, it's basicly to reduce the slope to the samecorners you are working on. There is no  ==Tile Difficulties==Digging difficulty varies by tile. The formula starts at 1 + (the highest slope from that corner/5, rounded down), then adds the specific boat to dredge from. There is no such boat as a "Dredger"tile difficulty. * Dirt - 0* Peat - 0* Sand - 10* Moss - 10* Clay - 20* Tundra - 20* Marsh - 30* Tar - 35* Steppe - 40 ==Skills & Characteristics==* [[Digging]]* [[Body]] > [[Body strength]]* [[Mind]] > [[Mind logic]]* [[Body]] > [[Body stamina]] (On PVE servers only)* [[Soul]] > [[Soul strength]] (On [[Epic]] servers only)

* ''Digger'' at 50 skill* ''Excavator'' at 70 skill* ''Land Shaper'' at 90 skill* Earthwurm at 100 skill

* [[Shovel]]* [[Tile Types]]* [[Stucktypes]]