Mining

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About

You need to build a Mine Entrance before you can enter a mine.
Allows you to get Ore Boulders from walls in a mine.
To do so build a Pile of Wood nearby the wall and let the fire burn out, after which cracks in the walls will show them selves, and it is from these you can actually mine.

The image above shows a character inside a mine lighting a fire against a wall. Once the fire burns out, any wall tile which touches the fire becomes cracked, as shown on the other wall on the right side. Cracked wall tiles can then be mined by using the Adventure -> Mine menu option. Once you finish mining the cracked wall tile, your character carries a large Ore Boulder which you can drop somewhere and then chip 20 pieces of ore from, or dump into a Stamp Mill for automated processing. The ore is then smelted in an Ore Smelter.

Cave-ins

A cave in randomly collapses some mined out tiles around itself, replacing them with non-ore-yielding mineable tiles. When you mine you run the risk of triggering an impending cave-in, illustrated by dust falling from the mine ceiling. You can prevent the cave-in by building a Mine Support under it. You have in the ballpark of five to ten minutes to build a support before a cave in occurs.

The chance of triggering a cave-in is affected by:

• Proximity to unmined tiles.
• Proximity to already existing mine supports.
• Your Proficiency in Mines & Mountains.