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cave river and cave ins
« on: October 14, 2006, 09:34:00 pm »
Do the cave river squares count towards the unsupported 7x7 limit for cave ins, or do they act as walls (with respect to this)?

Thanks in advance.

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Rondol

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Re: cave river and cave ins
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2006, 09:53:00 pm »
They behave like unmined squares. So you can safely dig 6 squares out from the river on each side with no risk of cavein.
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Re: cave river and cave ins
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2006, 09:55:00 pm »
Thanks.  And that's the same for the chasm and the magma river?
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Re: cave river and cave ins
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2006, 11:34:00 pm »
Yes.
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Re: cave river and cave ins
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2006, 01:10:00 am »
quote:
They behave like unmined squares.  

My experience says otherwise.
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Re: cave river and cave ins
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2006, 11:40:00 am »
Ive had no issues with mining 6 tiles from the river. What you have to watch is  if the bank is missing a tile it counts as the 7th tile and causes collapses.
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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2006, 02:24:00 am »
You can mine six tiles from the river, magma, or chasm safely. Trust me, I've mined out the whole mountain before, and it works. The trick is to watch the banks and not the wall. I've had trouble with that from time to time, and had to throw up an emergency support.
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