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[Jordrake]

This might seem obvious, but is it in any way possible to make creatures innately able to dig without the aid of picks? No method that I can think of would work, but perhaps a more experienced modder can find some way to manage it.

[derigo]

Nothing can dig that isn't your civ controlled miners.  If you're saying you want them to be able to dig sans pick...

The only thing I can think of would be to try replacing this line in the entity defaults

   [DIGGER:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK]

with something like this

        [DIGGER:ITEM_GLOVES_GLOVES]

It's not exactly what you're looking for, but it should change the digging item to gloves of any type instead of a pick.  I haven't tested this and have no idea if it would work(digging items may HAVE to be weapons, idk).  You're going to need to generate a new world with the change for it to potentially take effect.

[Jordrake]

Capital idea. I'll try it out and see how it goes.

[Jordrake]

Well, it hasn't broken the game but dig orders go unfulfilled, despite a surplus of gloves. Do you think it would be possible to make a weapon capable of digging that is very easy to make and made from super-common materials? We are getting further and further away from true burrowing but I'm trying for the best I can.
Any ideas on this are welcome.

[Lancensis]

Just make a custom workshop that dispenses free picks?

[Jordrake]

While it does serve the purpose of making digging an easier task to get going, it doesn't quite have the attraction of having a creature dig with it's hands or making special digging gloves for the task. If all else fails, that is still an option.

[Lancensis]

Well, rename "pick" to whatever you like. "Mining License", "Lantern", "Lucky mining totem", "Security Blanket"

I'm not sure what it is that makes a weapon work as a pick. I guess, it must have to be a weapon that uses the Mining skill, with the appropriate entry in the entity definition.

[profit]

I am thinking it has to be a weapon because it will eventually work by comparing the weapon to the sheer strength of the rock. for right now that is only used as far as I know to determine if you CAN mine through it, but supposedly someday it will determine how LONG it takes you to mine through it.  If I recall correctly 50,000 shear strength is where dwarfs cannot mine anymore

[Deon]

It's 5'000'000. So over 50'000.