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| − | '''Digging''' is usually done with a [[pick-axe]] | + | '''Digging''' is usually done with a [[pick-axe]], a [[dwarvish mattock]], or a [[wand of digging]]. You can also dig if you polymorph into a [[rock mole]] or [[woodchuck]]. You can dig in any direction, including downwards. If you dig upwards, you will just loosen a [[rock]] from the ceiling and have it fall on your head. Casting the dig-spell is same as zapping a wand of digging. |
If you dig downwards with a pick-axe, you will create a [[pit]]. To create a pit with a pick-axe, you need to apply it twice. ("You continue digging downward. You dig a pit in the floor"). If you dig downwards in a pit, you will create a [[hole]] and fall through. Zapping a wand of digging downwards always instantly creates a hole. | If you dig downwards with a pick-axe, you will create a [[pit]]. To create a pit with a pick-axe, you need to apply it twice. ("You continue digging downward. You dig a pit in the floor"). If you dig downwards in a pit, you will create a [[hole]] and fall through. Zapping a wand of digging downwards always instantly creates a hole. | ||
| − | The ground or the walls in some levels are undiggable. These include the walls of [[ | + | The ground or the walls in some levels are undiggable. These include the walls of [[Sokoban]], the ground at the bottom of several [[dungeon branch]]es, walls of the [[Castle]] and the [[Wizard's Tower]], and the like. If the floor is undiggable, digging downwards can create a pit but not a hole. The walls of [[Gehennom]] are diggable, but the wand and the spell only dig one wall per casting. |
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| + | One way to identify the level with the [[vibrating square]] is to [[levitation|levitate]] and zap a wand of digging downward. If you dig only a pit, look for the vibrating square on this level. | ||
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Revision as of 22:14, 2 May 2008
Digging is usually done with a pick-axe, a dwarvish mattock, or a wand of digging. You can also dig if you polymorph into a rock mole or woodchuck. You can dig in any direction, including downwards. If you dig upwards, you will just loosen a rock from the ceiling and have it fall on your head. Casting the dig-spell is same as zapping a wand of digging.
If you dig downwards with a pick-axe, you will create a pit. To create a pit with a pick-axe, you need to apply it twice. ("You continue digging downward. You dig a pit in the floor"). If you dig downwards in a pit, you will create a hole and fall through. Zapping a wand of digging downwards always instantly creates a hole.
The ground or the walls in some levels are undiggable. These include the walls of Sokoban, the ground at the bottom of several dungeon branches, walls of the Castle and the Wizard's Tower, and the like. If the floor is undiggable, digging downwards can create a pit but not a hole. The walls of Gehennom are diggable, but the wand and the spell only dig one wall per casting.
One way to identify the level with the vibrating square is to levitate and zap a wand of digging downward. If you dig only a pit, look for the vibrating square on this level.
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