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− | Miners | + | '''Miner''' is the skill associated with the '''mining''' [[labor]]. It is also the associated profession. Miners are necessary to build any kind of [[fortress]] involving [[stone]], or that is [[underground]]. They are required to dig tunnels, [[channel|channels]], [[stair|stairs]], and [[ramp|ramps]], as well as remove said stairs and ramps. Miners require a [[pick]] to do any work. |
− | + | Miners gain experience for every tile mined; this means that they gain experience faster in easier-to-dig soil, and less in stone. Because of the constant demand, straightforward work, and fast experience curve, miners level up to [[skill|legendary skill]] faster then any other profession; most players will have one or two legendary miners within thirty minutes of gameplay, if not less. | |
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+ | As of v34.08, the rate at which miners drop stones is no longer based on skill. Therefore, mining skill only affects the speed at which stone is mined. Ore deposits will drop 1 boulder for every 4 squares mined (in compensation, they also give 4 bars of [[metal]]). Gem clusters seem to always drop rough [[gem]]s. | ||
− | In | + | In order for any mining to be done the [[Designations]] menu must be used. |
− | + | If valuable gems or ores are being mined, it is best to use a Legendary miner. [[Burrow|Burrows]] can be used to restrict a certain mining expedition to only certain dwarves. | |
− | ==Mining | + | === Mining behaviour === |
{{Main|Mining}} | {{Main|Mining}} | ||
− | If a large area is designated for mining, miners tend to clear out the left side first, working from the top down as much as possible. This is not absolute but | + | |
+ | If a large area is designated for mining, miners will all tend to clear out the left side first, working from the top down as much as possible. This is not an absolute, but a strong tendency. | ||
Once mining, a dwarf will automatically continue on to mine any connected tiles (on the same level) designated for mining, even diagonally, rather than shift to mine a discontinuous tile. | Once mining, a dwarf will automatically continue on to mine any connected tiles (on the same level) designated for mining, even diagonally, rather than shift to mine a discontinuous tile. | ||
− | Dwarves tend | + | Dwarves do not tend to see tiles on different levels as "connected" (for instance, an [[stairs|up-stair]] below a [[stairs|down-stair]]), and will tend to clear one level before moving on to another, even to the point of moving far across a map to do so. They seem to mine top levels over lower ones. |
− | If no mining-designated tile is connected they will | + | If no mining-designated tile is connected, they will then shift, seeking to mine a top-left designated tile on a top-most level. |
{{Skills}} | {{Skills}} | ||
{{Category|Professions}} | {{Category|Professions}} |