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Cave-ins occur whenever any BLAH BLAH BLAH.

Avoiding cave-ins

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-'''Cave-ins''' occur whenever any 7x7 (or larger) area is fully excavated. Therefore, you must exercise caution when [[mining]] large contiguous spaces. If you have mined out too large a space, the game will sometimes provide a warning in the form of "a deep rumbling from the cavern."
+'''Cave-ins''' occur whenever any BLAH BLAH BLAH.
-Objects and occupants caught in a cave-in can be damaged or destroyed. Cave-ins will scatter about a dozen partly-mined [[rock]] tiles across a wide area along with a cloud of dust and debris that can knock out nearby supports, triggering a potential chain reaction. A cave-in that occurs over the [[magma]] river can also produce [[magma mist]]. The rock left behind will always be gray stone, not light or dark stone, [[ore]], or [[gems]]. This rock can be mined out again (sometimes leaving behind new stones), but at least one tile should be left unmined as a pillar to prevent another cave-in.
 == Avoiding cave-ins ==
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-To avoid cave-ins, you must have a minimum of one [[support]] (or unmined wall, referred to as a '''pillar''') somewhere in a fully-excavated 7x7 region.
-'''The general rule to remember for all situations is, 7x7 = ''not safe'', 7x7 - 1 = ''safe''.'''
-For instance, the following 7x7 room can be safely created because it has a "notch" in it. This pillar could be located anywhere within the 7x7 area to prevent a cave-in:
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-For maximal use of space, supports or pillars should be put at each corner of each 8x8 region:
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-An enclosed 13x13 space could be built like this:
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-The above example includes two large passageways leading into the room. As long as neither passageway is widened beyond 6 squares, no fully-cleared 7x7 regions will exist, and the structure will remain safe.
-Rooms which are 6 squares across or less can be indefinitely long or wide without needing supports:
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-They are often called "hallways."
-Doorways or other passageways can be set into this hallway as long as the opening is never more than 6 squares across:
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-If any of the rock marked <tt>▓</tt> is cleared, that will create an uninterrupted 7x7 region, which will collapse.
-[[River]], [[chasm]], and [[magma]] tiles are considered walls by the game, so you can safely excavate up to 6 squares deep along each of their banks.
-== Creating cave-ins ==
-Cave-ins can be a good thing when used right. For example, they could [[User:Savok/Chemical_Warfare|knock out a multitude of invaders]], block off a permaflood, or remove a channel.
-There are two ways to make cave-ins. The first and simplest is by simply mining out a 7x7 uninterrupted region. A cave-in trigger will periodically happen. When it happens, all 7x7 regions will collapse.
-You can also place a support in the 7x7 region and hook the support up to a lever. When you pull the lever, the support will collapse and a cave-in will happen immediately.
-In an extremely long term game, cave-ins can be used to replenish depleted stone supplies.
 [[Category:Rooms]]

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