Safe Mining?

[Girlinhat]

So I know that a support makes things safe, but you can also "snake" the way in, and remain safe as well. What about going diagonally? Can you do left, then down, then left, then down, etc, and remain safe?

[TeckXKnight]

Ya, that works on the same premise as corkscrewing, so it should be just as fine. As long as you never dig out 4 tiles in a row you should be alright.

[Lumar]

Ya, that works on the same premise as corkscrewing, so it should be just as fine. As long as you never dig out 4 tiles in a row you should be alright.

i call bullshit on this, i have gotten hit trying to dig 2 tiles in, but the diagonal staircase seems to work most of the time

[WarpedWiseMan]

Yeah, you can get "rocked" with only two tiles in a row, digging a third, IF they are in box shape. Straight lines seem to last three tiles.

[TeckXKnight]

Cave-ins Can happen if a support's radius isn't covering at least the center of the tile. They are just not guaranteed to happen if you do not mine out 4 tiles in a row. Emphasis on the 'Should' in my original post.

[Halagaz]

I have had a small cave in the first time i said, fuck it, if the 3*2 snake digging "never" cave in, the 2*2 shouldn't as well. Made like 3 diagonal and had a small cave in that almost stuck my character, so i will not do it again and i stick to the 3*2.