Minehole

[Prober]

There is a vein of metal about 120 grids from my village and i was just wondering should i make a minehole inside the village palisade or on top of the vein.

[bmjclark]

120 is pretty far. I'd build it slightly off where the vein is tho, that way the square that the minehole makes doesnt take away some of the metal =).

[MagicManICT]

Make sure to wall off the mine hole, too, so nobody else can use it. You always exit out the mine in the same spot, just like coming and going from a house, so make sure to build the gate in the right spot. Here's a floor plan:

x: Mine hole tiles
W: Wall
G: Gate

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WWWWW
GxxxW
GxxxW
WxxxW
WWWWW

As a note, you might need to make your wall one more space wider N-S since you can't put two cornerposts next to each other without spending the extra for another starter post. You can also make it a good bit bigger so that you don't have to worry about getting stuck in the gate and can keep a few other items there. This is the minimum size, though, and it works great if the hole is inside your village walls, too. (No room for raiders to build anything.)

[Rallor]

As said above, also dont build a minehole in your main village without walling it off, all it would take to raid you, were some peopole with the right matts and time to dig right into your place, same goes with caves

[bmjclark]

Make sure to wall off the mine hole, too, so nobody else can use it. You always exit out the mine in the same spot, just like coming and going from a house, so make sure to build the gate in the right spot. Here's a floor plan:

x: Mine hole tiles
W: Wall
G: Gate

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WWWWW
GxxxW
GxxxW
WxxxW
WWWWW

As a note, you might need to make your wall one more space wider N-S since you can't put two cornerposts next to each other without spending the extra for another starter post. You can also make it a good bit bigger so that you don't have to worry about getting stuck in the gate and can keep a few other items there. This is the minimum size, though, and it works great if the hole is inside your village walls, too. (No room for raiders to build anything.)

I dont think the part about leaving where you entered is true anymore. Last world, i always seemed to exit on the west side of the mine hole.

[MagicManICT]

I dont think the part about leaving where you entered is true anymore. Last world, i always seemed to exit on the west side of the mine hole.

I might have been changed, though I doubt it. Entering/exiting any space into another one has always put you out at the exact same spot every time. If they did change it, it's been special coded just for the mine hole.

[Tommassino]

Could perhaps somebody help me how to mine without mine supports? I heard something about a pattern like:

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x floor
- wall

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-|x|--
-|xx|-
--|x|-
-|xx|-
-|x|--

But it caved in on me while i was trying it out.

[erozaxx]

you have to make 3 x each side not 2 only, but I thought 2 were working too

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[Tommassino]

you have to make 3 x each side not 2 only, but I thought 2 were working too

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