Cave-In Question

[Tereth]

What are the condition for a cave-in?

I think I am being safe, but i always seem to induce a cave-in at some point. I looked at the wiki and didn't get too much clarification past what I already understand.

[HasseKebab]

if you mine like 3-4 blocks of a cave it start to get cave-in chances and like 2-3 blocks around the area where you mined get a cave-in chance if you would mine on them.

By building a minesupport you make a area where the cave in chance is removed.

[Tereth]

I probably should have phrased that I want to mine w/o using supports. Just wanna find that damn ore! So, w/o supports cave-ins are unavoidable?

[shaunsred]

I probably should have phrased that I want to mine w/o using supports. Just wanna find that damn ore! So, w/o supports cave-ins are unavoidable?

Mine in a zig zag pattern

[Sevenless]

Word on the street is that all mining without mining supports has been patched out.

Already seen one cave in by digging two tiles in.

Apparently both straight mining and snake mining have been fixed. Is there anyone who can confirm this?

I can.

[Tereth]

Word on the street is that all mining without mining supports has been patched out.

Already seen one cave in by digging two tiles in.

Apparently both straight mining and snake mining have been fixed. Is there anyone who can confirm this?

I can.

That makes a lot of sense. Thank you Sevenless!

[Tereth]

Ok so I thought about this for a bit and am a bit confused. If snake/strategic mining are not allowed, then how will you get the initial nuggets required to make the mine support?

[borka]

you probably can mine a single tile at different spots trying to hit a vein without a minesupport

[Tereth]

AH, so w/o extreme luck, it looks like metal will be around a little later than normal

[borka]

most veins i found in the last worlds when digging a tile out for a minesupport (didn't do prospecting when i was still at level1)