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− | Dwarves mine in veins: after mining a tile, a miner will pick the "next" tile (a tile that is adjacent to the one just mined). If there are several possible "next" tiles, miners | + | Dwarves mine in veins: after mining a tile, a miner will pick the "next" tile (a tile that is adjacent to the one just mined). If there are several possible "next" tiles, miners an algorithm to determine which to mine next. This can be inefficient and break a large area into a large number of veins. |
To pick a vein (which is to say, a tile designated for some kind of dig job), dwarves seem to use a strategy similar to the one used for chopping [[tree]]s or selecting [[plant]]s to gather. Generally, they seem to pick the deepest, northwestern-most vein. Notably, dwarves <i>do not</i> pick the closest vein. | To pick a vein (which is to say, a tile designated for some kind of dig job), dwarves seem to use a strategy similar to the one used for chopping [[tree]]s or selecting [[plant]]s to gather. Generally, they seem to pick the deepest, northwestern-most vein. Notably, dwarves <i>do not</i> pick the closest vein. |