Dropshafts are typically unfavorable in mines. They link two sections of a mine together which have a height difference of many dirts. They are not easily traversable. Vehicles and horses will not be able to move between the levels, and a player must [[Climbing|climb]] to move between the two.
When a drop shaft is going to be created you will receive this message before the wall breaks: {{event|inline|The cave all sounds hallowYou hear falling rocks from the other side of the wall. A dangerous deep shaft could will probably emerge.}}
Should a dropshaft be required, simply mine out the rock tile which separates two mines of different levels. Some players have created dropshafts to gain fast access to water or create short-cuts. There is no falling [[damage]] inside mines, so falling down these shafts is not going to injure the player.