Dredge - Revision history

Henness: Updated the Dredge page to follow the new examine-text format by moving the in-game examine text into the itemBox with |examine=. Added a practical Description section, cleaned up Usage and Notes formatting, improved wording, and added links for related terms such as shovel, water, quality, clay, stamina, rowboat, and rock tile.

2026-05-10T00:05:08Z

Updated the Dredge page to follow the new examine-text format by moving the in-game examine text into the itemBox with |examine=. Added a practical Description section, cleaned up Usage and Notes formatting, improved wording, and added links for related terms such as shovel, water, quality, clay, stamina, rowboat, and rock tile.

Uzetaab: /* Notes */

2025-08-06T22:33:17Z

Notes

Manachan: Correct group

2023-04-23T04:19:53Z

Correct group

Oluffus: /* Skills & Characteristics */

2023-04-08T11:32:34Z

Skills & Characteristics

Oluffus at 11:14, 8 April 2023

2023-04-08T11:14:01Z

Gopetro: /* Usage */ Added a statement about digging below water level with a shovel.

2023-01-02T18:20:47Z

Usage: Added a statement about digging below water level with a shovel.

Mesharette: added max drudging depth.

2021-02-20T04:41:12Z

added max drudging depth.

Alpengeist: Added instructions on how to get the "level" option to come up when dredging

2020-07-29T18:48:15Z

Added instructions on how to get the "level" option to come up when dredging

Alpengeist: Added gems and valrei items as possible dredging results

2020-07-29T11:03:30Z

Added gems and valrei items as possible dredging results

Evilreaper: /* Notes */

2020-07-12T16:56:17Z

Notes

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 {{itemBox
 |name={{PAGENAME}}
 |image=Dredge.png
 |active=[[rope]]
 |passive=[[square piece of cloth]]
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 == Description ==
-''A dirty sack with four metal blades along its rim. A rope is attached to it. The idea is that you drag it along the bottom and gather mud.''
 == Usage ==
-* The [[dredge]]'s main ability is to dig from below water level, since digging with a shovel can only be done down to 7 dirt below water level. Dredge quality and [[digging]] skill affect the maximum depth you can dredge. You cannot dredge at a depth greater than 180 dirt below sea level.
-* A dredge can hold 2 [[pile of dirt|piles of dirt]] or [[heap of sand|heaps of sand]] (40kg), or 36 clay (72kg), before it requires emptying.
+* The dredge's main use is digging from below [[water]] level, since digging with a [[shovel]] can only be done down to 7 dirt below water level.
 ** When dredging, there must be space in the dredge and in the ship for the materials you would acquire.
-* You may not dredge stone.
+* You may not dredge [[rock tile|stone]].
-*Be careful when dredging while swimming as you will quickly run out of stamina and drown. A rowboat is the best boat to dredge from, as you can see the tiles below you much easier than on other boats.
+* Be careful when dredging while swimming, as you will quickly run out of [[stamina]] and drown.
 == Notes ==
 * The [[quality]] of the [[rope]] affects your success chance.
 * The quality of the [[square piece of cloth]] affects the initial quality of the dredge.
 * Failure damages both the [[rope]] and the [[square piece of cloth]].
-* Improvement uses [[Blacksmithing]] skill but [[carpentry]] tools: [[mallet]], [[file]], [[carving knife]], [[pelt]] and [[log]].
+* Improvement uses [[blacksmithing]] skill but [[carpentry]] tools: [[mallet]], [[file]], [[carving knife]], [[pelt]], and [[log]].
-* Dredging works similar to digging, though you can be embarked on a boat or ship to dredge. Move on top of the corner you want to dig at, right-click the boat or ship you are on, and select ''Dredge''. The dredged material appears inside the boat. In order to level a tile to flat, however, one must be over an already-flat tile that is next to the nearby tile that is to be flattened (right-click -> level will appear only on tiles outside of boat and very near).
+* Dredging works similar to digging, though you can be embarked on a boat or ship to dredge. Move on top of the corner you want to dig at, right-click the boat or ship you are on, and select ''Dredge''. The dredged material appears inside the boat.
-* On bigger ships you may have to embark as passenger to get the option to dredge, because as the commander you might technically be too far way from the boat to use it. It is also a good idea to [[mooring anchor|moor]] your ship or boat before dredging.
+* In order to level a tile to flat, you must be over an already-flat tile that is next to the nearby tile that is to be flattened. The ''Level'' option will only appear on tiles outside of the boat and very near.
-* You can dredge all kinds of materials, for instance [[clay]], [[peat]], [[tar]], [[gems]], and [[valrei item|valrei items]].
+* On bigger ships, you may have to embark as a passenger to get the option to dredge, because as the commander you might technically be too far away from the boat to use it.
 * It is much easier to see the bottom if you turn off water reflections in the game's video settings.
 [[Category:Tools]]
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 * Improvement uses [[Blacksmithing]] skill but [[carpentry]] tools: [[mallet]], [[file]], [[carving knife]], [[pelt]] and [[log]].
 * Dredging works similar to digging, though you can be embarked on a boat or ship to dredge. Move on top of the corner you want to dig at, right-click the boat or ship you are on, and select ''Dredge''. The dredged material appears inside the boat. In order to level a tile to flat, however, one must be over an already-flat tile that is next to the nearby tile that is to be flattened (right-click -> level will appear only on tiles outside of boat and very near).
-*On bigger ships you may have to embark as passenger to get the option to dredge, because as the commander you might technically be too far way from the boat to use it. It is also a good idea to [[mooring anchor|moor]] your ship or boat before dredging.
+* On bigger ships you may have to embark as passenger to get the option to dredge, because as the commander you might technically be too far way from the boat to use it. It is also a good idea to [[mooring anchor|moor]] your ship or boat before dredging.
-*You can dredge all kinds of materials, for instance [[clay]], [[peat]], [[tar]], [[gems]], and [[valrei item|valrei items]].
+* You can dredge all kinds of materials, for instance [[clay]], [[peat]], [[tar]], [[gems]], and [[valrei item|valrei items]].

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 *You can dredge all kinds of materials, for instance [[clay]], [[peat]], [[tar]], [[gems]], and [[valrei item|valrei items]].
 [[Category:Tools]]
 [[Category:Babel/D]]

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 *You can dredge all kinds of materials, for instance [[clay]], [[peat]], [[tar]], [[gems]], and [[valrei item|valrei items]].
 [[Category:Tools]]
 [[Category:Babel/D]]