Pickaxe

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Pickaxe

Creation
Activate pickaxe head (1.0 kg) Right-click shaft (1.0 kg) Open submenu "Create > Tools"
Result
1 Pickaxe (2.0 kg)
Skill and improvement
Uses blacksmithing skill

Description

A tool for mining.

Usage

• The pickaxe is used primarily for Mining, Prospecting, and Analyse.
• It is rather effective as a weapon compared to other tools in the absence of a real weapon.
• May be activated to see if a mine tile is flat or not (as long as you have at least 15 mining skill) and also slope levels on tile borders as with a shovel .
• Used to mine out wall reinforcements (premium character only)
• Used to remove floor reinforcements, activate pickaxe, right click floor reinforcement, remove (premium character only).

Notes

• There is no penalty for failure in creation of an iron pickaxe.
• Note that there are 3 versions of the pickaxe:

- A normal version which can be improved. It can be made from any metal type.

- A wooden starter pickaxe which cannot be improved but does not drop upon death.

- A Crude pickaxe which can be created with a pickaxe head made of stone.

Titles

• Rockbreaker at 50 skill
• Tunneller at 70 skill
• Vein Destroyer at 90 skill
• Mountain Eater at 100 skill