Packed dirt tile

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Packed dirt is a dirt tile or grass tile that has been packed.

Packed dirt can happen naturally by heavy traffic over a period of time, by livestock grazing the tile bare, or by packing it with a shovel.

Walk and run speed on packed dirt is higher than on grass or dirt, but not as fast as gravel, cobblestone, or stone slab.

A packed dirt tile can be paved with a

• Rock shard to create a gravel tile
• Stone brick to create a cobblestone tile
• Slab to create stone slab tile

Packed dirt can be cultivated into a dirt tile using a rake or shovel.

Packed dirt will eventually be overgrown by nearby grass or trees, but not as fast as dirt would be so, in effect, packing the tile will slow the growth.

You are not able to pack dirt that is submerged in water, however it appears that packing dirt with one edge submerged is easier on South-East facing tiles, requiring the submerged edge to be completely raised out of water on NW facing tiles to work.

With Body strength higher than 21, you are able to pave a tile, then dig it into water to completely submerge it. This technique appears to be commonly used for Ship docks/Harbours to ease the exiting of the vessel onto dry land.

Mycelium, moss and enchanted grass tiles can be changed to packed dirt with a shovel.