# .5 Bug: Unbuildable Spike Pits

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/5-bug-unbuildable-spike-pits/1501>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [May 29, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/5-bug-unbuildable-spike-pits/1501 "2013-05-29T05:54:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nappist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nappist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nappist)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/5-bug-unbuildable-spike-pits/1501/1 "2013-05-29T05:54:07Z")

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Exactly what it says on the tin. Either I need a shovel and it isn’t listed, or it’s broken. Can’t place spike pits in pits, can’t build spike pits on dirt.

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**Author:** ![ramesesniblet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@ramesesniblet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ramesesniblet)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/5-bug-unbuildable-spike-pits/1501/2 "2013-07-07T12:13:02Z")

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I can’t build them in .6 either. I have the materials and the tools, I can build normal pits but not spiked ones.

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**Author:** ![pingpong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4bbf92/32.png) [@pingpong](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pingpong)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/5-bug-unbuildable-spike-pits/1501/3 "2013-07-07T15:11:28Z")

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You have to do the “Dig a Pit” twice. Stage one makes a shallow pit, can be done with any digging implement. Stage two is dug with a shovel. You use spikes to fill the second stage of the pit.

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**Author:** ![ramesesniblet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@ramesesniblet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ramesesniblet)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/5-bug-unbuildable-spike-pits/1501/4 "2013-07-08T16:06:35Z")

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Aha, it worked thank you.