# Sinkholes/caverns

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [May 27, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476 "2013-05-27T12:11:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![halberdsturgeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476/1 "2013-05-27T12:11:14Z")

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So, I dove down a sinkhole recently and found myself in a ‘cavern’ - a big, wide open area filled with corpses of what appeared to be ov1erweight construction workers: lots and lots of jackhammers and food. There was no way out, as it lacked a stairs up and was cut off from any subterranean system that might’ve led me to the surface. I have to assume that you’re meant to burrow your way out of these areas when you find yourself in them, hence the abundance of jackhammers - is that correct? The problem is they all come empty (naturally), so unless you happen to be carrying gasoline on you they’re invariably useless in getting yourself untrapped.

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**Author:** ![iceball3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@iceball3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/iceball3)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476/2 "2013-05-27T14:01:43Z")

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Looks like you fell into a mine. Make your you’ve checked every square inch of all of the walls to make sure you havr an exit up or down.

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**Author:** ![halberdsturgeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476/3 "2013-05-27T14:35:13Z")

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It’s not a mine. Mines are brown Ms on the map, caverns are light-grey 0s. Also corpses in mines never generate food or dozens of jackhammers.

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**Author:** ![iceball3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@iceball3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/iceball3)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476/4 "2013-05-27T14:37:44Z")

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[quote=“halberdsturgeon, post:3, topic:1476”]It’s not a mine. Mines are brown Ms on the map, caverns are light-grey 0s. Also corpses in mines never generate food or dozens of jackhammers.[/quote]Food, no, jackhammers yes. I dunno how you’ll get out then…

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**Author:** ![halberdsturgeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476/5 "2013-05-27T14:45:14Z")

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I already restarted. I’m just posting because I figure this is a half implemented thing which may have been forgotten. You’re probably supposed to be able to tunnel your way out of these areas, hence all the jackhammers.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476/6 "2013-05-27T17:06:13Z")

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Huh. I recall encountering massive random cavern complexes back in 02Feb when I was going around mapping the underground. (Artifact with the “map” ability is your friend. Kinda.)

I wonder if there was a connection to the sewer or subway lines? Most such caverns I’d found were at least around such lines. Not a whole lot of help, but might be worth thinking about. (Perhaps a player-audible-only dripping sound from sewer lines/drafty sound from subway lines, conveniently ignored in the lines themselves?)