Should a worker dig straight through the rock or walk around the mountain

In a game where stone can be mined, the shortest way is often through a wall. Digging takes time, the tool may be too weak, and some rock cannot be dug at all. Here is how a route weighs digging against walking, and what to return.

Why this works

Rock is not a wall, it is a price: the time to dig it out. Put that price next to the cost of walking and a single route search settles whether to dig or to detour, and a tool too weak for the rock simply removes it from the map.

When not to use it

Don't let workers dig freely when digging changes the world in ways you want to control, such as breaking the roof of a cave, undermining a base or opening a way for monsters. Then protect those cells and send the worker around.

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• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 41 lines of example code with 5 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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