Tunnels

[Wimpie7090]

Dont know if already mentioned but should be cool i think if we could drill tunnels (for future roads and trains)

[Nargon]

I don't think tunnels are possible. The map works in "layers" with gravity, so any "hole" with a terrain roof is a big deal.
What about a bridge? Something like a long (8/16/32/... tiles) "vehicle ramp", that will be much easier to implement.

[Slye_Fox]

Originally posted by Nargon:

I don't think tunnels are possible. The map works in "layers" with gravity, so any "hole" with a terrain roof is a big deal.

That could be solved by having the 'hole' of the tunnel count as a terrain block, similar to haw retaining walls do.

[SPQRattus]

Even easier: Don't build the tunnel itself at all. Just the ends, mark out any terrain blocks on the intervening path as tunnel parts -- this could be a spline allowing S-curves etc. -- and then move any vehicles through at the right rate. If a tunnel part is dug into or collapses, mark the tunnel as collapsed and needing repair, depending on just how big a mess was made. That strikes me as a workable concept for making tunnels work. Bridges, also, would be neat AF.