i have a question about the dlc.

[darthdud0]

it shows a sub which can dig upwards. that is cool. however!

it also says you can drain the acid...

does that mean i can't dig upwards without the acid?

i like the idea of digging upwards. but is it a trade of:
sub = sucks at digging but can dig up.
mech = great at digging but can't dig up.

could digging upward be an upgrade for the mech?
i wouldn't want to drain acid if i lost digging upwards.

[flamedance58]

Yes, afaik from what the dev wrote in the news for the DLC it states that:

-You can mine upwards in the mech-sub WHILE under-acid.
-You can drain the acid out so you can go back in your normal mech.
-Normal mech isn't getting the ability to mine upwards.

I do agree it'd be nice if we could get that as something for the normal mech. Heck have it as an upgrade from the scientist dude. Have him comment about why we can't mine upwards considering we can mine in all directions 'cept up XD

[Delayed Victory]

Heyo! That's correct, you can only dig up in the submarine, which is only available under-acid. You would need to drain out the acid in order to build stuff, as you cannot build under-acid, however in order to drain parts of the map you will have to dig down in your submarine first anyways. You can also choose to not drain anything and just keep using the submarine until the very end.

The fact that you cannot drill upwards is intentional, as it requires you to think carefully and strategically which route you want to dig. Obviously since Super Mining Mechs is a very casual / easy game in which you cannot fail or lose, I think that without this element of planning, the game would get too boring. But since a lot of people wanted this feature I decided to implement it in the submarine - which comes with its other challenges such as lack of light. I figured this would be a good way to have it in there without making the game too easy / boring.

Regarding this:

Originally posted by darthdud0:

a trade of:
sub = sucks at digging but can dig up.
mech = great at digging but can't dig up.

In general this is the case though, as you might have already upgraded your original mining mech so it's really fast and efficient, while you will need to upgrade the submarine mech from scratch. So it'll be slower at first, but it can indeed dig upwards.

Hope that makes sense!