Tips and Tricks

Tips and tricks for game

Digging

• Main direction down
  
• you come across existing side paths and caves that should be explored
  
• if you want space for new caves, for a settlement, you can use a little trick: Always mark and dig only 2 fields, this prevents the level generator from generating anything in the way. But don't overdo it, otherwise you might not have any more space for the nice side quests and quests
  
• I always dig with a couple, as a precaution they have a weapon, a shield, healing drink, food (if available) in their inventory

Working time

• Giving couples the same work and leisure time
  
• 6 wiggle hours of work and 6 wiggle hours of free time
  
• 1st pair of 6-12 work, 2nd pair of 12-6, 3rd pair of 3-9, 4th pair of 9-3 etc.
  
• Combine pairs with Ctrl + Number to form a group
  
• Let couples work together (e.g. one couple to dig and one to cook on another shift as well)
  
• Due to this division you only need 1 tent at the beginning, max. 2 (in one sleep 2 wiggles and they do other things in their free time besides sleeping all the time)

Offspring

• For division of working time / free time, see working time
  
• give more free time if necessary
  
• make sure that they are together in their free time, so if necessary send them to the bar together

Food

• Production not to infinity, but only a maximum of 8
  
• Distribute to different production sites (3 are actually enough for me, have a kitchen and two fireplaces)
  
• do not produce different things at the same time
  
• Wiggles love variety, so always offer something different
  
• Build 2 farms (mushroom farm, hamster farm) very close to the fireplace or kitchen (no shaft in between)
  
• Kitchen needs energy
  
• Do not stop production (red cross)
  
• Wiggles only feed themselves if they still have a free space in their inventory

Production

• not too much at once (depending on the number of wiggles you should have a maximum of 2-3 productions or researches at the same time and dig a shaft or passage in addition to the food, which is practically always set but not infinitely (see food)
  
• as little allocation as possible (I play almost completely without)
  
• Build the delivery building and production building close to one another, if possible without a shaft in between and on one level (bar needs beer brewery needs mushroom farm ---> bar - brewery - mushroom farm)
  
• Note that some production facilities require energy
  
• see also Techtree

Buildings and settlement

• build and produce carefully (you don't need 10 farms, 2 carpenters, ...)
  
• build all production facilities close together
  
• build the leisure facilities close together

Moving to new location

• Before you go into another world, you just build lots of stores and store everything you have.
  
• Assign 2-3 wiggles to each warehouse.
  
• Set what you want in it and they'll do it.
  
• When the stores are full, just pack up and take them with you.
  
• When you reassemble them in the new world, the resources are still there and you only need to haul a camp

Dwarfs mood

Dwarfs mood is calculated based on:

• Level of civilisation (calculated from the inventions and the experience points of the dwarfs)
  
• Food variety (calculated from the number of different dishes a wiggle last eaten)
  
• Building variety (calculated from the number of different fun buildings that a wiggle last visited)
  
• Food quality ()
  
  
• Sleep quality (related to the quality of the sleeping places)
  
• Home quality (related to the quality of the living room)
  
• Bath quality (related to the quality of the bathroom)

How to manage dwarfs mood:

• keep civilisation level low
  
  • manage size of population
    
  • keep number of buildings to minimum - as soon as the newer buildings have been invented, they should be built up and the old ones removed as soon as possible
    
  • leave old buildings behind since even packed building is raising civilisation level
    
  • ladders and doors count, but as already mentioned, only once. So with 5 ladders only one is counted.
• dinning, sleeping and fun buildings should be close to each other
  
• dwarfs should ideally always eat something different
  
• dwarfs should visit variety of fun buildings during their free time(bar, theater, disco, fitness, bowling). In addition, depending on the highest experience value, certain buildings count twice:
  
  • food {dsc pub}
    
  • wood {pub bwl}
    
  • stone {pub fit}
    
  • metal {bwl dsc}
    
  • transport {dsc tht}
    
  • energy {tht pub}
    
  • service {tht fit}
    
  • combat {fit bwl}
• leisure time should also be long enough to satisfy all of his needs
  
• do not order dwarfs during their free time and during their shift keep it to minimum - allow AI to assign work to dwarfs

Experience

• Diggles gain experience by doing chores/work
  
• Diggle can level up to max 100 per field
  
• Diggle have a maximum of total points they can earn
  
• First generation can have up to 100 point in sum
  
• Next generation will have a max of 120
  
• Max sum increases with each generation up to 200
  
• If max is reached then points will be unlearned in a field with least level

Fields of Experience

Food

• cooking
  
• brewing beer
  
• making mushroom liquor

Wood

• chopping mushroom
  
• manufacturing wooden products

Stone

• digging
  
• manufacturing stone products

Construction and Transportation

• erecting buildings
  
• transporting materials

Metals

• mining ore boulders
  
• smelting ore
  
• metal processing

Alchemy

• energy
  
• high-tech
  
• magic

Service

• services at bar, theater etc

Martial arts

• Kung fu - fist fight/training without weapon
  
• One-handed fight - fight/training with sword, club, axe
  
• Two-handed fight - fight/training with swords, axes
  
• Fire weapons - slingshot, bow and arrow
  
• Defense - using shields, blocking, evading the enemy

[Szary]

Hej. Jak utrzymać niski poziom cywilizacji? Wystarczy nie odkrywać technologii?

[Sly]

A jak to jest z bronią? Nie pokazują się żadne statystyki na broni, tylko wymagania, wiec co one tak właściwie dają? I skąd wiadomo która jest lepsza i o ile?

[Przeslaw]

O chłopie, żebym ja tak dokładnie wiedział jak działa nastrój Wigglesów to bym skończył tę grę paręnaście lat temu. Dobry poradnik.

[CBase]

fantastic

[moorih]

Cześć P@cia

Oczywiście nie ma problemu ;) daj znać jeśli bedziesz potrzebować jakiejś pomocy :D

[P@cia]

Hi, I wanted to develop some polish and english guide in one with qnew commands and stuff. Can I translate your guide to polish and mark you as the creator of it? (for english part I will also quote and mark you) ? I just wanted to put this all in one place so every new player could have nice game :)

[Greeb]

Thanks, dude
Though you forgot you gain Stone skill by making crystals.

[moorih]

@Greeb I added new section about Experience

But also feel free to read original manual for Diggles (page 16-17)
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/8271679/diggles-manualpdf-strategy-first

[Greeb]

I have a question about diggle every stat and which building or activity gives them how much and when.

Stone
Wood
Metal
Food
Alchemy

And so on...

[P.K.]

great guide but I have a question. My diggles are always misserable, even in world 3 with all crystal furniture and diverse food and recreation. What am I doing wrong? Does low tech buildings (packed) still affect their mood? Or is this just part of the gameplay that diggles are getting more and more depressive?