Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27062679-20160207090248/@comment-34769722-20181217104740

The Mining Shaft is a cool little area I made up a few months ago that includes three new slimes, tricky puzzles, three new gordos, new foods, and many, many gadgets!

The Mining Shaft itself is an immense volcanic cave dug in the grounds of the Indigo Quarry with many lava ponds and dry trees, but despite the flora that can't thrive there, slimes can survive and even in large numbers! A terrifying phenomenon also occurs in the shaft called overflows.

Overflows are a dangerous phenomenon where many molten slimes and their plorts clump together and begin raining down fire from cracks and crevices, filling the shaft with lava. When an overflow happens, it's best to take cover.

Coal Slimes are believed too be the descendant of the fire slimes and are commonly found in the ash isle but can occasionally come out of hiding in The Mining Shaft. When fed their favourite food, coal slimes become ecstatic and begin sending out large clouds of volcanic ash that agitate slimes much like a tangle slime's pollen. Coal slimes, for some reason, also turn hostile when coming in contact with any fire source. The moral of the story is to never play with fire, especially when you're wrangling coal slimes.

Molten Slimes are oddballs made of a composition much like lava dust, but more slimy. Despite the adorableness of molten slimes, they have a mean attitude and will intentionally bite the rancher for no reason when near. Much like a fire slime, molten slimes have a fiery touch that makes them bad companions for slimes.

Pepper Slimes are clumsy but dangerous slimes that inhabit the shaft and have a voracious appetite for meat. If a pepper slime consumes too much, it will go into deep slumber and can sometimes burp out large balls of embers that toast the ground. Be wary!

New Treasure Pods have been added throughout the mining shaft that lets you bring in decorations like burnt trees and toasted flowers, because nothing else is more beautiful than the smell of smoke in the morning.

New toys for the slimes living in the shaft have been added so that no one will ever be bored and attempt to cause havoc.