An idea for more dangerous cave-ins

[SgtVennamo 12]

I did a quick search and didn't find a thread about this.

As it currently stands, the cave-ins are not a threat. You might take a slight damage, but the only downside usually is just the time to clean up the mess. Would it be possible to add the vanilla anvil drop damage to cobble? That way when you get a few metric tons of rocks dropped on your head, it's going to hurt and most likely kill you. That way you would really need to make sure that your mining tunnels are properly supported all the time.

[CreeperVon 22]

Wearing a helmet should reduce the damage. That would make sense.

[MDub 68]

I agree with ya Sgt, cave ins should be feared... they shouldnt be an annoyance. As for the helmet thing, I have to disagree... No helmet, no matter how finely made is going to stop your head from being smashed under a few tons of rock

[Coragamy 2]

Yes i agree with you sgt and you dub. cave ins should be feared and is a little tin hat really gonna protect you from a metric ton of rock? or a steel hat?

[SgtVennamo 12]

I agree that helmets shouldn't save you from a cave-in. For example, one cubic meter of granite (one block) weighs around 2700kg or 6000lbs. it's like having a big car dropped on you.

[Roark92 16]

lol yeah that is ridiculous under that example. but the helmet thing makes sense if you kind of attribute it to defending you from stones falling. a few kilogram stone is going to do some real damage falling on your head, but with a helmet it could glance off. depends how you look at it.

[Srgnoodles 1,030]

I agree that helmets shouldn't save you from a cave-in. For example, one cubic meter of granite (one block) weighs around 2700kg or 6000lbs. it's like having a big car dropped on you.

wel its not a solid metre block of stone thats falling on your head is it? its a bunch of loose rocks, a helmet definitely is going to help deflect loose rocks

Edit: Ninja'd by Roark

[Koljan 1]

wel its not a solid metre block of stone thats falling on your head is it? its a bunch of loose rocks, a helmet definitely is going to help deflect loose rocks

Edit: Ninja'd by Roark

don't forget that it's not a modern helmet... it could even make things worse.

[fallonsky 19]

really i have never goten any cave ins at all so ya make them more deadly and not as rare

[SgtVennamo 12]

And unless the damage can be significantly increased from vanilla anvil damage, it's relatively small. Plus, since armor (and helmets) reduce incoming damage anyways, I don't see the need to have helmets reduce extra from falling rocks.

[callisto8413 19]

Well, I have had cave ins, mostly caused by my own stupid lack of supports. I think helmets are worthless when tons of rock come down on you but I don't think we need to increase the chances of cave ins happening. Not sure how I feel about this, while I agree they should be dangerous I am not sure I like the idea of being totally crushed by bad luck.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

Ups to this idea.

I think that re-appropriating anvil damage to cavein rocks is fantastic, and I'd say that wearing a metal helmet should probably reduce damage taken by 10%.

Not much, but possibly enough to save your life in a not-too-serious incident

[CreeperVon 22]

I agree that helmets shouldn't save you from a cave-in. For example, one cubic meter of granite (one block) weighs around 2700kg or 6000lbs. it's like having a big car dropped on you.

I mean like 1 heart, not save you.