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'''Caving''' is one of the most important activities in the game. [[:Category:Gem|Gems]] and [[Time Crystal|time crystals]] can only be found naturally in caves. (There are other ways to get them without an in-app purchase, such as using a [[Gold Pickaxe]] or [[Meditate|Meditating]].)  

Caves are natural gaps in [[stone]]. Some will open to the surface, but others will have [[dirt]] or [[sand]] covering them.

A cave can be as narrow as a series of unconnected single block gaps to large chambers wider than the reach of a [[Torch|torch's]] light. Some caves are also filled with [[water]]

Basic caving is nothing more than climbing, crawling, and walking through the available spaces. A [[pickaxe]] is useful for opening barriers between unconnected caves. But as caves can intersect and branch, they can end up like a maze.

A good general approach to exploring caverns without getting lost is to follow the right-most path. This helps you stay clear on what you've explored and not. It only fails when there's a circular connection and in that case your placed [[Oil Lantern|oil lanterns]] or Basic torches indicate you've looped back so it's no trouble.

Another way to keep track of which tunnels you've explored or stripped of resources place a block of [[limestone]] at the entrance(s). It looks different than un-mined limestone so you'll know you placed it as a signal. You could also wall it off with stone because it is abundant.