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Dripstone Growth

In real life stalagmites form when a stalactite above it drips water onto the ground. It would be an interesting game mechanic if similarly to how pointed dripstone with water above it fills a cauldron with water, if the pointed dripstone drips onto a dripstone block or a block of pointed dripstone there should be a chance for a new piece of pointed dripstone. Additionally when a stalagmite drips down in real life, some of the sediment that drops to the floor stays on its tip causing it to grow. The upside down pointed dripstone could also grow when it drips.

 

This could be an interesting way for dripstone to be renewable.

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• December 03, 2020 06:07
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  • December 09, 2020 02:31
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  Stalactites should create Stalagmites which would eventually connect and then get thicker, creating Dripstone Blocks. Eventually, Dripstone Caves would fill themselves in. This would be cool for making self healing containers/vaults, especially if their growth could be accelerated

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  • January 21, 2021 00:24
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  I was just about to post almost the exact same post! One thing i'd add that this should be a really slow process. Not quite as slow as copper aging, but slower than the dripstones filling up cauldrons.