Technology

Technology:

Technology can be used to complete your challenges or to make them more easy.

Tech meter:

This shows how much tech you have left to use.



Obtaining technology:
 * Using a stronger packpack (will give you a higher amount at the beginning of each level)
 * Mining blue crystals (will give +10)
 * Mining rocks (sometimes randomly gives +1 or +2 technology)

Blue crystal:



Overview:

Effects:
 * Proximator (unlocked in level 5), shows you how close you are to completing your challenge (red being very close).


 * Torch (unlocked in level 7), lights up the room for +2 blocks past visibility.


 * Bridge Kit (unlocked in level 52), allows you to lay bridges across chasms.


 * Monster Trap (unlocked in level 15), allows you to trap monsters and gain energy.


 * Bomb, explodes rocks in close proximity (see table below, B being the bomb, X being the explosion range).




 * Mystic Compass (unlocked in level 21), points toward one red or blue crystal and disappears after you've mined it.


 * Drill, allows you to drill up to 4 rocks in a straight line (can only be used while wearing an Azure Backpack).


 * Mighty Gloves (unlocked in level 29), allows you to pick up keys, stones and explosive boxes.


 * Tunneling Shovel (unlocked in level 38), allows you to dig under walls.




 * Pillar, allows you to create a pillar and increase stability (can only be used while wearing the Mighty Chemist Backpack).


 * Gold, key and monster compass, point towards gold, keys and monsters. They disappear when the object or monster is removed. They can only be used while wearing a Sprocket Backpack (Gold), Mythic Backpack (keys) or a Glowbug Backpack (monsters).




 * Lucky Strike (unlocked in level 90), increases the amount of resources from gold and crystals by factor two. It also guarantees a critical hit on any rock.

Obstacles:

These obstacles prevent placement of bombs, explosive crates, traps, keys and stones. You can however walk through them.