--CONTROLS-- A and D to move. SPACE or W to jump. Click and hold on adjacent blocks to mine them. Left and Right arrow keys to select an inventory item. Up arrow key to use an inventory item. The platforming is kind of janky. If you get stuck on a random block, you may need to widen the tunnel, finagle the character, or jump to dislodge yourself. --DIGGING-- Explore caves and extract minerals to earn money. Reach the bottom of the screen to advance to the next depth. There are more than 50 depths, 5 different layers of stone, unique sublayers, and 12 types of ores/gems. Press "End Day" to advance to the shop. Press "Next Day" to exit the shop and advance to the next day. --TAXES-- The daily tax will slowly increase. Diggin' ain't free, you know. The rate at which the tax increases is equal to half of the current day. You will automatically be charged the tax when you click "End Day." If you are unable to pay the tax, you lose. You will be warned if you are unable to pay the tax. The goal of the game is to purchase the Quarry Deed, eliminating the need to pay the tax. --UPGRADES-- Upgrades apply so long as they are equipped. You can equip upgrades in the shop under the Equip tab. You can only equip a maximum of 3 upgrades at a time by default. --ITEMS-- You can buy an unlimited number of items. You can cycle between items using the arrow keys. The currently selected item will appear in the lower portion of the statistics bar. Press the up arrow to use the selected item. --DEATH-- Falling from too high, drowning, swimming in lava, and being caught in explosions will inflict damage. If you take too much damage, you will die. Dying will increase the tax by 20%. Resurrectin' ain't free either, you know. --FIRST INSTALLMENT-- https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/559941438/
