The Big Dig

Oh no i got so clooooose :(

Took me an hour to beat this game. Had my heart racing and panicking in the later levels. It sucks when the level starts and those jackas- I mean, jackhammer workers are already smashing an artifact. Unless you have brush upgrade, you usually aren't saving it in time. The diggers are less destructive so you can save them in time.

Warning Probe +1 range is just a quality of life upgrade. It warns you not only the drill's path but also what's close to the workers. If it's at risk of being destroyed by the drill, prioritize it. Then ones close to the workers.

Excavator speed/range is useful for quickly finding, whereas the shovel is faster at digging once found. The risk assessment is in knowing the possible shape of the artifact and whether you should try to dig it out faster before the drill reaches it or risk destroying it by underestimating the damage.

Anyway, even though I won, the ending made me feel sour because the mayor won. That's only because I kept getting gameover though and being fired by the stupid mayor. The same mayor sending a giant drill in to rush me and then blaming me when artifacts are destroyed by it.