So if they have figured out how to make tar flow, think that will ever happen with water?

With the trench method. If you dig it long enough the tar despawns at the far end. Much easier than digging a large hole.

I tried both methods on my one and only tar pit yesterday and digging works for sure, just leveling the ground is iffy and fully raising the terrain works also. c0mad0r's combo method is probably optimum as one can tune the method to match the specific tar pit's positioning.

Originally posted by MacFeely:

Or you can use the Hoe and level or raise the terrain, the tar will follow and pop up so you can collect.

Yup! Very useful when you have a lot of rock.

Personally, I like to dig a trench towards a downward sloped area and use the rock collected from that digging to raise the ground in the tarpit to finish it off.

Yeah I always drain em with the pick

the hoe method doesnt really work. I tried it and needed to build a bench to raise the land and even then wound up burring the large nodes I knew to be at the bottom. better and much easier to dig a trench and gain at least two stacks of stone on top of the full bounty of tar

That was my experience as well, when I tried it last time. Thought it might had changed... I guess not. ;)

Hm, the hoe method never worked for me... Gotta give that another try.

Nah, don't have to raise the ground. Just get all your friends to help you dig a trench. You know what they say:

"Bros before..."

Originally posted by MacFeely:

Or you can use the Hoe and level or raise the terrain, the tar will follow and pop up so you can collect.

Very cool find! I cant tell you how many all nighters I've spent out in the plains digging around tar pits! Thank you!

The irony gets bigger

The post right above yours dealt with this...kinda ironic really.

You dig a deep trench away from the tar pit, then start to dig towards it until it reaches the pit and all of the tar can drain from it. Make sure there's enough room for all the tar to drain and try not to let enough drain that you are submerged.

Or you can use the Hoe and level or raise the terrain, the tar will follow and pop up so you can collect.

Very easy way is the plop down a workbench and then use a hoe with some rocks to life the land in the pit a few clicks. In a matter of some seconds the tar will rise unto the land you created and you can just pick it up off the ground. (No need to dig a pit)

You dig a deep trench away from the tar pit, then start to dig towards it until it reaches the pit and all of the tar can drain from it. Make sure there's enough room for all the tar to drain and try not to let enough drain that you are submerged.

Or you can use the Hoe and level or raise the terrain, the tar will follow and pop up so you can collect.