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{{Quote|An expensive way to create a new riverbed when the naturally occurring ones are insufficient. Use excavators as a last resort as they poison the land around them.|Excavator description in the [[Handbook]]}}

The '''Excavator''' is a building in '''Terra Nil''' that excavates a straight line through any tiles in-front of it and replaces those tiles with {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}} ~~tiles~~. The '''Excavator''' is part of the ''[[Tiers#Tier 1|Tier 1]]'' [[Buildings]]. They can only be ~~build~~ on [[map|ground]] and require [[power]] to work.

The '''Excavator''' is a building in '''Terra Nil''' that excavates a straight line through any tiles in-front of it and replaces those tiles with {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}}. The '''Excavator''' is part of the ''[[Tiers#Tier 1|Tier 1]]'' [[Buildings]]. They can only be built on [[map|ground]] and require [[power]] to work.

When built, excavators will convert the surrounding 96 {{Tiles|Greenery}} tiles back into {{Tiles|Wasteland}} but won't effect other [[Biomes]].

The excavator will cut through all tile types but will stop when it reaches a building or {{Tiles|Rock}} tile. It will destroy any tall pines in its path.

===Elevation===

The {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}} created by the excavator is produced at the level of the building. If the excavator is built on flat ground, the {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}} will cut through all higher elevation equally. When the excavator is built on an elevated tile, the {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}} will cut through all higher elevations but not lower elevations. When the excavator projectile encounters a change in elevation, it will lower the {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}} down that many tiles. Any higher elevations encountered there after will be reduced to the new lowest tile level.

===Version comparison===

The 3x3 excavator is both more expensive and larger than its 1x1 counterpart but has the advantage of one tile of additional range. The {{Tiles|Dryriverbed}} is produced from the center tile of the excavator but only one of the nine titles needs to be within range of power in order for the building to be built. This gives the 3x3 additional reach.

== Gallery ==