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About Groundwork Simulator
Groundwork Simulator puts you behind the controls of heavy machinery, letting you reshape terrain and hunt for gold. You can dig, haul, and process material at your own pace, with realistic physics that make each bucket feel weighty.
The game supports solo play or online co‑op, letting friends split tasks like excavation and transport. You also manage water delivery, equipment trailers, and the challenges of mud, slopes, and rough ground as you build a functional mining site.
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Realistic Excavation Physics
Every scoop reacts to hydraulic feedback, giving resistance that changes with the material you’re moving. Adjusting bucket angle and hydraulic power lets you cut into hillsides or fill the bucket with varying effort.
The ground you leave behind becomes the foundation for later work, so each dig reshapes the site and creates new routes or steeper slopes. Planning your approach matters because the terrain reacts to each bucket load.
- Observe how the bucket slows on denser material before committing to a lift.
- Experiment with different angles to find the most efficient cut on a given slope.
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From Dirt to Gold
You can drill test holes, locate gold‑rich deposits, and set up a wash plant on site. Excavated material is moved to sluice boxes, then processed on a shaking table to extract concentrate.
The workflow runs from the first test hole through to the final concentrate, letting you see the full cycle of mining, washing, and recovery in one continuous operation.
- Drill and test in several spots as you explore the land to find gold-rich ground.
- Balance the amount of material you haul with the capacity of your sluice boxes to avoid bottlenecks.
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Online Co‑op Play
The game offers online co‑op where one player can operate the excavator while another handles transport. You can also coordinate material movement between the dig site and the wash plant together.
Co‑op lets you divide responsibilities, making large sites easier to manage and adding a collaborative element to the mining workflow.
- Communicate your intended routes before moving heavy loads to avoid terrain mishaps.
- Assign one player to monitor water supply while the other focuses on excavation for smoother workflow.
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Water System Setup
Water is delivered via pumps and hoses that you position and route across the site. Proper placement ensures the wash plant stays supplied as the worksite expands.
As you add new equipment, you may need to extend hoses or reposition pumps, turning water management into a dynamic part of site planning.
- Lay hoses along the shortest path to keep your water routing simple as the site grows.
- Keep pumps on stable ground to maintain consistent flow during heavy operations.
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Transport and Terrain Challenges
Heavy machinery can be loaded onto trailers and hauled by truck to new locations. Loading, navigating tight turns, slopes, and rough terrain all require careful planning.
Mud, slopes, and rough ground affect traction, so sometimes you must improve the ground beneath your wheels before you can move equipment or resume digging.
- Plan a clear, level path before attempting to unload equipment on a new site.
- Use smaller routes to test traction before moving a fully loaded trailer.
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