quality of life Snow Shovel

[an_egg_cultist]

In the midst of winter, I have realized that there is a rather large amount of snow, and shovels use durability when breaking it. Unfortunately, this is quite a waste of precious material, and I would much rather use my hand to conserve durability despite the large amount of time it takes to clear snow.

As a means to save time, a snow shovel could compromise the expense of material while also being limited in use. It would have a large amount of durability and a bonus mining speed to snow, but little/no mining speed bonus for soil.

[Echo Weaver]

That's an interesting observation. A snow shovel would be one more specialized tool to haul around, but I agree that it gets annoying to waste durability on snow.

[an_egg_cultist]

1 hour ago, Echo Weaver said:

That's an interesting observation. A snow shovel would be one more specialized tool to haul around, but I agree that it gets annoying to waste durability on snow.

The great part is you wouldn't really need to take it around because it's so specialized. It's convenient to have lying around at your base, but you have no obligation or necessity to take it elsewhere honestly.

[ifoz]

Also allowing it to clear snow from chiselled blocks without having to break the block would be fantastic.

[CloudCloudGuy]

The amount of copper shovels ive wasted in the winter is too many lol

[ThatMaxGuy]

I do like the idea. Specialized tools can be hard to make actually worth it, but considering it's a tool you'd only use around your house (as people tend to do with snow shovels) there's no worry about it taking up an inventory slot. 

[Facethief]

I don’t shovel a lot of snow at my base; just enough to keep the doors clear and keep the chicken run clear, so I just use my bare hands. It’s pretty fast, but as a person from the southeast, I can’t say how much you would do this IRL.

[LadyWYT]

5 hours ago, ThatMaxGuy said:

Specialized tools can be hard to make actually worth it, but considering it's a tool you'd only use around your house (as people tend to do with snow shovels) there's no worry about it taking up an inventory slot. 

It's also a tool that you only need in areas it snows heavily too. If you live in a warmer climate band, or even the tropics, you probably don't need it at all. Still very useful for the specific circumstances though.

[Teh Pizza Lady]

On 8/22/2025 at 3:53 PM, Echo Weaver said:

That's an interesting observation. A snow shovel would be one more specialized tool to haul around, but I agree that it gets annoying to waste durability on snow.

I am guessing you haven't ever made or used a scythe in the game? That's a highly specialized tool that gets constant use during the spring, summer, and fall. The snow shovel would take its place during the winter.

[Echo Weaver]

Just now, traugdor said:

I am guessing you haven't ever made or used a scythe in the game? That's a highly specialized tool that gets constant use during the spring, summer, and fall. The snow shovel would take its place during the winter.

Sure I use scythes. I just don't take them very far from base. Snow is an issue everywhere in the winter.

[Entaris]

I dunno about you guys, but I don't really have an issue with the snow. It doesn't pile up high enough to impede travel or exiting my buildings, so I'm fine.

 

Now, were we to MAKE that a problem, letting the snow pile up more like Charcoal without as much of an angle of repose, that'd be something.

[Diff]

1 hour ago, Entaris said:

I dunno about you guys, but I don't really have an issue with the snow. It doesn't pile up high enough to impede travel or exiting my buildings, so I'm fine.

 

Now, were we to MAKE that a problem, letting the snow pile up more like Charcoal without as much of an angle of repose, that'd be something.

 It can be a small problem, I just hit winter in my single player world and I usually have to duck to get out of my house if it snowed overnight.

[Teh Pizza Lady]

32 minutes ago, Diff said:

 It can be a small problem, I just hit winter in my single player world and I usually have to duck to get out of my house if it snowed overnight.

Try making 2x3 doors and doorways.

[LadyWYT]

31 minutes ago, Diff said:

 It can be a small problem, I just hit winter in my single player world and I usually have to duck to get out of my house if it snowed overnight.

This, plus deeper snow slows you down slightly, as well as makes it harder to see smaller objects/entities. It's not a huge problem, but it's a similar niche to the scythe--you could do all the work by hand, but you could also do it faster over a larger area with a specialized tool.

[Diff]

34 minutes ago, traugdor said:

Try making 2x3 doors and doorways.

And only today I learned these exist after 2 years of vintaging stories