Gouge

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Slam your pickaxe into a wall mid-fall and stop yourself before you splat.

Overview

Falling toward a wall? Right-click it with a pickaxe. It bites into the surface and friction bleeds off your downward speed as you scrape along the edge. Harder blocks provide more resistance, slowing you down significantly faster. Once you've caught on, you don't have to stay put: hang on, slide, climb up, or kick off.

Note: Higher-tier pickaxes hold onto surfaces longer and drain durability at a lower rate.

Block Type	Behavior	Effect
Hard Blocks (Stone, Obsidian)	Friction eats momentum every tick until you stop dead, hanging in place until grip or durability expires. Hold a pickaxe in both hands to stretch that hang time (x1.5 by default), then hold Space to climb. Reach a ledge you can stand on and you mantle up onto it.	Full Stop / Lock-In / Climbable
Soft Blocks (Dirt, Sand)	No locking mechanic. You slide continuously down the face of the wall.	Reduced Damage

Quick Escape: Double-tap Crouch within 0.7 seconds to kick yourself off the wall at any time, whether you are hanging still, climbing, or mid-slide.