Rattlehead wrote on Dec 1, 2011, 14:52:

Halo wrote on Dec 1, 2011, 14:47:
I tried this and have one question, does the digging speed up? I mean I was getting a little sick of mining one pixel at a time...

The new patch adds a drill so yes digging is sped up substantially.

PHJF wrote on Dec 1, 2011, 20:28:
Wood is mostly used for a) making wooden buildings (obviously?) and b) making platforms (which amounts to stairs and, more importantly, ledges you can place willy nilly before you have a grappling hook)