The Cracked Floor

The cracked floor tile in its three stages
The cracked floor tile in its three stages

Now and then the machine's floor cracks where a hole should be. Let the hammer strike it: the crack runs further up the same column and grows deeper. The third strike breaks it open.

How to find it, step by step

  1. In arcs 1-3 a floor tile with NO hole appears on the second farthest row, with fine cracks in it.
  2. Stand in its column so the automatic strike hits that tile when its row reaches the line (first hit = The Cracked Hole).
  3. A seam runs up the column and the crack reappears further up, one stage deeper. Hit it again, then a third time.
  4. The third hit collapses the floor: 30 seconds in THE UNDERGROUND, then a treasure chest (1 of 3 rewards).

The crack is in the machine's FLOOR: an empty backing tile on the second farthest row, with no hole (no mole can stand on it). Only the hammer's automatic strike counts. The tile cracks in 3 stages: hairlines, bigger cracks with crumbs, then shattered with a warm glow from below. After each hit a seam creeps up the same column and the crack reappears further up. The cracks match the floor of your cabinet: earth tiles split organically, metal panels fracture in straight lines, neon and circuit glass breaks in spokes with sparks. A crack you miss is gone and comes back 18 rows later (up to 3 misses).

Reward

The way down.

Tips

  • If you miss it the crack comes back about 18 rows later (up to 3 misses).
  • Down there nothing costs Audience: chase the golden diggers for score.

In-game hint

Some floor tiles look... tired.

See also