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How to remove Big rocks/Boulders (2024 UPDATED)
By Snoopy
2024 UPDATE - - - - - - - - -

This guide is just a meme at this point. I'm literally updating this for you know who you are.

2022 UPDATE - - - - - - - - -

It has been some time, but in order to meet certain standards there is another alternative, mods. Some mods may add many ways to remove boulders from the game world but it is to your discretion to find out how :)
2021 UPDATED

IF WERE REEEEEALLY BEING SPECIFIC, you can also removed boulders from the games files.


2020 UPDATE

For what ever reason this is the top guide on how to remove boulders
So without further ado here is an update, 4 years later.

You can literally remove them by holding down right mouse button with a pickaxe to speed things up
or use a nuke
or use cliff explosives (to remove cliffs and I guess rocks)
or ram it with a vehicle till it breaks
or shoot it
or blow it up in any way
and according to a very dedicated commenter, you can delete certain files from the game to remove them
NOW,
le
me
alon


(outdated section below but still applies)
This is possibly one of the most basic guides there are.
First - when you locate your boulder you are going to need to have researched "Car"
Second - After researching Car then build it
Third - Add fuel to the vehicle (Wood,Coal,solid fuel - PETROL ISNT A THING FOUND THAT OUT THE HARD WAY)
Fourth - drive your car up to the boulder then back up a decent amount of space
Fifth and finale - Bash your car into the boulder repeatedly untill its gone.
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=UPDATE= (2017?)
Everything above was before the update allowed you to do that so thats why i made this guide
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OTHER POSSIBLE WAYS
-Shoot at it with any weapon
-Mine it
-Use a tank to remove it
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now le me alon
   
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23 Comments
Striker1919 24 Sep, 2022 @ 12:14am 
I shall continue your work, I will be back
Snoopy  [author] 23 Sep, 2022 @ 5:14pm 
I honestly have not played this game enough to know any new methods past what I've already put down. Unfortunately until then, it remains this way :winter2019sadyul:
Striker1919 27 Jul, 2022 @ 9:24pm 
this guide has gone through years of neglect, it's time to give it an overhaul!!!!
Striker1919 27 Jul, 2022 @ 9:23pm 
yeah it has, just think how many people have been mislead by this out of date guide!!!
Snoopy  [author] 27 Jul, 2022 @ 6:51pm 
Bro xD its been years
Striker1919 24 Jul, 2022 @ 11:54pm 
please update this guide to include modded support for removing Rocks/Boulders, I am terrified that people will become confused
Striker1919 15 Dec, 2020 @ 1:38pm 
how could I sleep at night without making sure that there's a thorough enough guide about breaking rocks to make sure people don't get stuck? this is a community service! :)

btw guide doesn't include how to remove it via game files blz fix prtty blz
Snoopy  [author] 15 Dec, 2020 @ 1:21pm 
Thanks to Striker for consistently posting here to make me update this
⫸Lyric Drake 591⫷ 25 Nov, 2020 @ 2:13pm 
just hold down RM. . . noobs.
Striker1919 27 Jun, 2019 @ 5:14pm 
nukes can be used plz update