Mining access to Lumbridge Caves

[DragonSam]

I've done the goblin quests, and Tears of Guthix through the Lumbridge caves from the entrance in the swamp. I want to be able to go through from the Lumbridge Castle cellar. I've tried mining the 'squeeze through hole' spot from both sides but just keep getting 'The tunnel is blocked with rocks'. Yes, that's why I'm using a pickaxe to try and dig through. Any idea why I can't dig through here?

[cat666]

You need to do Lost Tribe quest.

[Aeon_]

You need to do Lost Tribe quest.

 

He's done it.:roll:

 

Are you sure you aren't clicking on the wrong side of the rock?

[cookie1762]

I'm not being sarchastic or anything, but try right clicking the pickaxe and 'use' it with the area. Also like someone else said above, make sure you are clicking the right side of the rocks.

[DragonSam]

Thanks for the quick responses. Yes, I've done Lost Tribe and Death to the Dorgeshuun. Yes, I've noticed that you can be clicking on the other side of the wall to the one you want. Yes, I've tried 'Use' dozens of times, but the only thing I can 'use' the pickaxe on is 'hole', and nothing happens. All I can get is the squeeze through hole option, which gives me that the hole is blocked by rocks, but it won't give me an option to mine the rocks and 'use' is umm, useless. Same from both sides.

[Seraphi]

Thanks for the quick responses. Yes, I've done Lost Tribe and Death to the Dorgeshuun. Yes, I've noticed that you can be clicking on the other side of the wall to the one you want. Yes, I've tried 'Use' dozens of times, but the only thing I can 'use' the pickaxe on is 'hole', and nothing happens. All I can get is the squeeze through hole option, which gives me that the hole is blocked by rocks, but it won't give me an option to mine the rocks and 'use' is umm, useless. Same from both sides.

 

From what you tell us, I would be led to believe a game-breaking glitch has occured on your account. Though this is probably wrong, and there is some simple explanation that you're missing?

[DragonSam]

I assume the error is me missing something simple. It could also be a rebootable: something which clears up next time I try that area after I've logged out, restarted my computer and logged back in again. But if I do that and it's still happening and I can't see anything else I'm doing wrong, I'd better ask Jagex about it.

[Kidd_Varrow]

Exactly what happens when you use your pickaxe with the hole? Do you get a message that says 'Nothing interesting happens' or 'I can't reach that'? According to the quest guide, you have to be on the Dorgeshuun side to clear the passage.

[Sheep Tails]

Same thing happened to me. I was on the right side, used the right side, yet didn't work. It was only after I spent 20 minutes clicking "use" that I somehow got it. I think it's probably a glitch.

[cat666]

If you've done Lost Tribe and Death to the Dorgushun then the path is already unblocked.

 

 

 

I unblocked mine during Lost Tribe and it's been unblocked ever since.

[Hedgehog]

Don't quote me on this, but don't you need to click on the rocks near the hole to unblock it?

[roscular]

It looks like this is an oversight in the game. The fact that you didn't unblock during the quest now seems to suggest that you can't unblock it now. Obviously, you should be able to. I am surprised that it has not happened to anyone else. Lots of people do quests in a different way to how Jagex expects so you would have thought they would have spotted this.

 

 

 

I would definitely submit a bug report for this.

 

 

 

Edit: I couldn't really understand this but it looks like the same problem:

 

Quick find code: 18-19-293-58434135

 

 

 

Edit2: Ah this thread might be more helpful:

 

Quick find code: 18-19-153-58261757 :)

[DragonSam]

Exactly what happens when you use your pickaxe with the hole? Do you get a message that says 'Nothing interesting happens' or 'I can't reach that'? According to the quest guide, you have to be on the Dorgeshuun side to clear the passage.

 

 

 

Approach hole from Dorgeshuun side.

 

 

 

Move cursor over hole area, revealing options: squeeze through hole, walk here, examine hole, cancel. If cursor is a bit off you get all options twice, once for each side of the wall. I've now done every bit of experimenting with each set of options from both sides.

 

 

 

If I choose 'walk here', nothing happens at all: no movement, no print in the text box, no pop up, nothing.

 

 

 

If I choose 'examine hole', the ordinary response text box says 'A narrow hole in the wall'.

 

 

 

If I choose 'cancel', it cancels.

 

 

 

So I choose 'Squeeze through hole' and I get a pop up text box saying 'The tunnel is blocked with rocks' and the blue 'Click here to continue'. I 'click here'.

 

 

 

Whether I already have my pickaxe equipped or equip it at this point, moving my cursor over the area still only gives me the same options listed above: squeeze through hole, walk here, examine hole, cancel. Trying any of those gives me the same consequence as listed above. There is no option to 'mine', 'dig', 'clear rocks' or anything else.

 

 

 

If the pickaxe is equipped 'use' is not an option. 'Operate' is an option, but just gives me 'There is no way to operate that item'.

 

 

 

So I un-equip the pickaxe, and try 'use' while it's in my inventory. Once 'use' is selected text appears in the top left of the screen with 'Use rune pickaxe ->" and the only thing that appears after the arrow, when I move the cursor over the area, is 'hole'. I select that and the text in the top left is replaced by 'Squeeze through hole'. If I then click on the hole I'm back to 'The tunnel is blocked with rocks'.

 

 

 

And to really rub it in someone just walked through and back out again.

[DragonSam]

Same thing happened to me. I was on the right side, used the right side, yet didn't work. It was only after I spent 20 minutes clicking "use" that I somehow got it. I think it's probably a glitch.

 

 

 

Thanks for letting me know. I've tried for about that length of time, maybe just one more minute will do it.

[DragonSam]

If you've done Lost Tribe and Death to the Dorgushun then the path is already unblocked.

 

 

 

I unblocked mine during Lost Tribe and it's been unblocked ever since.

 

 

 

You might be thinking of the passageway out of Lumbridge Castle cellar. You need to unblock that to do Lost Tribe. There is another passageway beyond that, basically south of it, which leads into Lumbridge Caves and directly south to the Tears of Guthix mini game. There's no need to unblock that one to complete either quest.

[DragonSam]

 

Edit2: Ah this thread might be more helpful:

 

Quick find code: 18-19-153-58261757 :)

 

 

 

Thank you, you are a genius. I tried the suggestion made in the second thread you found: walk north one square and try 'use' again on 'hole' and hey presto, out comes the pickaxe and after a moment's toil I'm through.

 

 

 

Why didn't I think of that? If you want to mine through something you obviously need to stand far away from it, right?