Hole Is Mine Depth Progress Tracker

The Depth Tracker is a progress template for Hole Is Mine. Use it to log how deep Shelly and the Mini’Ohs have dug, what blocked the last push, and which Incursion habits actually paid off. Campaign structure covers roughly forty Depths before Infinite Hole; tracking keeps a ~5-hour clear realistic instead of a foggy marathon. Pair entries with the Build Planner and Upgrade Checklist.

Why track Depths

Incremental games blur together. Without notes you will forget whether Bravery Helmet arrived before Depth 12, whether the carry Mini’Oh changed, or whether empty Incursions started at a specific band. Tracking turns anecdotes into decisions. Single-player Steam saves are yours alone—this page is the meta-save for your brain.

Master header (fill once per campaign)

Player / save name: ___________________________

Start date: ___________________________

Opening build: carry specialist / axe-forward / balanced / custom (Early Game Builds)

Carry Mini’Oh: ___________________________

Goal: campaign clear / Infinite Hole experiments / both

Notes on controls comfort (WASD + left click): ____________________

Per-session log template

Copy this block for each dig session:

Date: ______ Session length: ______

Depth start → Depth end: ______ → ______

Incursions thrown: ______ Felt successful: ______

Bottleneck observed: mining / collection / throw / survival / unclear

Key upgrade bought: ____________________ (Upgrade Priority)

Key equip worn: ____________________ (Equipment List)

Mini’Oh notes (sleepers, roles): ____________________ (Mini’Ohs Guide)

One lesson: ____________________

Next session intention: ____________________

Milestone checklist (~40 Depth campaign)

Adjust numbers to your patch’s pacing; the point is intentional milestones:

• Depth 1–5: loop learned (collect → upgrade → Incursion)
• Depth 6–10: carry Mini’Oh clearly ahead of peers
• Depth 11–15: axe identity chosen (Heavy/Heaxy goal noted)
• Depth 16–20: survival piece online (Bravery Helmet or equivalent)
• Depth 21–25: throw reliability feels consistent
• Depth 26–30: wool/synergy or Holy Blook plan decided
• Depth 31–35: clone decision made (yes with proof / no with reason)
• Depth 36–40: campaign spine clear prep
• Post-40: Infinite Hole baseline logged

Bottleneck codes (quick notation)

Use short codes in margins or notes apps:

• M — mining DPS walls
• C — collection / empty bag
• T — throw / weak Incursion
• S — survival / sleepers / resets
• R — role confusion among Mini’Ohs
• U — upgrade mis-spend suspected

Example: D18 M→C after axe buy means Depth 18 shifted from mining pain to collection pain after an axe investment—exactly the kind of signal the Equipment Tier List expects you to act on.

Incursion timing journal

Keep a tiny sub-log when throws feel random:

Depth: ______ Bag fill feel (1–5): ______ Outcome: strong / weak / disaster

Hypothesis: too early / too late / underpowered / unlucky

Change next time: ____________________

Three honest entries beat twenty spam throws.

Infinite Hole extension

After campaign clear, start a new header:

Infinite Hole start date: ______

Carry still valid? yes / no — new carry: ______

Multiplier focus: clones / Holy Blook leveling / throw / mining

Experiment log: ____________________

Do not erase campaign notes—compare them. Many Infinite Hole failures are forgotten campaign fundamentals.

Weekly review prompts

• Which Depth band cost the most real-world time?
• Which bottleneck code appeared most?
• Did Friendship Wool, Heavy/Heaxy Axe, Bravery Helmet, Holy Blook, or clones change the curve?
• Are checklist ticks matching tracker stories?
• What will the Builds Hub need to answer next?

Sample filled snippet

2026-08-11 | D7→D11 | Incursions 4 (3 strong) | Bottleneck C then M | Upgraded carry haul | Equipped early axe | Lesson: do not throw at fill-feel 2 | Next: helmet before Depth 12 push.

That single line already guides tomorrow’s planner section better than memory.

Closing

Depth is the scoreboard; notes are the strategy layer. Track starts, ends, bottlenecks, and Incursion lessons so Hole Is Mine stays a crisp incremental—not a blur. Return to the Tools Hub for checklist and planner pages, and keep Players and Builds hubs linked whenever a log line points at crew or gear. Dig deeper on purpose.