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A '''block''' is a type of building material. [[Stone]] and [[wood]] can be shaped into blocks at a [[mason's workshop]] or [[carpenter's workshop]]. [[Glass]] can be formed as blocks at a [[glass furnace]], [[ceramic]] blocks (labeled as "bricks") can be made at a [[kiln]], and [[metal]] blocks can be made at a [[forge]] from a single metal [[bar]] (or, in the case of [[adamantine]], from '''four''' wafers).
Blocks do not have [[quality]] levels.
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A '''block''' is a type of building material. [[Stone]] and [[wood]] can be shaped into blocks at a [[mason's workshop]] or [[carpenter's workshop]]. [[Glass]] can be formed as blocks at a [[glass furnace]], [[ceramic]] blocks (labeled as "bricks") can be made at a [[kiln]], and [[metal]] blocks can be made at a [[forge]] from a single metal [[bar]] (or, in the case of [[adamantine]], from '''four''' wafers).
Blocks are mostly equal to bars, but are used differently and counts as a [[Item_token|different type]] of items.
Blocks do not have [[quality]] levels.
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A single block is required in order to build a [[well]], [[screw pump]], or [[ashery]]. Blocks can also be used in place of raw stone or wood in [[road]]s, [[bridge]]s, [[workshop]]s and [[construction]]s (but not in items like [[craft]]s or [[furniture]]). Stone blocks are sometimes used as materials during [[strange mood]]s.
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A single block is required in order to build a [[well]], [[screw pump]], or [[ashery]]. Blocks can also be used in place of raw stone or wood in [[road]]s, [[bridge]]s, [[workshop]]s and [[construction]]s (but not in items like [[craft]]s or [[furniture]]).
[[Bridge]]s, [[support|pillars]], [[road]]s, and [[construction]]s built from rocks are called "rough" while the same built from blocks are not given that adjective.
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Stone blocks are sometimes used as materials during [[strange mood]]s.
==Blocks vs. rocks==
==Blocks vs. rocks==
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The clearest distinction between building a [[building]] using a [[stone|boulder]] and building a building using a stone block is that more buildings can be built of blocks, as each stone produces four blocks
. Metal ores will still produce multiple stone blocks if cut in a mason's workshop. Additionally, blocks are [[weight|lighter]] than boulders and will probably also reduce hauling time
. Note that the one stone to four blocks rule does not apply to [[wood]], [[glass]], or [[ceramic]] blocks/bricks; [[metal]] blocks are made in sets of 1, but since you get 4 bars at a time from smelting ore, the end result is equivalent to stone.
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The clearest distinction between building a [[building]] using a [[stone|boulder]] and building a building using a stone block is that more buildings can be built of blocks, as each stone produces four blocks. Note that the one stone to four blocks rule does not apply to [[wood]], [[glass]], or [[ceramic]] blocks/bricks; [[metal]] blocks are made in sets of 1, but since you get 4 bars at a time from smelting ore, the end result is equivalent to stone.
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Building a bridge out
of
blocks instead
of
rocks cuts the building time by two thirds, independent
of
clearing and
hauling time.
This difference
in
building time presumably extends
to
other buildings and constructions where you can choose between blocks and rocks
.
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Blocks but have less volume and thus [[weight]]s much less than raw forms
of
construction materials - only 0.06 (≈1/16.7)
of
stones or 0.12 (≈1/8.3)
of
logs. This probably can reduce
hauling time.
Blocks are equal
in
weight
to
bars made of the same metal
.
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Blocks, unlike raw stone or wood
, can
stack in [[bin]]s in bar/block [[stockpile]]s
.
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Building a bridge out of blocks instead of rocks cuts the building time by two thirds
,
independent of clearing and hauling time. This difference in building time presumably extends to other buildings and constructions where you
can
choose between blocks and rocks
.
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Blocks [[
weight|weigh
]]
less than the material they're made from, being anywhere from 1
/
28 to 1/31 of the original weight
.
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Blocks
, unlike raw stone or wood, can stack in
[[
bin
]]
s in bar
/
block [[stockpile]]s. This also can improve hauling time between stockpiles
.
Blocks are more valuable than rocks. Blocks have a [[Value#Items with material but without quality|base value]] of 5, compared to the raw material value of 3 for stone, wood or glass. Metal bars already have a base value of 5.
Blocks are more valuable than rocks. Blocks have a [[Value#Items with material but without quality|base value]] of 5, compared to the raw material value of 3 for stone, wood or glass. Metal bars already have a base value of 5.
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[[Bridge]]
s,
[[support|pillars]], [[road]]s, and [[construction]]s built from rocks are called "rough" while the same built from
blocks
are not given that adjective.
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Metal ores and economic stone will still produce multiple stone blocks if cut in a mason'
s
workshop. However
,
this breaks use for any purpose other than building:
blocks of [[flux]] '''cannot''' be used for making [[pig iron]] or [[steel]], nor can blocks of [[ore]] be [[smelter|smelted]] into metal.
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Blocks
of [[flux]] '''cannot''' be used for making [[pig iron]] or [[steel]], nor can blocks of [[ore]] be [[smelter|smelted]] into metal.
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{{Category|Materials}}
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