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:''For built horizontal and vertical bars, see [[Bars]].'' | :''For built horizontal and vertical bars, see [[Bars]].'' | ||
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− | A '''bar''' is a sub-type of building material | + | A '''bar''' is a sub-type of building material. All [[metal]]s are created as bars at a [[smelter]], whether processed from ores, alloyed with other metals, or melted down from existing metal items. [[Refined coal]], [[ash]], [[potash]], [[pearlash]], and tallow [[soap]] are also created as bars. |
− | + | A '''bar''' is the base unit of [[metal]], [[charcoal]], [[coke]], [[potash]], [[ash]], [[pearlash]], and tallow [[soap]]. | |
− | Most bars are not an end-product, but are | + | Most bars are not an end-product, but are used for something else: |
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− | | [[fuel|charcoal <br />or coke]]|| powering standard [[forge]]s, [[smelter]]s, [[kiln | + | | [[fuel|charcoal <br />or coke]]|| powering standard [[forge]]s, [[smelter]]s, and [[kiln]]s, <br />and for making [[pig iron]] and [[steel]] |
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− | | [[soap]] || | + | | [[soap]] || [[trade]] or [[construction]] only |
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− | All types of bars can | + | All types of bars can be used in [[roads]] and other [[construction]]s, as well as built as [[bars|horizontal or vertical bars]]. (Be aware that some purposes suggest the use of [[fire-safe]] materials.) |
"Bars" of [[adamantine]] metal are referred to as "wafers", but when used as building material they function the same as any other bars. | "Bars" of [[adamantine]] metal are referred to as "wafers", but when used as building material they function the same as any other bars. | ||
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:* [[stack]] | :* [[stack]] | ||
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