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v0.34:Density
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Density is a material property that, along with the volume of the object, affects the weight of an object made from the material.
Tests show that weight affects how much damage blunt-force weapons do, of which density is a large factor of. Additionally, lightweight edged weapons or attacking parts made of certain materials seem to have difficulty piercing tissue layers.
Density of some materials
| Name | Type | Density | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feather tree | Wood | 100 | Least dense wood |
| Candlenut | Wood | 140 | Second least dense wood |
| Adamantine | Metal | 200 | Least dense metal |
| Raw adamantine | Stone | 200 | |
| Ordinary wood | Wood | 500 | |
| Bone | Organics | 500 | |
| Leather | Organics | 500 | |
| Silk | Organics | 500 | |
| Yarn | Organics | 500 | |
| Cedar | Wood | 570 | |
| Glumprong | Wood | 1200 | Second most dense wood |
| Blood thorn | Wood | 1250 | Densest wood |
| Lignite | Stone | 1250 | |
| Jet | Stone | 1320 | |
| Earthenware | Ceramic | 1360 | |
| Plant cloth | Organics | 1520 | |
| Stoneware | Ceramic | 2000 | |
| Saltpeter | Stone | 2105 | |
| Gypsum relatives | Stone | 2300 | |
| Gypsum | Stone | 2320 | |
| Porcelain | Ceramic | 2403 | |
| Glass | Gem | 2600 | |
| (General) stone | Stone | 2670 | |
| Ordinary gem | Gem | 2670 | |
| Aluminum | Metal | 2700 | Least dense "normal" metal |
| Limestone | Stone | 2710 | |
| Marble | Stone | 2780 | |
| Dolomite | Stone | 2850 | |
| Calcite | Stone | 2930 | |
| Diamond (any) | Gem | 3520 | |
| Cobaltite | Stone | 6295 | |
| Lay Pewter | Metal | 7280 | |
| Pitchblende | Stone | 7600 | Densest "normal" stone |
| Iron | Metal | 7850 | |
| Steel | Metal | 7850 | |
| Cinnabar | Stone | 8100 | |
| Bronze | Metal | 8250 | |
| Copper | Metal | 8930 | |
| Silver | Metal | 10490 | |
| Lead | Metal | 11340 | |
| Gold | Metal | 19320 | |
| Platinum | Metal | 21400 | Densest metal |
| Native platinum | Stone | 21400 | |
| Slade | Stone | 200000 |