Editing v0.34 Talk:Block

==4 stone blocks out of 1 stone==

Did anyone else notice, that as of 34_08 one stone is made into 4 stone blocks? Is this meant to happen or a bug?
[[User:Ashameron|Ashameron]] 18:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

:Definitely intended.  You get 1/4 as many stones from mining, and each stone gives 4 blocks.  Also each ore stone gives 4 bars now. --[[User:Greycat|Greycat]] 19:18, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Can you make furniture out of blocks, or is it still only stone? If it's the former, I might actually start running out of stone for furniture now... --[[User:Nyotor Lizardhammers|Nyotor Lizardhammers]] 21:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

:You can't make crafts or furniture out of blocks, but most fixed-location objects (walls, workshops, bridges, etc.) can be made from blocks.  -- [[User:HiEv|<span style="color:#E05858;font-weight:bold;">Hi</span>]][[User talk:HiEv|<span style="color:#C06060;font-weight:bold;">Ev</span>]] 00:27, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

==Magma Safe Bricks?==
Can anyone say if ceramic blocks (bricks) are magma-safe? Does it depend on type of clay (earthenware/stoneware)? -- [[User:Shorr|Shorr]] ([[User talk:Shorr|talk]]) 21:08, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
:Well, I could not build a magma smelter with fire clay bricks, so the  answer is probably "No, they are not". -- [[User:Shorr|Shorr]] ([[User talk:Shorr|talk]]) 23:32, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

==Fast Construction with Blocks and Unskilled Labor==

If you make blocks & assign a number of semi-useless dwarves to masonry labor, you can set your mason's workshops to 'minimum: novice' and you can throw up constructions extremely fast. I checked and dabbling/no skill masons do not get any experience for this task and furthermore they do not do it slower than real masons. The simple test is to add a single dabbling dwarf to the mason labor and build a wall with a few blocks. If the timing is right all of the dwarves will start at the same time and finish at the same time. These dwarves are literally unskilled labor. --[[User:Riverc|Riverc]] ([[User talk:Riverc|talk]]) 04:19, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
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	If you make blocks & assign a number of semi-useless dwarves to masonry labor, you can set your mason's workshops to 'minimum: novice' and you can throw up constructions extremely fast. I checked and dabbling/no skill masons do not get any experience for this task and furthermore they do not do it slower than real masons. The simple test is to add a single dabbling dwarf to the mason labor and build a wall with a few blocks. If the timing is right all of the dwarves will start at the same time and finish at the same time. These dwarves are literally unskilled labor. --[[User:Riverc\|Riverc]] ([[User talk:Riverc\|talk]]) 04:19, 2 February 2014 (UTC)		If you make blocks & assign a number of semi-useless dwarves to masonry labor, you can set your mason's workshops to 'minimum: novice' and you can throw up constructions extremely fast. I checked and dabbling/no skill masons do not get any experience for this task and furthermore they do not do it slower than real masons. The simple test is to add a single dabbling dwarf to the mason labor and build a wall with a few blocks. If the timing is right all of the dwarves will start at the same time and finish at the same time. These dwarves are literally unskilled labor. --[[User:Riverc\|Riverc]] ([[User talk:Riverc\|talk]]) 04:19, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
−	:Yes, this works. If I'm building a big aboveground project or a long wall, I enable Masonry on my Hauler-class dwarves.<br/>Caveat: certain jobs will cause them to gain a bit of experience in Masonry, which will then guide any strange moods they have. These jobs are basically constructing any building (workshop, trade depot, pump, …) that uses a stone block as a material.<br/>—[[User:0x517A5D\|0x517A5D]] ([[User talk:0x517A5D\|talk]]) 17:58, 2 February 2014 (UTC)