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− | {{ | + | :''For built horizontal and vertical bars, see [[Bars]].'' |
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− | With the exception of non-[[fire-safe]] materials, all bars are as durable as others - a wall made from bars of ash, charcoal or soap will last as long | + | A '''bar''' is a sub-type of building material (interchangeable with a [[block]] for that purpose), and is the base individual unit of [[metal]], [[charcoal]], [[coke]], [[potash]], [[ash]], [[pearlash]], and [[soap]]. All [[metal]]s are created as bars at a [[smelter]], whether processed from [[ore]]s, [[alloy]]ed with other metals, or [[melt]]ed down from existing metal items. |
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+ | With the exception of non-[[fire-safe]] materials, all bars are as durable as others - a wall made from bars of ash, charcoal or soap will last as long one made from bars of [[steel]]. Bars are a storage unit and not an end product in of themselves, being used for various other tasks: | ||
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| [[fuel|charcoal<br />or coke]]|| powering standard [[forge]]s, [[smelter]]s, [[kiln]]s, and [[glass furnace]]s,<br />and making [[pig iron]] and [[steel]] | | [[fuel|charcoal<br />or coke]]|| powering standard [[forge]]s, [[smelter]]s, [[kiln]]s, and [[glass furnace]]s,<br />and making [[pig iron]] and [[steel]] | ||
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− | | [[metal]] || [[ | + | | [[metal]] || [[smith]]ing |
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| [[pearlash]] || making clear or crystal [[glass]] | | [[pearlash]] || making clear or crystal [[glass]] | ||
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− | | [[potash]] || [[ | + | | [[potash]] || [[fertilizer|fertilizing]] [[farm plot]]s or making [[pearlash]] |
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− | | [[soap]] || [[health care]] and [[ | + | | [[soap]] || [[health care]] and [[clean|cleaning self]] |
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− | All | + | All bars <sup>(possibly excluding partially-used soap bars)</sup> are 600 cm<sup>3</sup> in [[size]], which means up to 10 will fit into a [[Container#Quick_Reference|6000-capacity bin]]. In the real world, a [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Gold_bullion_2.jpg 400-tr.oz. bar of gold] is approximately the same size, at 645 cm<sup>3</sup>. |
− | All types of bars can also be used to build [[workshop]]s, [[road]]s, [[bridge]]s, and other [[construction]]s. Different bars require different [[labor]]s in their construction: [[ | + | All types of bars can also be used to build [[workshop]]s, [[road]]s, [[bridge]]s, and other [[construction]]s. Different bars require different [[labor]]s in their construction: [[smith]]ing is used for metal bars and [[mason]]ry for all others (including bars of soap). |
"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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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Block]] | * [[Block]] | ||
* [[Stack]] | * [[Stack]] | ||
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{{Category|Materials}} | {{Category|Materials}} | ||
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