Material - Revision history

Zippy at 01:03, 12 January 2026

2026-01-12T01:03:22Z

Zippy at 01:02, 12 January 2026

2026-01-12T01:02:49Z

Zippy at 17:22, 21 February 2025

2025-02-21T17:22:46Z

DPhKraken: Added previews for each material type

2024-04-20T05:32:05Z

Added previews for each material type

Silverwing235: fix a source of mild confusion

2023-04-27T17:02:49Z

fix a source of mild confusion

Silverwing235 at 17:00, 27 April 2023

2023-04-27T17:00:29Z

DeXoteric: Added image

2023-04-24T07:32:06Z

Added image

Zippy: Added image.

2023-02-05T22:00:18Z

Added image.

107.115.17.27: Pic only shows non-wood materials

2023-01-27T03:51:31Z

Pic only shows non-wood materials

Sunsteel: Added image

2023-01-19T14:55:22Z

Added image

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 :* [[Wax]]   [[File:Liquid_Premium.png]] / {{Tile|≈|6:1}}
-Certain materials tend to be geared toward making certain items - while stone, wood, metal, and glass can be made into similar furniture, there are some items which are normally restricted to certain materials.  For example, [[bed]]s can only be made out of wood, and [[bin]]s and [[bucket]]s cannot be made out of stone.  Cloth and leather can both be made into clothing, but leather can also be used to make [[armor]]. Gems are largely for [[decoration|encrusting]] finished items made from other materials.  Of over two dozen different [[metal]]s and [[alloy]]s, only a handful are usable to make [[weapon]]s. If a [[dwarf]] is under a [[strange mood]], they will be given the ability to construct certain objects with materials that wouldn't normally be possible, such as a "yellow diamond armor stand".
+Certain materials tend to be geared toward making certain items - while stone, wood, metal, and glass can be made into similar furniture, there are some items which are normally restricted to certain materials.  For example, [[bed]]s can only be made out of wood, and [[bin]]s and [[bucket]]s cannot be made out of stone.  Cloth and leather can both be made into clothing, but leather can also be used to make [[armor]]. Gems are largely for [[decoration|encrusting]] finished items made from other materials.  Of over two dozen different [[metal]]s and [[alloy]]s, only a handful are usable to make [[weapon]]s. If a [[dwarf]] is under a [[strange mood]], they will be given the ability to construct certain objects with materials that wouldn't normally be possible, such as a "[[yellow diamond]] [[armor stand]]".
 In all cases, each group of materials is divided into many possible sub-types of material; there are, for instance, 11 pure [[metal]]s, another 14 [[alloy]]s, scores of different types of [[stone]] and well over 100 different types of [[gem]]s.  It is best to look up each individual category, or particular material, to become familiar with its value and what it can and cannot be used for.

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 :* [[Wax]]   [[File:Liquid_Premium.png]] / {{Tile|≈|6:1}}
-Certain materials tend to be geared toward making certain items - while stone, wood, metal, and glass can be made into similar furniture, there are some items which are normally restricted to certain materials.  For example, [[bed]]s can only be made out of wood, and [[bin]]s and [[bucket]]s cannot be made out of stone.  Cloth and leather can both be made into clothing, but leather can also be used to make [[armor]]. Gems are largely for [[decoration|encrusting]] finished items made from other materials.  Of over two dozen different [[metal]]s and [[alloy]]s, only a handful are usable to make [[weapon]]s.
+Certain materials tend to be geared toward making certain items - while stone, wood, metal, and glass can be made into similar furniture, there are some items which are normally restricted to certain materials.  For example, [[bed]]s can only be made out of wood, and [[bin]]s and [[bucket]]s cannot be made out of stone.  Cloth and leather can both be made into clothing, but leather can also be used to make [[armor]]. Gems are largely for [[decoration|encrusting]] finished items made from other materials.  Of over two dozen different [[metal]]s and [[alloy]]s, only a handful are usable to make [[weapon]]s. If a [[dwarf]] is under a [[strange mood]], they will be given the ability to construct certain objects with materials that wouldn't normally be possible, such as a "yellow diamond armor stand".
 In all cases, each group of materials is divided into many possible sub-types of material; there are, for instance, 11 pure [[metal]]s, another 14 [[alloy]]s, scores of different types of [[stone]] and well over 100 different types of [[gem]]s.  It is best to look up each individual category, or particular material, to become familiar with its value and what it can and cannot be used for.

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	:''For information on the physical properties of materials, see [[Material science]].		:''For information on the physical properties of materials, see [[Material science]].

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 General groups of materials include, but are not limited to:
-:* [[Stone]]
+:* [[Stone]]   [[File:Gabbro_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|•|0:1}}
-:* [[Wood]]
+:* [[Wood]]   [[File:Pine_logs_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|▬|6:0}}
-:* [[Metal]]
+:* [[Metal]]   [[File:Iron_bar_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|≡|7:0}}
-:* [[Glass]]
+:* [[Glass]]   [[File:Clear_crystal_glass.png]] / {{Tile|♦|3:1}}
-:* [[Leather]]
+:* [[Leather]]   [[File:Leather_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|ß|6:0}}
-:* [[Cloth]]
+:* [[Cloth]]   [[File:Cloth_sprite_preview.png|32px]] / {{Tile|º|7:1}}
-:* [[Bone]]
+:* [[Bone]]   [[File:bone_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|²|7:1}}
-:* [[Shell]]
+:* [[Shell]]   [[File:shell_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|²|2:0}}
-:* [[Gem]]
+:* [[Gem]]   [[File:Cut_green_jade_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|♦|2:1}}
-:* [[Wax]]
+:* [[Wax]]   [[File:Liquid_Premium.png]] / {{Tile|≈|6:1}}
 Certain materials tend to be geared toward making certain items - while stone, wood, metal, and glass can be made into similar furniture, there are some items which are normally restricted to certain materials.  For example, [[bed]]s can only be made out of wood, and [[bin]]s and [[bucket]]s cannot be made out of stone.  Cloth and leather can both be made into clothing, but leather can also be used to make [[armor]]. Gems are largely for [[decoration|encrusting]] finished items made from other materials.  Of over two dozen different [[metal]]s and [[alloy]]s, only a handful are usable to make [[weapon]]s.
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 :* [[The Non-Dwarf's Guide to Rock]]
 :* [[Value#Material multipliers|Value/Material Multipliers]]
 {{Template:V50 materials}}
 {{Category|Materials|*}}
 [[ru:Material]][[zh:Material]]

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 '''Materials''' are the wide array of base resources from which objects can be created.  Different materials have different base properties (including [[Value#Material_multipliers|value multipliers]] which can significantly affect the [[value]] of the item - a [[gold]] [[throne]] is worth more than an identical-quality [[lead]] one, for example).
-Not every end-product can be made of all materials, and similar materials may have very different properties  - for instance, [[obsidian]] is the only [[stone]] that can be used to make stone-based [[weapon]]s, only [[magma-safe]] stones will not melt when immersed in [[magma]], and [[fire imp]] [[leather]] will not burn. While nearly all metals can be made into furniture and crafts, only a select few can normally be made into [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]. These metals are generally called weapon-grade metals. This alone doesn't necessarily give these materials a higher base value, but it may make them worth more to you and your fortress in a practical sense.
+Not every end-product can be made of all materials, and similar materials may have very different properties  - for instance, [[obsidian]] is the only [[stone]] that can be used to make stone-based [[weapon]]s, only [[magma-safe]] stones will not melt when immersed in [[magma]], and [[fire imp]] [[leather]] will not burn. While nearly all metals can be made into furniture and crafts, only a select few can normally be made into [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]. These metals are generally called weapon-grade metals. This alone doesn't necessarily give these materials a higher base value, but it may make them worth more to the player and their fortress in a practical sense.
 {{catbox|Materials}}
 Some dwarves have [[preference|preferences]] for one material over another - they receive a happy [[thought]] when working with the material, tend to produce higher-[[quality]] results, and perceive items (or rooms) made of the material as higher-[[quality]], which can also give them more happy [[thought]]s, e.g:

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 :''For information on the physical properties of materials, see [[Material science]].
 [[File:materials_sprites_preview.png|right]]
 [[File:material_floors_preview.png|thumb|200px|right|Most materials that can be made into floors.]]
 [[File:Superblock.jpeg|thumb|200px|Walls and floors of every non-wood material]]

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 [[File:material_floors_preview.png|thumb|200px|right|Most materials that can be made into floors.]]
-[[File:Superblock.jpeg|thumb|Walls and floors of every material]]
+[[File:Superblock.jpeg|thumb|Walls and floors of every non-wood material]]
 '''Materials''' are the wide array of base resources from which objects can be created.  Different materials have different base properties (including [[Value#Material_multipliers|value multipliers]] which can significantly affect the [[value]] of the item - a [[gold]] [[throne]] is worth more than an identical-quality [[lead]] one, for example).

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	[[File:material_floors_preview.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Most materials that can be made into floors.]]		[[File:material_floors_preview.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Most materials that can be made into floors.]]
		+	[[File:Superblock.jpeg\|thumb\|Walls and floors of every material]]

	'''Materials''' are the wide array of base resources from which objects can be created. Different materials have different base properties (including [[Value#Material_multipliers\|value multipliers]] which can significantly affect the [[value]] of the item - a [[gold]] [[throne]] is worth more than an identical-quality [[lead]] one, for example).		'''Materials''' are the wide array of base resources from which objects can be created. Different materials have different base properties (including [[Value#Material_multipliers\|value multipliers]] which can significantly affect the [[value]] of the item - a [[gold]] [[throne]] is worth more than an identical-quality [[lead]] one, for example).