40d:Weight

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All item have Weight. This unit is Γ.

Weight calculation

An item's weight is determined by multiplying its volume by the density of its material divided by 1000. For example, iron (7850 / 1000 = 7.85) bars (200) weigh 1570Γ.

Items also have a "bulk" which does not depend on the material and is used to determine clutter as well as how many items can fit into a container. For example, a single bin (of capacity 100) can hold 6 chestplates (bulk 15), 10 shields (bulk 10), 20 figurines (bulk 5), 33 large gems (bulk 3), or 100 earrings (bulk 1), or any equivalent combination thereof.

Item Type	Volume	Bulk	Capacity
Bars	200	10
Cut gems	20	10
Blocks	250	10
Rough gems	250	10
Mined stone	300	10
Wood logs	500	10
Door	250	10
Floodgate	400	10
Bed	250	10
Chair	250	10
Chain	50	10
Flask	3	5	3
Goblet	5	5	3
Instrument	10	5
Toy	5	5
Window	100	10
Cage	100	10	100
Barrel	100	10	100
Bucket	20	10	10
Animal trap	20	10	100
Table	250	10
Coffin	350	10	100
Statue	300	10
Corpse	SIZE*50	SIZE*2
Weapon	WEIGHT	10
Body armor	WEIGHT	15
Shoes	WEIGHT	3
Shields	WEIGHT	10
Helms	WEIGHT	5
Gloves	WEIGHT	2
Box	100	10	100
Bin	100	10	100
Armor stand	250	10	100
Weapon rack	250	10	100
Cabinet	250	10	100
Figurine	5	5
Amulet	2	2
Scepter	10	5
Ammo	3	1
Crown	10	5
Ring	1	1
Earring	1	1
Bracelet	3	2
Large gem	5	3
Anvil	400	10
Body part	50	2
Remains	5	2
Meat	5	10
Fish	5	10
Unprepared fish	5	10
Live vermin	5	10
Tame vermin	5	10
Seeds	5	1
Plant	5	10
Raw skin	10	10
Leather	10	10
Bones	5	10
Shells	5	10
Leaves	5	5
Thread	10	10
Cloth	10	10
Totem	10	5
Skulls	10	5
Pants	WEIGHT	6
Backpack	10	10	100
Quiver	10	10	20
Catapult parts	400	20
Ballista parts	400	20
Siege ammo	100	50
Ballista arrow head	100	10
Mechanisms	100	10
Trap component	WEIGHT	10
Extract	1	1
Potion	1	1
Drink	4	4
Powder	10	10
Cheese	10	10
Prepared meal	5	10
Misc. liquid	10	1
Coin1	1/16	1/32 (+1)
Glob	10	10
Small rock	1	1
Pipe sections	100	10
Hatch covers	200	10
Grates	200	10
Querns	100	10
Millstones	100	10

¹ - a stack of 500 coins has a base weight of about 31Γ and has a volume of 16.

Speed and weight

When personal effects carry out overweight, speed slows down.

Trade and weight

Caravans have a limit on how much they can carry, determined by the types and quantity of pack animals and wagons they bring - if you attempt to offer them more goods than they can carry, they will refuse. For this reason, selling heavy items (such as furniture and mechanisms) can be difficult, making smaller items like crafts, trap components, and prepared meals much more attractive trade goods.