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v0.31:Block
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- For area blocks of 48x48 tiles on a game map, see Template:L.
- For "blocking" in combat, see Template:L.
A block is a type of building material. Template:L and Template:L can be shaped into blocks at a Template:L or Template:L. Template:L can be formed as blocks at a Template:L, and Template:L blocks can be made at a Template:L from a single metal Template:L (or, in the case of Template:L, from four wafers). Blocks do not have Template:L levels.
A single block is required in order to build a Template:L, Template:L, or Template:L. Blocks can also be used in place of raw stone or wood in Template:Ls, Template:Ls, Template:Ls and Template:Ls (but not in items like Template:Ls or Template:L). Stone blocks are sometimes used as materials during Template:Ls.
Blocks vs Rocks
Building a bridge out of blocks instead of rocks cuts the building time by two thirds, independent of clearing and hauling time. This difference in building time presumably extends to other buildings and constructions where you can choose between blocks and rocks.
Blocks, unlike raw stone or wood, can stack in Template:Ls in bar/block Template:Ls.
Blocks are more valuable than rocks. Blocks have a Template:L of 5, compared to the raw material value of 3 for stone, wood or glass. Metal bars already have a base value of 5.
Template:Ls, Template:Ls, Template:Ls, and Template:Ls built from rocks are called "rough" while the same built from blocks are not given that adjective.
Some players prefer to build workshops from blocks instead of rocks to avoid a surprising feature of forbidding. Players often want to control which types of stones their workers use, especially at Template:Ls and Template:Ls, to control the color of the resulting furniture. One way to achieve that control is by mass forbidding whole types of rocks from the Template:L menu. But if you forbid the stone (or block) that a workshop is made of, then that workshop will no longer function. So a player forbidding stones to produce a particular color of chair or lever is often surprised when other seemingly workshops suddenly stop working. Building workshops exclusively from blocks allows the player to mass forbid rocks from the stocks screen without encountering this problem. Building out of blocks also increases the value of the workshop, which increases the Template:L of your fortress.
Blocks of Template:L cannot be used for making Template:L.