Block

Block
Details
Blocks are a compact construction material
Require:	Storage management
Source:	crafting, buildings, miltary, merchant
Craft:	100 Wood 200 Mineral
Usage:	buildings, crafting, research
Category:	Crafts, Inventory, Resources

Compact building material

Blocks are used for construction, crafting and research.

• Your available Block is listed, in an inventory, after you get some.

Access

Block appears after you research Storage management on Technologies.

• You can craft Blocks, and find some on expeditions, after you research Storage management.
• Storage management has a requirement to access and research.

Technology required:
Technology	Requirement	Research cost
Storage management	build 3 Libraries	Wood	500
		Mineral	500
		Iron	15

• You can also:
  • automate Block production, with a Blockyard; and
  • buy some Block from the Merchant, at Market.

Craft

You can craft Blocks, on Crafting, after you research the required technology.

• You need 100 Wood and 200 Mineral to craft Block.

Resources required:
Resource	Amount
Wood	100
Mineral	200

• You can increase the number of Blocks crafted, for the base cost, with increases to Craft efficiency.
• You can craft multiple amounts at a time, with Workbenches and Factories.
• After you research Logistics, you can craft Blocks directly from the inventory.

Production

• Active Blockyards, on Buildings, produce 0.04 Blocks per second.

Blocks produced:
Producer	Rate
Blockyard	0.04 per second

• Other factors increment production.

Uses

• Blocks are used, to:
  • craft Frames, on Crafting;
  • research, on Technologies; and
  • construct, on Buildings.

Use of blocks:
Use	Item	Amount
craft	Frame	500
research	Organization	500
research	Construction	2 000
research	Architecture	1 500
research	Masonry	3 000
construct	Barn	5 × 1.4n
construct	Casino	3 × 1.6n
construct	Kiln	15 × 1.5n
construct	Towncenter	20 × 1.25n
construct	Castle	50 × 1.6n
construct	Bank	200 × 1.4n
construct	Repository	5 000 × 1.2n
where 'n' is the number of the item

Other

• There is 5% chance to find Blocks, on expeditions, after you research Storage management and no enemies appear.

• There is a chance the Merchant will offer you Blocks.

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