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Home, paint and base: make it yours.
A Workbench turns clay, glass, wood and pigments into paint, stained glass, roofs, furniture and the defences of a base. Building shapes can be put down in any material.
Pigments
Paint and stained glass are coloured with pigments you dig up. Each colour has a few materials that work, and any of them will do:
| Colour | Pigment materials |
|---|---|
| White | Chalk, Quartz, Saltcrust |
| Black | Charcoal, Kraken Ink, Coal |
| Red | Red Ochre, Cinnabar |
| Orange | Sienna |
| Yellow | Ochre Clay |
| Brown | Umber |
| Green | Malachite |
| Blue | Lapis Lazuli, Azurite |
Two pigments mix into a third, as real paint does. Where to dig them is on Ores and where to find them.
Paint
At a Workbench, 4 units of Clay (one block) plus one unit of each pigment makes 2 blocks of paint, a plaster for walls that are not stone. It takes 1.2 seconds.
| Paint | Pigments |
|---|---|
| White Paint | white |
| Cream Paint | yellow and white |
| Black Paint | black |
| Red Paint | red |
| Orange Paint | orange |
| Yellow Paint | yellow |
| Brown Paint | brown |
| Green Paint | green |
| Teal Paint | blue and green |
| Blue Paint | blue |
| Violet Paint | red and blue |
| Pink Paint | red and white |
Stained glass
4 units of Glass (one block; smelt sand, see Smelting and fuel) plus pigment makes 2 blocks of stained glass that let the light through in colour.
| Glass | Pigments |
|---|---|
| Red Stained Glass | red |
| Orange Stained Glass | orange |
| Yellow Stained Glass | yellow |
| Green Stained Glass | green |
| Teal Stained Glass | blue and green |
| Blue Stained Glass | blue |
| Violet Stained Glass | red and blue |
| Rose Stained Glass | red and white |
Roofs
| Roofing | From | Makes |
|---|---|---|
| Thatch | 4 units of Plant Fibre (a block) | 2 blocks |
| Wood Shingle | 4 units of any wood (a block) | 2 blocks |
| Roof Tile | 4 units of Brick (a block) | 2 blocks |
Storms can tear the thatch and wooden roofs of a base. The research node Weatherproofing stops that: see Research and the Lab Bench.
Furniture and pictures
Made by hand at a Workbench, each is a model from the Store, so you can also get it there.
| Item | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Table | 12 wood |
| Chair | 6 wood |
| Stool | 4 wood |
| Bookshelf (two blocks tall) | 16 wood |
| Rug | 12 fibre or hide |
| Patterned Rug | 12 fibre or hide, 1 red pigment |
| Banner | 8 fibre or hide, 1 red pigment |
| Lantern | 2 metal, 2 glass |
| Painting: Waves | 4 wood, 4 fibre or hide, 1 blue pigment |
| Painting: Sunset at Sea | 6 wood, 6 fibre or hide, 1 orange pigment |
| Painting: Mountain Lake | 6 wood, 6 fibre or hide, 1 green pigment |
| Painting: Circles | 4 wood, 4 fibre or hide, 1 yellow pigment |
| Show-off Board | 8 wood, 4 fibre or hide |
The Lantern shines by itself, no power needed. The Show-off Board is a wall board for your best builds: save photos from Photo mode and pin them here. The older home blocks are in Crafting stations: Bed, Crate, Lamp and Campfire.
Base and defence
Claim ground with a Base Marker, then hold it with turrets and traps. All are made near a Workbench.
| Item | Ingredients | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Base Marker | 16 wood, 8 fibre or hide, 8 stone | Claims the ground round it as your base (one each). Use it to see how your base is doing. |
| Dart Turret | 12 wood, 8 iron, steel or bronze, 4 fibre or hide | An automatic crossbow. Keep arrows or bolts in a crate within five blocks. |
| Gun Turret | 20 iron, steel or bronze, 6 wood, 4 copper | An automatic rifle. Keep cartridges in a crate within five blocks. |
| Pulse Turret | 16 metal, 6 glass, 8 copper | An automatic plasma gun. Keep energy or plasma cells in a crate within five blocks. |
| Spike Trap (base) | 6 iron, steel or bronze | Raiders and beasts that walk over it are hurt. It wears out; mend it at the Marker. |
| Alarm Bell | 4 metal, 4 wood, 2 fibre or hide | Rings, and tells you which way to look, when a stranger or raider comes near. |
Ammunition is on Weapons, guns and ammunition.
Building styles
Many shapes come in styles. Each style is a recipe in the book that needs just one block of any material (stone, wood, brick, glass and so on, 4 units), put down in that shape, and each is recorded in your Collection the first time you place it.
| Shape | Styles |
|---|---|
| Slab | Slab, Quarter slab, Carpet, Vertical slab, Panel, Three-quarter slab |
| Stair | Stair, four Corner stairs (out right, out left, in right, in left), Roof ridge |
| Pillar | Pillar, Column, Thick pillar, Ceiling beam, Arch, Pilaster |
| Window | Window, and Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet and Rose stained windows |
| Fence | Fence, Wall, Railing, Picket fence |
| Door | Door, Glass door |
| Others | Wedge (a ramp or a roof slope), Ladder, Hatch |
Tips
- Stock pigments by colour: red and blue make violet, and red and white make pink or rose.
- Clay and glass come in blocks of four units, so each batch of paint uses one whole block of clay.
- Use thatch for cottages and tile for storm-proof roofs.
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