[Suggestion] Tier 3 Carpentry World Block

[BlazeGuy2]

From @SatsukiShizuka on January 17, 2019 21:21

As of the moment the carpenter is only helpful in creation of Tier 1 and 2 blocks, leaving the mason to struggle with steel-infused T3-4 materials.

Instead of burning lumber for charcoal in the later stages, perhaps a new material (e.g. "fireproof composite boards"?) should be made - possibly through a mix of boards, wood pulp, and epoxy (an engineering product, roughly mirroring the steel and rebar of similar rank)?

And finally - we have light and dark brown, white, black, chrome silver, green, and brick red as our building palette. Perhaps we could use a new color in this new material - another red, or something blue could be in order?

EDIT: Just noticed that there's a suggestions board separate from the issues board. Please forward this to the correct sub-board.

Copied from original issue: StrangeLoopGames/EcoIssues#10731

[BlazeGuy2]

From @DragonSupremacy on January 17, 2019 21:27

I agree about carpenters needing a tier 3 material, but epoxy is a petrol product currently mainly used for circuits and flat steel, a tier 4 product. Both of which are in end-game company with the likes of modern-era vehicles as well as the computer lab and lasers. I don't think a 3rd tier 3 material should be that inaccessible.

As much as I loathe to suggest it (being how steel is used for pretty much all the good stuff already..), perhaps reinforced wood of some sort with steel or other sort of metal would work?

[BlazeGuy2]

From @SatsukiShizuka on January 17, 2019 22:11

After some discussion, "plastered drywall" was another suggestion - perhaps a new use for (watering down) the new lime block, plus boards and some kind of insulation (plant fiber or wood pulp in bags?). In any case, the new T3 block should involve some elementary processing by another profession (pref. mason or engineer).

[BlazeGuy2]

From @DragonSupremacy on January 18, 2019 2:2

Alternatively create a use for paper besides currency, by using paper as an insulation between gypsum, which would be similar to limestone and thus become a collaboration between mason and carpenter for the drywall block

[SatsukiShizuka]

Maybe "insulation bags" made by a tailor (a under-utilized profession) is in order, involving the mass collection of more fibre.

[criptonauta]

The wood and oil industry can have a closer relationship to produce great new materials. Also, the wood-related skill tree can have a new life when boats and ships are added to the game, considering it's the main material in shipbuilding even today.

An important point is: nothing will change even with wood being related to higher Tiers products/buildings if Framed Glass, a Tier 4 item, comes to be used way before Tier 3 building materials.

[ThePiachu]

I guess this suggestion is sort of completed with the introduction of Composite Lumber, although that's a jump from T2 to T4.