Materials

This is a list of all materials in the Mason game. An item can be made of one of a number of possible materials, using different construction processes.

Material Properties

A material has a number of properties. They are listed in the Material Properties document.

Material List

Liquids

needed properties: density, viscosity

Water
Oil
Syrup
Milk
Honey
Paint (also Ink and Pigments)
Juice (from berries and different fruits)

Pastes

Glue
Mortar
Dough
Clay
Butter

Powders

All Solids listed below (ex: wood-> sawdust, ice-> ice shavings)
Sand
Sugar
Flour
Soot (we probably don't need this one)
Snow (If cold enough)
Saltpeter

Solids

Woods (Pine, Oak)
Metals (Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper, Steel)
Rock (various types)
Metal Ores (== rock type + metal type + % metal content)
Earth/Soil (various types for different pigments)
Brick (the material, baked clay)
Glass (various colors and qualities)
Obsideon (sp?)
Ice (If cold enough)
Meats (Pork, Beef, Venison, Poultry) (how to handle rotten/rotting meat?)
Bone (do we need to differentiate animale? I'm guessing not)
Bread
Cheese

2-D Solids

Cloth (Silk, Cotton Fabric, Wool, Leather, Fur, other fabrics)
Paper
Sandpaper (paper + glue + sand)?

1-D Solids

"Strings" consisting of a length of solid, uniform material with a circular cross-seciton of variable thickness. Bendability must be verified at creation.
- Whatever string/twine is made from (I think these are different)
- Metals (i.e. wire)
- Hair/Fur
- Thread
- Yarn [?]
Chains (i.e. consiting of links instead of a continous material)

Special items

Eggs
Animals/Plants
Acorns
Walnuts
Fruits