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[Khym Chanur]

In a recent adventure mode game I came across a human keep with walls made from coal.  In previous version of the game I've come across a keep made from either native silver or native platinum (can't remember exactly).

Some ways to filter out weird material:

1) At the very least filter out native metals (anything with [ITEMS_HARD]), and perhaps filter out all ores.

2) Filter out anything with an ignition point (coal, lignite, graphite).

3) Add some sort of [NO_CONSTRUCTIONS] tag for materials like gypsum and talc.

4) As an alternative to #3, filter out materials with innapropriate yield/fracture/strain properties, and put these in for gypsum/talc/etc.

[Adrian]

Agreed.

Also you'd expect them to be made from blocks.

[GavJ]

Add some sort of [NO_CONSTRUCTIONS] tag for materials like gypsum and talc.

FYI the walls in the room you're in right now are probably made out of gypsum. Just saying.

[therahedwig]

Add some sort of [NO_CONSTRUCTIONS] tag for materials like gypsum and talc.

FYI the walls in the room you're in right now are probably made out of gypsum. Just saying.

Yes, processed gypsum, and it's often only a covering.
For proper foundation/skeleton parts of the building you's either use wood or stone.
Even old fashioned timber building used wood for the skeleton and filled up the rest with straw and loam.

[King Mir]

I think there are two issues here:

1) Generated buildings should not be made of economic stone that is better suited for it's economic purpose.
2) Some stone types are not suitable for making constructions out of, and should be disallowed as materials for them in both generated and player designated constructions.

[Dirst]

I think there are two issues here:

1) Generated buildings should not be made of economic stone that is better suited for it's economic purpose.
2) Some stone types are not suitable for making constructions out of, and should be disallowed as materials for them in both generated and player designated constructions.

What was that? I couldn't hear you through my ice wall!  Yes, nice warm summer we're having.  Glad I got this trusty wall here to keep the vermin out.