[Meckruco]

i hear your plea, and i have your back. but also.. that series is awesome. waiting for the 7th book... if it ever comes out.

[Lt Anders]

Diamonds might be a better(IE Higher quality) stone for Golems, etc. Hence why it's not lumped in with our weaker gemstones(aka, those from the roof, etc).

I feel that should answer the mystery. Higher quality Gemstone, more useful for Foci or whatever people talked about (since the ones we have now only store mana or something like that)

[Pariel]

Diamonds are the perfect gemcutters, dont'cha know.

[Kiro Kiemi]

Calm down Ceak Boy!
I'm not sure you miners even had those brain cells before you got gassed...

"C-c-c-c-ceak boy?!!"

I think you're confusing me with someone else. Because certainly Renn'lir could not be this ceak boy you speak of. Certainly you must be confused.

I think we should put the diamond in its own category because we've identified it. Sure, it doesn't matter what kind of gemstones they are, but, hey, you can at least put it in the description with the now-13 gemstones. I was just being silly and wanted to see it listed because I'm quite excited about finally getting something shiny out of the mine.

[Rulishia]

Diamonds are the perfect gemcutters, dont'cha know.

Only for humans.
Drow typically use adamantium, which is harder than diamond and thus better for gem cutting tools. Which we already have...

Diamonds might be a better(IE Higher quality) stone for Golems, etc. Hence why it's not lumped in with our weaker gemstones(aka, those from the roof, etc).

I feel that should answer the mystery. Higher quality Gemstone, more useful for Foci or whatever people talked about (since the ones we have now only store mana or something like that)

The crystal ore was the item designated as "good for golem crafting." So that would be reason why we need THAT particular resource. Still, the only use we have so far for gemstones are power-stones. That is the only use that I've seen so far.

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Actually, I just thought of something... But Mana-lasers as a golem weapon? That just a tad out of our league right now... Or is it?

"C-c-c-c-ceak boy?!!"

I think you're confusing me with someone else. Because certainly Renn'lir could not be this ceak boy you speak of. Certainly you must be confused.

You sure? Renn'lir spends so much time with Odd'anna that I thought you must just love that "stuff" she's giving away.

[Rulishia]

Updated for EA44 and EA45:
(37) Rock added to Raw Materials
Prototype Crossbow added to Armory [cost of (1) Steel Bar and (1) Gemstone]
Clayware added to Supplies ("for The Restaurant") - quantity is unknown, assumed there is "enough" to run the restaurant smoothly
(6) TK Warrior Armor added to the Armory - assigned to Squad 4 (Ayame's) and Tali [cost 12 Steel Bars]

[Rulishia]

Updated EA46 and EA47:

Day 46:
Add (60) Chitin plates
Add (43) Iron Ore
Removed (6) Gemstones
Add (40) Ada
Add (2) Grain Sacks
Add (1) Slave
Add (1) Kitten ("Lili")
Add (15) Slave Bindings/Collars (Maybe you should use these before you make more. Total number: 40) @ cost: (4) Steel Bars
Add (3) Chains (oh, we have a LOT of chains too)
Removed (5) Seafood

Day 47:
(5) Slaves trained as Mine Labor (Removed from untrained lot)
Add (5) Iron Ore
Add (22) Crystal Ore
Add (4) Swords @ cost of (4) Steel Bars
Add (6) Steel Bars @ cost of (18) Iron Ore (downgrade in production 3:1, down from 2:1)
Removed (5) Algae and (5) Seafood for Feast

Sorry for the delay only returned to port a couple days ago and was busy with Kawaii-con. BTW: VERY fun.

[Comson]

(coal?! are we going steampunk here? why is this significant?)

Just thought I'd mention: Coal is required to make steel. Low-carbon steel is similar to iron, while higher-carbon steel is stronger and harder.

It's actually pretty odd that we're able to make steel without it...

[Meckruco]

(coal?! are we going steampunk here? why is this significant?)

Just thought I'd mention: Coal is required to make steel. Low-carbon steel is similar to iron, while higher-carbon steel is stronger and harder.

It's actually pretty odd that we're able to make steel without it...

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

dont bring too much real world physics in here.. the world might collape.

[Thaluka2]

(coal?! are we going steampunk here? why is this significant?)

Just thought I'd mention: Coal is required to make steel. Low-carbon steel is similar to iron, while higher-carbon steel is stronger and harder.

It's actually pretty odd that we're able to make steel without it...

It's a handwave. Learn to love them when they come around.

[Comson]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

dont bring too much real world physics in here.. the world might collape.

I'm sure we make all our steel using tungsten as the strengthening component instead. It's just such a common resource in this land that we don't even need to mention it.

Yeah, that's the ticket...

Oh, and on the subject of diamonds, there are more diamonds used for cutting, drilling, grinding, and polishing than for looking pretty. At least four times as many.

[Idunyken]

Adamantium is considered as hard if not harder than diamond, making it the material of choice for cutting tools.

[Thaluka2]

Oh how I hate adamantium.

[Lt Anders]

Diamonds are much easier to acquire than adamantium.

[Rulishia]

Updated for EA-Day 48:
(10) Fish/Seafood added to Food/Stores
(10) Baked Algae added to Food/Stores
(1) Cake added to Food/Stores (it's so delicious and moist )
(50) Ada (formerly 100 half-ada) added to Valuables
(4) Tiktikki added to Animals/Husbandry
(1) Crossbow added to Armory
(4) TK Warrior Armors added to Armory @ cost of (8) Steel Bars

Zhangara added to Squad 4 Roster under Ayame (is he actually doing the Wonder Woman bullet deflection with those bracers?)

NOTE:
Due to issues as helmets (12) Miner Helms have been re-purposed as (12) TK Warrior Helmets (due to a mistake in construction they were designed as Warrior Helmets not as Miner Helmets).