Variable Materials

Variable Materials is the mechanic by which certain structures and objects take on cosmetic characteristics of their input resources. Often times multiple types of the same resource can be used to create primary, secondary, tertiary, and (maybe) quaternary colors.

In this case, input resources include, Wood Boards, Wood Blocks, Bars of Metal, Stone, Thatching Material, Clay, Brick, and Cloth

Quote from Jorb:

jorb wrote: Note that you need a significant presence of a second wood type to get a result. 59 blocks of poplar and 1 of cherry will, for example, mean that poplar is used for both materials set by the woodblocks. A 35-25 ratio (Not entirely sure where the cutoff is) will mean that one of the materials is set by poplar, and the other by cherry.

To ensure proper materials display, it's wise to use a 60-40 split for primary/secondary materials and a 50/30/20 split for primary/secondary/tertiary materials.

Helpful Links: APXEOLOG's Stone Mansion and Stone Tower Modelling Program
Haven Forum's Building Color/Design Guide
Kerrigan's Hafen Material Design Tool (another one)

Object	VM status	Structure/object Variability	Design Diagram
Kiln	Yes	Clay: Primary	insert picture here
Chicken Coop	Yes	Board: Primary Block: Primary Thatching: Primary	insert picture here
Great Hall	Yes	Board: Secondary Block: Tertiary Stone: Secondary Metal: Primary
Stonestead	Yes	materials + variations
Stone Mansion	Yes	Wood: Quaternary Stone: Tertiary Metal: Primary
Garden Shed	Yes	materials + variations
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here
Structure/object	Yes/No	materials + variations	insert picture here