Hi!

...I'm Colorshock and I've been working on a Roman city and I've found myself in a bit of a bind.

To explain, I started my town around a month ago on 07/07/15 and I've been trying to get it historically correct. A month since founding, I've reached a point where I am very soon going to need to make domus, basilicas, markets, villas, and other high-end buildings. The problem I've run into is that well, I have no paint or stucco. There are especially important to me because the materials were a staple of these high-end buildings.

In numerous historical accounts and all examples...

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...these materials are prevalent. On walls and columns especially.

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I've tried other blocks like chert, however no others fit as well as a block that can be used in TFC but not crafted. So, for your consideration I present...

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Hardened Clay.

In vanilla, this block is made by firing a clay block in a furnace. It can then be colored any minecraft dye, including red.

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What's better is that it cannot be exploited by being added. When it is broken, it drops itself. It has no other purpose than to be decorative and cannot be crafted into anything (other than from hardened clay to stained clay, which is a closed loop).

By allowing this block's use in HappyDigger's TFC it will provide the builders of the server new creative freedom. Simply visit TFC's spawn for an in-game look at the impact a couple colored blocks can have. If we are able to use it, we are more able to create things just as great.

As it would be a shame to omit something with so much potential, my suggestion is to add it to the already existing system of outpost traders. There are many outposts that still lack interiors that could accommodate new tradesmen for these blocks. With the current system of traders already in place, I imagine the implementation of such a thing to already achievable.

So please, add this great block!

Thanks!