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In Dual Universe, materials are the physical substances that compose the many Voxels of the game world.Naturally occurring materials from planets and other sources are generally referred to as terrain materials. They can be mined and harvested by players using the Nanoformer, and placed again using the Alt Mode Mining Tool. Refined materials, along with alloys, are created from resources and other ingredients, and can be used in build mode to create constructs.

Refined Materials[]

Many materials cannot be found naturally in the world; they must be crafted from resources and other ingredients. Refined materials are the pure form of the ore and are then turned into Catalysts, Product, Honeycomb and Fuels. These materials are used to form the structure of Constructs, using the different Building Tools. They can also be used in Crafting to create Components or Elements.

Products[]

Refined raw materials form the basis of products. A product is a material that is obtained from mixing several pure materials. It includes Metallic Alloys, Polymers, Composite Materials and Glass. Products are created using the Smelter, Chemical Industry or Glass Furnace Industry Units.

Materials Properties[]

Each material has different properties that can make them better suited for different uses. Depending on the properties of the material and the recipes they can be used for, some materials can be more suited for Building or for Crafting. For example, Iron can be used to build with, just like any other material, but it is most useful as a resource for crafting because it can be used to create other materials like Steel, which is stronger. Some materials are more suited to be used in Honeycomb for protecting a ships elements and core from attack due to higher resistances. Some will require several other rare materials or machinery to be crafted. These materials are very high-end and valuable, often with special properties, and can be used to make advanced Elements.[1] Honeycomb can be crafted into various types using the same material giving varying appearances, see the Honeycomb Identification table for details.

List of Honeycomb Material Properties[]

Icon Name Mass: kg/m3 HP / m3 Antimatter

Resistance

Electromagnetic

Resistance

Kinetic

Resistance

Thermic

Resistance

Crafting Components
Light-metals Al-Li 40 1800 0.60 0.60 0.50 0.70
Aluminium ingot Aluminium 50 2250 0.35 0.30 0.15 0.20 Bauxite (65 L)
Product-brick Brick 8 360 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Calcium ingot Calcium 50 2250 0.45 0.40 0.25 0.30 Limestone (65 L)
Carbon ingot Carbon 25 1125 0.20 0.15 0.30 0.35 Coal (65 L)
Product-carbon-fiber Carbon Fiber 4 180 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Chromium ingot Chromium 75 3375 0.25 0.45 0.30 0.40 Chromite (65 L)
Cobalt ingot Cobalt 75 3375 0.45 0.65 0.50 0.60 Cobaltite (65 L)
Product-concrete Concrete 12 540 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Copper ingot Copper 100 4500 0.40 0.30 0.45 0.25 Malachite (65 L)
Light-metals Duralumin 40 1800 0.50 0.40 0.50 0.60
Fluorine ingot Fluorine 25 1125 0.50 0.45 0.60 0.65 Cryolite (65 L)
Gold ingot Gold 100 4500 0.50 0.50 0.65 0.45 Gold Nuggets (65 L)
Light-metals Grade-5 Titanium Alloy 40 1800 0.75 0.65 0.75 0.85
Heavy-metals Inconel 60 2700 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.50
Iron ingot Iron 100 4500 0.30 0.20 0.35 0.15 Hematite (65 L)
Lithium ingot Lithium 25 1125 0.40 0.35 0.50 0.55 Petalite (65 L)
Heavy-metals Mangalloy 60 2700 0.75 0.85 0.75 0.65
Manganese ingot Manganese 75 3375 0.55 0.75 0.60 0.70 Rhodonite (65 L)
Heavy-metals Maraging Steel 60 2700 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.60
Product-marble Marble 10 450 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Nickel ingot Nickel 75 3375 0.35 0.55 0.40 0.50 Garnierite (65 L)
Niobium ingot Niobium 100 4500 0.70 0.60 0.75 0.55 Columbite (65 L)
Polymer Plastic 20 900 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Light-metals Sc-Al 40 1800 0.70 0.60 0.70 0.80
Aluminium ingot Scandium 50 2250 0.65 0.60 0.45 0.50 Kolbeckite (65 L)
Silicon Pure Icon Silicon 75 3375 0.15 0.35 0.20 0.30 Quartz (65 L)
Light-metals Silumin 40 1800 0.40 0.30 0.40 0.50
Silver ingot Silver 100 4500 0.50 0.40 0.55 0.35 Acanthite (65 L)
Sodium ingot Sodium 25 1125 0.30 0.25 0.40 0.45 Natron (65 L)
Heavy-metals Stainless Steel 60 2700 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.40
Heavy-metals Steel 60 2700 0.40 0.50 0.40 0.30
Sulfur ingot Sulfur 50 2250 0.55 0.50 0.35 0.40 Pyrite (65 L)
Titanium ingot Titanium 25 1125 0.60 0.55 0.70 0.75 Illmenite (65 L)
Vanadium ingot Vanadium 50 2250 0.75 0.70 0.55 0.60 Vanadinite (65 L)
Product-wood Wood 6 270 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10

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Terrain Materials[]

Terrain materials are naturally occurring materials such as soil, rock, sand, snow etc. and are obtained from planets, moons and asteroids. They can be gathered by players using and of the Dig Mode capable tools such as the Mining Tool or Terraforming Tool, and once collected, placed again with the Alt Mode Mining Tool. These materials make up the vast amount of natural voxels found in the game world.

List of Terrain Materials[]

Icon Name
Forest Soil Icon Forest Soil
Moon Soil Icon Moon Soil
Rock Icon Rock
Sand Icon Sand
Snow Icon Snow
Soil Icon Soil

References[]

  1. JC Baillie, "Dual Universe GDC 2017 Meetup", Timestamp: 30:20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=supFNqs-IpA. 02/28/2017.
  2. Dual Universe YouTube Channel, "Dual Universe DevDiary Updates - April 2017 | Pre-Alpha Video", Timestamp: 2:12, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVJyfKNeOao. 05/10/2017.
  3. Dual Universe: A Single Shard Space MMO Meets Minecraft - Timestamp 04:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cLaCn5A94. Mar. 4, 2017.
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