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'''Actions''' | '''Actions''' | ||
An '''action''' is when a [[Blockhead]] does something. | An '''action''' is when a [[Blockhead]] does something. They can be sequenced in a [[#The_Task_Queue|task queue]]. | ||
==How To== | ==How To== | ||
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When an action is aborted, any unconsumed [[items]] removed from the affected Blockhead's [[inventory]] are returned. | When an action is aborted, any unconsumed [[items]] removed from the affected Blockhead's [[inventory]] are returned. | ||
== | A Blockhead cannot act upon another Blockhead. It also cannot act on a [[Blocks|block]], [[Crafting Surface|crafting surface]], or other item (such as a [[Wooden Bed|bed]]) that another Blockhead is already using. | ||
==Action Boxes== | |||
Once entered, actions are indicated on the [[User Interface|display]] by a square outline around the block, space, or [[:Category:Creature|creature]] that will be acted on. The color of the outline and the icon inside it (if any) identifies the action. The outline can be referred to as an Action Box. | |||
An icon inside an action box indicates either what [[tool]] will be used to perform the action or, in the case of [[crafting]] at a [[Crafting Surface|crafting surface]], what [[Items|item]] will be created. A hand will be displayed for removing a crafting surface or [[Harvesting|retrieving]] items no matter what tool has been selected. If there is no icon, the action is probably for the Blockhead to [[travel]] to that space. | |||
White outline action boxes are usually applied to actions for [[crafting]], [[harvesting]], and [[travel]]. | |||
Green and red outline action boxes are an indication of the effectiveness or appropriateness of the tool to be used. Appropriate tools tend to be more effective than inappropriate ones, producing results faster and often in greater quantity. It is interesting to note that all tools, even those not considered to be weapons, are "appropriate" for attacking creatures, although weapons are still more effective. | |||
==Types of Actions== | ==Types of Actions== | ||
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===Crafting=== | ===Crafting=== | ||
:{{See also|Crafting}} | :{{See also|Crafting}} | ||
Crafting is the process of using [[Crafting Surface|crafting surfaces]] to convert [[items]] from a Blockhead's [[inventory]] to other items. | Crafting is the process of using [[Crafting Surface|crafting surfaces]] to convert [[items]] from a Blockhead's [[inventory]] to other items. This includes using [[pigment]]s to change the color of some items at a [[Dye Bench|dye bench]]. | ||
===Decorating=== | ===Decorating=== | ||