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automaterial
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This makes building constructions (walls, floors, fortifications, etc) a little bit
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easier by saving you from having to trawl through long lists of materials each time
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you place one.
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Firstly, it moves the last used material for a given construction type to the top of
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the list, if there are any left. So if you build a wall with chalk blocks, the next
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time you place a wall the chalk blocks will be at the top of the list, regardless of
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distance (it only does this in "grouped" mode, as individual item lists could be huge).
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This should mean you can place most constructions without having to search for your
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preferred material type.
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Sorts building materials by recent usage. This makes building constructions
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(walls, floors, fortifications, etc) much easier by saving you from having to
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trawl through long lists of materials each time you place one.
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It moves the last used material for a given construction type to the top of the
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list, if there are any left. So if you build a wall with chalk blocks, the next
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time you place a wall the chalk blocks will be at the top of the list,
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regardless of distance (it only does this in "grouped" mode, as individual item
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lists could be huge). This means you can place most constructions without having
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to search for your preferred material type.
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Usage::
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enable automaterial
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.. image:: ../images/automaterial-mat.png
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Pressing :kbd:`a` while highlighting any material will enable that material for "auto select"
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for this construction type. You can enable multiple materials as autoselect. Now the next
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time you place this type of construction, the plugin will automatically choose materials
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for you from the kinds you enabled. If there is enough to satisfy the whole placement,
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you won't be prompted with the material screen - the construction will be placed and you
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will be back in the construction menu as if you did it manually.
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Pressing :kbd:`a` while highlighting any material will enable that material for
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"auto select" for this construction type. You can enable multiple materials. Now
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the next time you place this type of construction, the plugin will automatically
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choose materials for you from the kinds you enabled. If there is enough to
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satisfy the whole placement, you won't be prompted with the material screen at
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all -- the construction will be placed and you will be back in the construction
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menu.
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When choosing the construction placement, you will see a couple of options:
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.. image:: ../images/automaterial-pos.png
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Use :kbd:`a` here to temporarily disable the material autoselection, e.g. if you need
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to go to the material selection screen so you can toggle some materials on or off.
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Use :kbd:`a` here to temporarily disable the material autoselection, e.g. if you
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need to go to the material selection screen so you can toggle some materials on
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or off.
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The other option (auto type selection, off by default) can be toggled on with
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:kbd:`t`. If you toggle this option on, instead of returning you to the main
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construction menu after selecting materials, it returns you back to this screen.
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If you use this along with several autoselect enabled materials, you should be
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able to place complex constructions more conveniently.
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The other option (auto type selection, off by default) can be toggled on with :kbd:`t`. If you
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toggle this option on, instead of returning you to the main construction menu after selecting
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materials, it returns you back to this screen. If you use this along with several autoselect
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enabled materials, you should be able to place complex constructions more conveniently.
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The ``automaterial`` plugin also enables extra contruction placement modes, such
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as designating areas larger than 10x10 and allowing you to designate hollow
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rectangles instead of the default filled ones.
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