Metal Tiles 1

Metal Tiles 1 is a floor tile used to pave and decorate surfaces in the game. It appears as a placeable block in map editing and in-game building, providing a solid, non-walkable decorative surface that replaces terrain beneath it and visually distinguishes areas such as bases, paths, and plazas.

Metal Tiles 1 functions like other floor tiles: it does not produce resources or interact with power directly, but it blocks placement of resource-bearing tiles (ores) and overlays whatever terrain existed there. It is commonly used to create clean, constructed-looking zones where conveyors, turrets, and other structures are placed to improve readability and aesthetics of a base. Metal Tiles 1 can be placed by players and by construction units or block-placing logic where allowed by the map rules.

Practical notes and interactions:

• Metal Tiles 1 is an environmental/decorative block; it does not supply items, power, or fluids.
• It prevents natural ore generation from occupying its tile while placed, so use it to protect built infrastructure from being confused with ore patches.
• Placing Metal Tiles 1 is useful for pathing and base organization: it provides a consistent surface for visually aligning buildings and conveying player movement.
• It is compatible with environmental overlays and works alongside other decorative tiles; overlay blocks are intended to be placed on top of environmental blocks to add visual variety or minor benefits.
• On interplanetary or special map zones some region-specific blocks (for example, core zones) maintain their own placement rules; Metal Tiles 1 follows the normal floor-placement rules of those maps.
• Use Metal Tiles 1 in conjunction with other tile types (stone, concrete, specialized plating) to mark functional areas (production, defense, logistics) for easier management during gameplay.