Merging

Merging (or forming multi-blocks) occurred when two or more of the same Material blocks are placed adjacent to one another with the Building Tool. When done, the process formed a single block that doubled or quadrupled its original materials' health, depending on how many blocks are merged. Visually, it also smoothed out its texture. Merged blocks acted similarly to Giant Rocks when hit by an obstacle; they shrunk in size as their strength approached zero, rather than being completely destroyed.
Merged blocks could not be unmerged once created. To undo a merge, one had to delete the entire multi-block, then start over. However, merged blocks could be resized using the Scaling Tool.
Merging through the Building Tool was removed on 1/26/2024. Multi-blocks, however, can still be created through the Scaling Tool.
==Merging Levels==
In the 5/20/2018 update, merging levels were added to the Building Tool to allow for fined-tuned control. Altering the merge level did not affect existing merged blocks. These levels were:
*Merging level one (red) disallows new blocks to form merged blocks. This is the default merge level.
*Merging level two (yellow) only allows 1x2 merged blocks.
*Merging level three (green) allows an infinite amount of blocks merged such as a 3x4, 5x6, 13x16x3 and higher.
Green merging was suited for larger boats, as it reduced the actual amount of shapes (4 individual blocks is more shapes than a single, combined block). This helps the game server as it reduces lag caused by physics calculations.
==Trivia==
* Prior to its addition to the Building Tool, the original merge setting allowed for 2x2 blocks.
* Blocks on loaded boat created on a different team may refuse to merge with newly-placed blocks.
* Merging balloons created larger balloons. The same applies to the Parachute Block.
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