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This is a summary table of all buildings in the game. A building is something that is visible on the ground, and you can do something with it besides pick it up, and can be built by players.

Before updating this list or creating new building pages, please read the Guidelines at the bottom of this page.

See also the Buildings Index.

Building Summary

Please keep the items in alphabetical order, with the name used in-game.
Name Cost Size Where Brief Description Prerequisite
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Anvil 1 Anvil Bed, 120 Firebricks, 4 Water in Jugs 7x13 CP Used for the smithing of various tools. Tc: Advanced Blacksmithing
Apiary 8 Boards, 1 Linen N/A Out Used to make Honey and Beeswax Tc: Beekeeping
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Basic Sign 10 Wood, 4 Boards, 2 Rope N/A Out Used to supply a note or information about a place Tc: Sign Construction
Basic Tub 240 Bricks, 2 Canvas 7x13 CP Used to rot Dung into Saltpeter, Flax into Rotten Flax or produce Sulfur from Sulphurous Water. Sk: Flax Processing?
Beetle Terrarium 100 Dirt, 3 Linen, 12 Sheet Glass 9x9 CP For breeding Beetles. Tc: Entomology
Blast Furnace 100 Boards, 20 Clay, 100 Concrete, 6 Crucibles, 10 Glass Rods, 50 Leather, 5 Pulleys, 100 Steel Sheeting 9x13 CP For smelting Ore Tc: Metallurgy
Box 24 Boards 3x3 CP Storage (capacity 1000).
Box Kiln 32 Bricks 5x7 CP Used for firing Wet Firebricks (capacity 6). Sk: Kiln Construction
Bullet Furnace 1 Crucibles, 50 Firebricks 5x6 CP For smelting ore Tc: Metallurgy
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Carpentry Shop 36 Bricks, 60 Boards, 2 Rope, 8 Slate 14x14 CP For making Boards and basic Tools. Sk: Carpentry
Casting Box See Student's Casting Box or Master's Casting Box CP (Category) Used for casting items from metal. Tc: Casting
Charcoal Hearth 360 Bricks, 240 Firebricks 19x12 CP Charcoal production with a regulator (batch size 100. Tc: Basic Charcoal Production
Charcoal Oven 800 Bricks, 8 Copper Sheeting, 8 Copper Wire, 400 Firebricks, 60 Leather 17x11 CP Charcoal production (batch size 200)). Tc: Advanced Charcoal Production
Chemistry Laboratory 50 Glass Jars, 20 Glass Rods, 900 Boards, 214 Nails, 19 Rope, 10 Wooden Peg, 5 Copper Sheeting, 1 Wooden Pestle, 1 Clay Mortar 19x19 CP Basic chemistry lab for making simple chemicals/compounds and for Alchemy Tc: Basic Chemistry
Chest 48 Boards, 400 Bricks 3x5 CP Storage (capacity 5000).
Chicken Coop 50 Boards, 600 Bricks, 15 Cut Stone, 60 Dried Flax 15x17 CP chicken and egg production Tc: Avian Selection
Compound - Townhome 100 Boards, 200 Bricks 6 sectors Out Main building. Sk: Compound Construction
Compression Furnace 100 Clay, 3 Crucibles, 200 Firebricks, 5 Iron bars 11x15 CP For smelting ore Tc: Metallurgy
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Dromedary Pen 200 Boards, 400 Bricks n/a SCS, on sand Housing for Camels. Tc: Animal Husbandry
Drying Rack 18 Boards n/a Out Allows drying of Grass, Rotten Flax, Papyrus, Wet Linen and Wheat. Sk: Flax Processing
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Empty Hand Puzzle (base) 50 Boards, 80 Clay, 20 Dried Flax, 60 Limestone, 30 Rope, 25 Thorns n/a SCS Ts: Principles of Thought
Essence of Harmony 222 Palm Frond, 100 Cut Stone, 75 Linen, 150 Boards, 300 Papyrus n/a SCS Used in various Harmony tests. Ts: Principles of Harmony
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Ferry Boat 20 Boards, 4 Rope, 1 Sail, 4 Tar, 20 Wood n/a n/a A small boat for crossing short stretches of shallow water. Sk: Ferry Construction
Firepit 40 Firebricks, 80 Slate n/a Out Grills veggies and fish, produces Charcoal, turns Limestone into Lime and several resources into Ash. Tc: Controlled Burn
Sk: Firebuilding
Flax Comb 18 Boards, 36 Bricks, 60 Thorns 5x6 CP Low-tech Flax processing. Sk: Flax Processing
Flax Hammock 8 Boards, 4 Rope, 2 Canvas 9x17 Out Advanced building for drying Grass, Rotten Flax, Papyrus, Wet Linen and Wheat. Sk: Flax Processing
Fleet Furnace 30 Cut Stone, 1 Iron Pot, 60 Leather, 600 Firebricks, 40 Small Quartz, 40 Small Diamond 21x11 CP Used to turn Red Sand into Quicksilver Tc: Basic Chemistry
Flimsy Brick Rack 4 Boards n/a Out Early building for making Bricks. Sk: Brick Rack Construction
Forges CP For making metal products like nails, sheeting and wire Tc: Blacksmithing
Furnaces See Blast Furnace, Bullet Furnace, Compression Furnace vary CP For smelting ore into Metal Tc: Metallurgy
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Glazier's Bench 400 Bricks, 200 Firebricks, 1200 Sand 11x17 CP For making glass products. Sk: Glassblowing
Grain Oven 120 Firebricks, 40 Slate, 45 Copper Wire 7x7 CP For roasting barley, malt and wheat. Sk: Barley Cultivation
Greenhouse 32 Sheet Glass, 1 Thermometer, 500 Dirt, 6 Canvas, 60 Water in Jugs ? SCS For growing grass and performing crossbreeding. Sk: Gardening
Guild Hall (100+2*(n^2)) Boards, (100+4*(n^2)) Bricks n/a SCS Guilds! For fun and profit! Woo! (n=member limit) Tc: Guild Construction
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Hackling Rake 18 Boards, 36 Bricks, 60 Nails 6x5 CP Better Flax processing. Sk: Flax Processing
Hand Loom 4 Boards, 2 Loom Frame 7x4 CP Better weaving building. Sk: Clothwork
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Improved Brick Rack 18 Boards, 36 Nails 5x5 CP Better brick making. Sk: Improved Brick Rack Construction
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Kettle 1 Iron Pot, 4 Copper Sheeting 5x5 CP Used to reduce various liquids by boiling. Tc: Varies
Khefre's Locker 50 Boards, 100 Bricks, 20 Slate 5x5 CP For storing Beetles. Ts: Test of Khefre's Children
Kiln See Box Kiln, True Kiln, Vault Kiln n/a CP (Category) Used to fire clay and other wet materials into hard, usable resources. Sk: Kiln Construction
Kitchen 20 Boards, 32 Bricks, 1 Clay Mortars, 20 Firebricks 15x15 CP For cooking and other activities. Sk: Cooking
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Mason's Bench 30 Boards, 48 Bricks, 6 Flint, 20 Leather, 4 Oil, 4 Rope 8x9 CP Cuts a medium stone into a crucible or nail mould. Tc: Stonemasonry
Master's Casting Box 24 Boards, 200 Firebricks, 400 Bricks, 50 Rope, 12000 Sand 45x39 CP For turning metal into worked products like pots, gears, and bolts Tc: Casting
Master's Forge 72 Boards, 200 Firebricks, 400 Bricks 17x16 CP For making metal products like nails, sheeting and wire Tc: Blacksmithing
Medium Construction Site 2 Canvas, 6 Rope n/a Out Basis for larger outside buildings. Sk: Project Management (2)
Mine 50 Boards, 75 Bricks, 20 Leather, 4 Pulley, 10 Rope n/a Out For mining ore. Tc: Mining
Sk: Ore Extraction
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Pigment Laboratory 30 Glass Jars, 6 Fine Glass Rods, 12 Copper Sheeting 11x11 CP For making Paint. Tc: The Science of Color
Pottery Wheel 12 Boards, 48 Bricks, 1 Flystone, 1 Leather, 4 Oil, 4 Rope 5x5 CP For turning Clay into Wet Jugs. Sk: Pottery
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Rabbit Hutch 200 Boards, 1 Clay Dome, 200 Straw 18x19 CP For raising Rabbits. Tc: Animal Husbandry
Reactory 12 Cut Stone, 1 Iron Pot, 20 Leather, 240 Firebricks, 10 Small Topaz 17x17 CP A furnace used to create alloys Tc: Advanced Metallurgy
Ritual Torch 1 Boards, 1 Canvas (plus 1 Oil to light) n/a Out Decorative torch used for Worship rituals. Sk: Ritual Item Construction (1)
Rock Saw 100 Boards, 500 Bricks, 12 Flint, 15 Leather, 100 Oil, 9 Rope 9x14 CP For stonecutting. Sk: Rock Saw Construction
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Sculpture 100 Boards, 10 Rope, 4 Linen 17x21 Out, CP For art pieces. Ts: Principles of Art and Music
Sheep Pen 100 Boards, 1200 Bricks, 60 Dried Flax 29x48 SCS, on grass Basic building for the storage and breeding of Sheep. Tc: Animal Husbandry
Shrine of Conflict 70 Iron Bars, 70 Canvas, 70 Linen, 70 Glass Rods, 7000 Boards, 7000 Bricks, 70 Candle, 700 Limestone, 7 Oyster Shell Marble, 70 Silver, 70 Cut Stone, 7 Medium Topaz, 7 Medium Ruby, 7 Medium Diamond, 7 Medium Sapphire, 7 Medium Emerald, 7 Medium Quartz n/a SCS For transportation to the Spirit Arena. Tc: Conflict Shrine Construction
Small Construction Site 1 Canvas, 4 Rope n/a Out Basis for other buildings. Sk: Project Management (1)
Small Distaff 12 Boards, 100 Bricks, 10 Wood 10x15 Out*, CP For secondary processing of Flax products (Tow, Lint, Twine). Sk: Flax Processing
Small Warehouse 100 Boards, 1000 Bricks, 10 Cut Stone Storage (capacity 25,000)
Storage Basket 8 Boards, 28 Dried Flax n/a Out Storage (capacity 1000)
Student's Casting Box 24 Boards, 200 Firebricks, 400 Bricks, 1200 Sand 15x20 CP For turning metal into worked products like pots, gears, and bolts Tc: Casting
Student's Forge 24 Boards, 18 Firebricks, 48 Bricks 17x16 CP For making metal products like nails, sheeting and wire Tc: Blacksmithing
Student's Loom 8 Boards, 120 Twine 4x7 CP For weaving Linen, Canvas, Sail, Baskets and Silk Cloth. Sk: Clothwork
Sturdy Tub 6 Beeswax, 240 Bricks, 6 Canvas 7x13 CP Better quality tub.
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Tent 200 Boards, 80 Nails, 4 Canvas, 2 Linen, 12 Rope 13x15 Out Storage (capacity 25,000). Sk: Project Management
True Kiln 48 Firebricks 7x9 CP For firing Firebricks, Wet Jugs and Clay Mortars (capacity 12). Sk: Kiln Construction
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Vault Kiln 15,000 Firebricks, 50 Sheet Glass, 3 Thermometer 10x13 CP To bake large, structural pottery pieces. Sk: Kiln Construction
Wood Plane 4 Slate, 1 Stone Blades Out, CP Early building for making Boards. Sk: Carpentry
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Building Page Guidelines

When creating a new building page, please observe the format used in existing pages. For details on the template to use and how to denote requirements and item production so autogenerated lists on resource pages pick it up, please see Template:BuildingInfo.

List Guidelines

In future, this list should be automatically generated from all the building pages. In the meantime, please observe these guidelines when updating the list.

Legend

  • Name: The name of the building when you try to build it or click on it in the game.
  • Cost: The cost of the building, briefly, for quick reference.
  • Size: The size of the building when built inside a compound.
  • Where: How the building is built:
    • CP = inside a Compound
    • Out = Self > Projects menu
    • Out* = Self > Projects menu, but only by a Peasant
    • SCS = Small Construction Site
    • MCS = Medium Construction Site
  • Brief Description: Just some comment about it, in case people don't want to load the individual pages.
  • Prerequisite: What you need to have to build
    • Sk = Skill
    • Tc = Tech
    • Ts = Test (started, not passed)

Building Names

  • All buildings (as defined above) should be in the list. If you know of a building that is not in the list, please add it.
  • All buildings should appear in the list AS NAMED IN GAME. So if it's "oreinferno" in game, it should be "oreinferno" here. Including capitalization, please.
    • The authoritative form is the name you get when you click on the completed building "This is a Foo."
    • If you think "Ore Inferno" should link to "oreinferno," others probably agree. Add a page that REDIRECTS Ore Inferno to oreinferno using the Formatting rules.
    • If you think "Ore Infernos" and "oreinfernos" and "inferno" and "infernos" should all link there too, since people will want to link with singular and plurals, or any other kinds of things similar to this, others probably agree. Add a page that REDIRECTS those pages to oreinferno, using the Formatting rules.
  • Groupings are allowed and encouraged. "Furnaces" should exist, and should describe furnaces in general, then link to each individual furnace. Same with any other groups people feel are appropriate.

Requests

  • Please add any buildings to the list if they exist and are not in the list.
  • Please fill in the building detail page, using the building template.
    • Cost to build (including links to each resource).
    • Things the building can produce, costs involved, etc, including links to resources/buildings where appropriate.
    • Links to closely related topics. For instance, the "Anvil" page will link to "Blacksmithing" because they are related.
    • Please include a [[Category:Buildings]] tag at the end of the detail page.
  • If you want to develop extensive information, such as how-to, theory pages, FAQs, etc, please make separate pages, as this is intended to be a list of fact, not speculation or theory.