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Colony Buildings

Buildings are special structures that allow you to improve your colony and unlock new features. Each building has a specific function, requires certain resources, and must be built according to a particular shape.

Important: To build a structure, you must first prepare the space by digging according to the required shape of the building. All locations must be adjacent and empty.

How to Build a Structure

  1. Dig the necessary space according to the shape of the building you want to construct
  2. Make sure you have the required resources
  3. Access the construction menu by clicking the corresponding button at the bottom of the screen
  4. Select the building you want to construct
  5. Position it correctly in the space you have prepared
  6. Confirm the construction

List of Buildings

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Workshop

The workshop is an essential structure to make your dwarves more efficient in their mining work. By reducing the action point cost for digging, it allows you to exploit more resources with the same number of AP.

Construction Cost:

Coal: 25
Iron: 20
Gold: 8

Benefit:

Reduces by 1 the AP cost for digging all types of ores. This benefit is cumulative with other workshops (to a minimum of 1 AP).

Required Shape:

3x3 shape with a space at the bottom-middle:

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Foundry

The foundry allows processing raw ores to obtain more resources. This facility is crucial for optimizing your resource harvesting and accelerating your colony's development.

Construction Cost:

Coal: 30
Iron: 15
Gold: 5

Benefit:

Doubles the amount of ore collected during mining. A well-positioned foundry can significantly increase your resource production.

Required Shape:

4x2 rectangle:

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Brewery

The brewery produces drinks that improve the morale and vitality of dwarves. It significantly accelerates their ability to perform consecutive actions.

Construction Cost:

Iron: 25
Gold: 10
Diamond: 3

Benefit:

Speeds up AP recharge by 50%, allowing dwarves to perform more actions in the same time period.

Required Shape:

4x3 rectangle:

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Barracks

The barracks is an essential building for expanding your colony. It allows you to recruit additional dwarves, increasing your available workforce.

Construction Cost:

Coal: 15
Iron: 20

Benefit:

Allows recruiting 1 additional dwarf per barracks. Increasing the number of dwarves is crucial for rapidly developing your colony.

Required Shape:

Cross shape:

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Wall

The wall is a defensive structure that blocks the passage of hostile creatures and protects important areas of your colony.

Construction Cost:

Coal: 5
Iron: 3

Benefit:

Blocks the passage of creatures and dwarves, allowing you to create barriers and secure areas in your mine.

Required Shape:

Single block (1x1):

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Hospital

The hospital is an essential healing place to maintain the health of your dwarves, especially after encounters with hostile creatures.

Construction Cost:

Iron: 30
Gold: 15
Diamond: 5

Benefit:

Speeds up hit point (HP) recovery at a rate of 1 HP every 2 minutes (instead of 5 minutes by default).

Required Shape:

Cross shape (3x3):

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