

When you expand your compound, costs are calculated as: As with other projects, you can abandon it and reclaim the materials already put into it, if you decide not to continue, or have a more pressing project. This DOES mean that while your compound is being worked on, you can't build things inside it. Your compound is now a "project under construction", which you load via the blueprints/load materials menu option. When done, simply hit the exit button on the blueprint editing dialog. While you are editing, the walls of your compound are displayed, allowing you to alter them. This allows you to edit the appearance (and size) of your compound. To expand your compound: Click on the compound, and select "Edit blueprints". If appropriate, more information can be added here. Initial StylesĪ page is already dedicated to the size of structures built inside of compounds: Building Sizes. Here is a page showing floor plans of the initial compound styles. Many projects require a Small or Medium Construction Site, if built outside a compound. In constructing (and expanding) your compound, you have already laid the groundwork for structures. However, you can overlap items when placing outside compounds, while the compounds make sure items do not overlap. Thus, project density can be quite a bit higher in compounds. While the same interface is used to build a project in the wild, you have far fewer/less precise location cues. When constructing projects, you have the ability to place them phenomenally closely and precisely. Each item requires a certain amount of space. There are two sizeable advantages to building things inside a compound: Also, if your project requires firebrick, you will want to have all your firebrick on hand before starting, lest needing to rebuild a crumbled True Kiln midway requires abandoning your original project. Thus you will probably want to have most of the materials on hand before setting up a new project, especially in communally owned compounds. Note that only one project can be under construction within a compound at a time. When it is where you want (and facing the right direction), you "build" it, which sets it up as a project that you load materials into until it is done. You will then be given an opportunity to rotate and move the item to your heart's content. overlapping) a compound, click on the compound's foundation, select the 'projects' menu, and choose what you wish to build. The initial floorplan gives you an initial amount of space (8 sectors each 16x16), which can be expanded upon. There are a number of floor plans to choose from (see below). Everything.Ī compound costs 100 boards and 200 bricks to build, and you need the Compound Construction skill. (Commonly in order: Wood plane, Brick Rack, Chest, Compound).

Compounds are among the first things most people build.
