Building Elements

Building elements are the walls, floors, roofs, beams, stairs, doors and supports you place with the Hammer. They are grouped by function rather than material, because a roof is still a roof whether it is thatch, shingle, stone or Grausten.

Every material family covers roughly the same set of shapes. Wood is the cheapest and most flexible, but it decays in the rain if you leave it uncovered. Core Wood uses the same shapes with better vertical support. Stone and later Grausten need a Stonecutter nearby and do not rot. Black Marble and Flametal are the late-game tiers, used as much for looks as for structure.

Required Stations and Build Range

You can only place building pieces inside the working radius of the correct station, and each station covers a different part of the build menu.

Station	Image	Building/Crafting	Base Range	Max Range	Range Increase
Workbench		Almost everything for wood construction as well as basic equipment crafting and repairing.	20 m	36 m	Four metres more for each of its four upgrades.
Stonecutter		Stone, black marble and grausten pieces.	20 m	20 m	It has one level, so the radius never grows.
Forge		The metal parts and fittings: iron gates, cage walls, chains and the metal furniture.	20 m	38 m	Three metres more for each upgrade.

A station only needs to be in range for building. Crafting and repairing also ask for a roof and 70% cover.

Stability and Support

Stability is the real limit on what you can build. Pieces inherit support from whatever they rest on. Blue means fully grounded and green is solid, while yellow, orange and red show increasing weakness. A red piece will collapse if you try to build further on it.

Wood and stone poles max out at around 16 m of pure vertical height, Core Wood poles reach about 24 m, and iron-reinforced poles go much higher. Horizontal runs lose support faster than vertical ones, so long floors and roofs need beams or poles in between.

Raising the terrain with the Hoe so floors sit directly on blue ground is one of the most reliable ways to keep large builds stable. Trees and large rocks also count as grounded support.

Weather and Durability

Wooden pieces that are not under a roof take weather damage in the rain and drop to 50 % durability over time. Stone, Black Marble, Grausten and Crystal never decay from rain or water. Building the roof early is the simplest way to protect a wooden structure while you finish the rest.

Most wood and stone pieces share a 2 m grid, which is why they mix cleanly. The standard roof pitches are 26°, 45° and (from the Deep North) 67°, and almost every roof family has matching walls, beams and corners for these angles.

Notes

• Removing a piece with the Hammer refunds its full material cost.
• A piece can only be placed with the required crafting station in range.
• Hover over a piece with the Hammer equipped to see its stability color.
• Mixing materials is normal and often better than building from one. Stone foundations, Corewood supports, upper walls of Wood and a thatch or shingle roof make a common and effective combination.
• Defensive pieces such as stake walls follow different durability rules and do not rot in the rain the way regular wood does.

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All Building Elements

Flooring

Walls

Roofing

Supports

Stairs & Ladders

Name	Image	Material	Crafting Materials	Size	Durability	Damaged by Rain	Spawn ID
Ashwood stair		Ashwood	2x Ashwood	2x2x1	400	-	spawn ashwood_stair
Black marble stair		Black marble	8x Black marble	2x2x1	1500	-	spawn blackmarble_stair
Dvergr Spiral Staircase Left		Dvergr	8x Yggdrasil Wood 2x Copper	2x2	-	Yes	spawn piece_dvergr_spiralstair
Dvergr Spiral Staircase Right		Dvergr	8x Yggdrasil Wood 2x Copper	2x2	-	Yes	spawn piece_dvergr_spiralstair_right
Grausten stairs		Grausten	-	2x2x1	-	-	spawn piece_grausten_stonestair
Grausten steep stairs		Grausten	5x Grausten	1x2x2	-	-	spawn Piece_grausten_stone_ladder
Stone stair		Stone	8x Stone	2x2x1	1500	-	spawn stone_stair
Wood ladder		Wood	2x Wood	1x2x2	400	Yes	spawn wood_stepladder
Wood stair		Wood	2x Wood	2x2x1	400	Yes	spawn wood_stair

Doors & Gates

Name	Image	Material	Crafting Materials	Size	Durability	Damaged by Rain	Spawn ID
Hexagonal Gate		-	8x Yggdrasil Wood 8x Copper	4x0.5x4	-	No	spawn piece_hexagonal_door
Ashwood door		Ashwood	1x Flametal 3x Ashwood	2x2	400	-	spawn ashwood_door
Darkwood gate		Darkwood	16x Wood 4x Iron 2x Tar	4x2	400	-	spawn darkwood_gate
Flametal gate		Flametal	16x Flametal	-	-	Yes	spawn flametal_gate
Iron gate		Iron	4x Iron	1.8x2.8x0.1	-	Yes	spawn iron_grate
Wood door		Wood	4x Wood	2x2	400	Yes	spawn wood_door
Wood gate		Wood	12x Wood	3x2	400	Yes	spawn wood_gate
Timberwood Drawbridge		Flametal	2x Flametal 2x Bloodgold 24x Timberwood	-	1000	No	spawn piece_drawbridge
Timberwood Gate		Timberwood	24x Timberwood 4x Bloodgold	-	1000	No	spawn stave_gate

Windows & Dividers

Name	Image	Material	Crafting Materials	Size	Durability	Damaged by Rain	Spawn ID
Carved darkwood divider		-	2x Finewood 1x Tar	1x2x0.15	400	-	spawn darkwood_decowall
Ashwood decorative window		Ashwood	2x Ashwood	2x0.2x1	400	-	spawn ashwood_decowall_2x2
Ashwood divider		Ashwood	2x Ashwood	1x0.15x2	400	-	spawn ashwood_decowall_divider
Grausten window 2x2		Grausten	4x Grausten	2x2	-	-	spawn Piece_grausten_window_2x2
Grausten window 4x2		Grausten	10x Grausten	4x2	-	-	spawn Piece_grausten_window_4x2
Wood shutter		Wood	4x Wood 2x Bronze nails	1x2	400	Yes	spawn wood_window

Defences

Name	Image	Material	Crafting Materials	Size	Durability	Damaged by Rain	Spawn ID
Roundpole fence		-	1x Wood	2x2	200	-	spawn wood_fence
Sharp stakes		-	6x Wood 4x Corewood	2.4x1.5x2.7	200	-	spawn piece_sharpstakes
Stakewall		-	4x Wood	2x3	1,000	-	spawn stake_wall
Ashwood stakewall		Ashwood	6x Ashwood	1x2	450	-	spawn piece_stakewall_blackwood
Dvergr sharp stakes		Dvergr	5x Yggdrasil wood 2x Iron	3.8x2.7x2.5	500	-	spawn piece_dvergr_sharpstakes
Dvergr stakewall		Dvergr	8x Yggdrasil wood 8x Iron	2x3	2,000	-	spawn piece_dvergr_stake_wall

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