Building

Felix McDaggart

Overview

Divided Land uses the system of building the Basic Wooden Pieces first in the Inventory and then placing them in the world. Once placed they can be picked up in 60 secs, relocated, upgraded or demolished (if the pick up window is missed). The Building Pieces are the same on both sides so facings do not matter unlike the Castle Wall pieces.

The Wooden Pieces are the only building blocks as other building materials are upgrades from the basic Wooden Log structures with Castle Walls being a seperate entity.

Foundations, Ceilings, Windows, Stairs, Doors and Roof pieces come pre built.

Walls, Window Frame and Doorways need to be completed with a Wooden Mallet. The Mallet can be equipped the same time as a placeable building piece.

Craft- Branch x1 and Log x1

Upon starting, every Wooden building piece is available apart from Window Frame, Window and Staircase which is unlocked at level 5.

Roofing, Triangle Wall and Gable End Pieces are unlocked at level 13 and these are crafted in the Workbench and the Sloped Roof and Gable End Roof require Clay to make.

The relevant skills to building found in the Mastery Tab are Basic Crafting (Higher skill= items crafted faster) and Building (Higher skill= Reduced repair costs).

Crafting the Wooden buildings can be done on person or from Chests if within the radius so to avoid being encumbered. Pressing Q or E rotates the item Left and Right in its prebuilt “Shadow” Form” whilst placing the piece except the Foundations which change Up and Down.

Put the required item to build in the hotbar, select it and then press LMB when in the right place, RMB cancels the build.

More information on Workbenches is here.

More information on Tools is here.

More information on Materials is here.

More information on Skills is here.

Building Pieces

The following are available at the games start with items marked with an asterix (*) currently have no upgrade option available.

10 Logs.
8 Logs.
4 Logs.*
10 Logs.
4 Logs.
8 Logs.

Ceilings must be built over an existing Foundation and it will remain in place if that Foundation (Marked with Yellow Arrow) is demolished or destroyed but it will need rebuilding to replace another Ceiling Piece.

Available at level 5.
12 Logs.*
10 Logs.
4 Logs.
Available at level 13.
4 Logs.
20 Clay.
3 Logs.
30 Clay.
Unbuilt 3×2 Cabin with Ceilings.
Finished 3×2 Cabin with Sloped Roof.

How to build

Encumbrance and Stamina use is problematic during building so its best to work with a few pieces at a time and a 3×2 Cabin is good for a Starter Base to expand upon later.

  1. How to build a small 3×2 cabin with flat Ceilings.
  2. Destroying the flat Ceilings and upgrading to Sloped Roof pieces.
  3. Adding a Porch (or an Airlock if playing PVP).

Some bits are sped up as it’s just the completing the Walls and Windows.

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building actions

Upgrading

Wooden Building pieces (apart from the Roof sections), Palisade Wall, Palisade Gates, Spikes and Chests can be upgraded in stages which consists of giving the piece a different appearance, more hit points and additional storage in the case of the Chest.

Approach the item and Press and hold “E” (Default) and select the top radial option with each upgrade having its own cost of various materials. Each stage must be completed before upgrading to the next level.

Only completed and undamaged pieces can be upgraded. Any damage must be repaired first and when upgraded the item will have new repair costs!

Foundation Stairs and Staircase are not upgradable.

Upgrading a Wall.
  1. Upgrade.
  2. Whats being upgraded.
  3. Current Health and Bonus.
  4. Level needed to upgrade.
  5. What’s needed to upgrade.

Items available to upgrade with Level needed to Upgrade, Costs, Bonuses and Additional features.

ItemCopperIronSteelHardened WoodPlaster
Wooden Foundation (100 HP)Cost(Level 20)
Copper Ingot x2		(Level 32)
Iron Ingot x4
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x4
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 44)
Burnt Lime x4
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health–+200 Health+400 Health
Wooden Wall (100 HP)Cost(Level 20)
Copper Ingot x5		(Level 32)
Iron Ingot x4
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x4
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 44)
Burnt Lime x4
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health–+200 Health+400 Health
Wooden Window Frame (100 HP)Cost(Level 20)
Copper Ingot x3		(Level 32)
Iron Ingot x4
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x4
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 44)
Burnt Lime x4
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health–+200 Health+400 Health
Wooden Window (100 HP)Cost–––(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x2
Iron Rivets x2		–
Bonus–––+200 Health–
Wooden Ceiling (100 HP)Cost(Level 20)
Copper Ingot x3		(Level 32)
Iron Ingot x4
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x4
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 44)
Burnt Lime x4
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health–+200 Health+400 Health
Wooden Door Frame (100 HP)Cost(Level 20)
Copper Ingot x3		(Level 32)
Iron Ingot x4
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x4
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 44)
Burnt Lime x4
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health–+200 Health+400 Health
Wooden Door (100 HP)Cost(Level 20)
Copper Ingot x3		(Level 32)
Iron Ingot x4
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x4
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 44)
Burnt Lime x4
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+100 Health+50 Health–+200 Health+400 Health
Wooden Triangle Wall (100 HP)Cost(Level 27)
Copper Ingot x3		(Level 36)
Iron Ingot x2
Iron Rivets x2		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x2
Iron Rivets x2		(Level 45)
Burnt Lime x2
Steel Rivets x2
Bonus+50 Health+200 Health–+100 Health+200 Health
Wooden Gable End (100 HP)Cost(Level 27)
Copper Ingot x2		(Level 36)
Iron Ingot x2
Iron Rivets x1		–(Level 39)
Hardened Wood x2
Iron Rivets x1		(Level 45)
Burnt Lime x2
Steel Rivets x1
Bonus+50 Health+50 Health–+100 Health+200 Health
Palisade Wall (100 HP)Cost(Level 27)
Copper Ingot x8		(Level 36)
Iron Ingot x8
Iron Rivets x4		(Level 40)
Steel Ingot x10
Steel Rivets x4		––
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health+200 Health––
Palisade Gate (100 HP)Cost(Level 27)
Copper Ingot x8		(Level 36)
Iron Ingot x8
Iron Rivets x4		(Level 40)
Steel Ingot x10
Steel Rivets x4		––
Bonus+100 Health+200 Health+200 Health  
Spike (20 HP)( 7-13 Damage)Cost(Level 18)
Copper Ingot x2		(Level 30)
Iron Ingot x2		(Level 40)
Steel Ingot x2		––
Bonus+20 Health
+20% Damage		+40 Health
+50% Damage		+80 Health
+100% Damage		––
Wooden Chest (50 HP)(32 Slots)Cost(Level 15)
Copper Ingots x8		(Level 31)
Iron Ingots x10
Iron Rivets x5		(Level 37)
Steel Ingots x10
Steel Rivets x5		––
Bonus+50 Health
+8 Slots		+50 Health
+8 Slots
Harder to Pick		+50 Health
+8 Slots
Harder to Pick		––
HP Totals- Wood (100 HP), Copper (200 HP), Iron (400 HP), Hardened Wood (600 HP)and Plaster (1000 HP).
Repairing

Anything that was Crafted or built can be repaired. If the item is below 50% Health then the repair materials are doubled. An item must be repaired to be upgraded.

The materials needed to repair an item will be made of of the initial construction cost. IE- Wooden Wall needs Logs. Once upgraded the repair costs will change!

Approach the item and Press and hold “E” (Default) and select the left radial option with each repair having its own costs of various materials.

If successful a triple hammer hit audio cue will sound or if not, an error message shows.

  1. Repair.
  2. What’s being repaired.
  3. Current Health.
  4. Material required for repair.

Demolishing

Approach the item and Press and hold “E” (Default) and select the right side radial option.

*Only undamaged structures will give back the 50% of the resources when first crafted and 50% of the upgrade materials (if upgraded). If damaged it will just destroy the item. If a Foundation is demolished then any connecting Walls and Ceiling will fall as well!

*It will show 100% resources returned if all 4 parts of the Blacksmith Armour are worn (Body, Trousers, Hands and Feet).

Blacksmith Armour requires 4pts put into the Plate Carrier skill to wear it unencumbered and is crafted in the Armour Bench requiring a total of 210 leather for all 4 parts.

  1. Demolish.
  2. The item highlighted.
  3. Resources returned.*

relocating

Any item that is crafted and can be placed in the world can be relocated (or picked back up within 60 secs). Approach the item and Press and hold “E” (Default) and select the bottom radial option. The item will remain where it is but a “ghost” image will show its facing and where to place it.

A red lined sphere will show how far the item can be moved from its initial placement site (no matter how many times its moved) which is roughly 9 Foundation squares and the “ghost” image will turn red if the item being relocated goes past this boundary.

Yellow Arrow showing red line sphere.
  1. Chest first place here.
  2. Chest relocated to here.
  1. Relocate.
  2. What’s being moved.

Hardened Wood

Once a Wooden Building piece has been upgraded to Copper and then Iron, the structure can be upgraded to Hardened Wood (HW). Note that for the Window it is the only upgrade option.

The ability to craft Hardened Wood in the Furnace is unlocked at Level 37 but its not until level 39 that the main building upgrades are unlocked with the Roof ends at level 40 along with the Hardened Wood Balcony.

Planks are made in the Plank Station with Coal (found mostly in map centre woodland) needing to be mined with a high quality Pickaxe.

Craft- Planks x2 and Coal x5.
Hardened Wood Upgrade.
Hardened Wood Balcony variants (4).

Press “F” to cycle through the Hardened Balcony variants when placing it for the 4 different options and it’s crafted in the Workbench.

Unlike Ceilings, HW Balcony pieces do not need Foundations underneath.

Not upgradable.

plaster

Once a Wooden Building piece has been upgraded to Copper, Iron and then Hardened Wood, the structure can be upgraded to Plaster.

Plaster upgrade is made using Burnt Lime which is made from putting mined Limestone in the Furnace with Coal and Clay.

Plaster Upgrade.

wooden Fencing

Wooden Fence and Wooden Gate are unlocked at Level 19 and are made in the Workbench using Planks x5 and Logs x1 each.

Each Fence piece has 70 HP and cannot be upgraded but they can be climbed over.

Fencing does not currently snap to each other.

Wooden Gates are usable when on horse back.

Homestead.
Top Tip- Coral an Animal to help the Taming process.

palisade and spike

Palisade Wall and Palisade Gate are unlocked at Level 13 and crafted in the Fortification Table (also Level 13) which is crafted in the Workbench.

Palisade Gates can also be used as double doors but only crafted in singles.

6 logs.
7 Logs.

Palisades do not currently snap to each other and each piece has 100 HP and can be upgraded but they cannot be climbed over.

Wooden, Copper, Iron and Steel.
Wooden, Copper, Iron and Steel.
Spike

Spikes are unlocked at level 4 and can be crafted on person initially or later in the Fortification Table.

Sharp Stone x3 and Logs x3
Base Damage 7-13 (Wooden) with Copper x1.2, Iron x1.5 and Steel x2.

The Palisades and Spikes offer the best defence against Horde nights.

Spikes do damage but also take damage (4-6 HP) when doing so and will need repairing.

Chests

Wooden Chests are made on person requiring Planks x4 and Stone x10.

Storage Slots- Wooden (32), Copper (40), Iron (48) and Steel (56).

Watchtower

Watch Tower is unlocked at Level 22 and are crafted in the Fortification Table.

They have 100 HP and cannot be upgraded.

  • Log x30
  • Plank x20
  • Rope x20

Reports have stated that Trolls can one shot this Structure!

castle

Castles Walls and Castle Tower Pieces are unlocked at level 46 with the Castle Stairs at level 47. They are made from Stone Bricks and Obsidian (Steel Ingot for the Gate) and crafted in the Fortification Table. Stone Bricks are made in the Furnace (using Sharp Stone) and Obsidian is mined in the Desert Pyramids in the Northern Island.

Castle Towers made up of 3 sections:

  1. Castle Tower Base.
  2. Castle Tower Middle.
  3. Castle Tower Top.
  • Castle Walls snaps to a Castle Entrance or a Castle Tower Base.
  • Castle Entrance snaps to a Castle Wall or a Castle Tower base.
  • Castle Tower Base snaps to a Castle Wall or a Castle Entrance.
Stone Brick x100
Obsidian x6
Stone Brick x100
Obsidian x8
Steel Ingot x20
Stone Brick x20
Inside view
  1. Castle Gates can be put in an Inner and Outer position to double security (1000 HP each).
  2. Walkable battlements.
  3. Castle Entrance (2000 HP).
  4. Castle Wall has 2 variations with green arrows showing in and out facings (2000 HP).
  5. Castle Wall Stairs used on the inside (200 HP).

Castle Entrance have no variations only able to rotate In/Out and also have no through way passages (4). Castle Wall has 2 variations, one being the full Wall and the other is with a Doorway to which the Castle Wall Stairs are attached.

  1. Castle Wall piece.
  2. Castle Wall Stairs attachment placing.
  3. Access to and from Castle Tower Middle.
  4. Currently no access to this passageway.
Stone Brick x100 Obsidian x6
Stone Brick x100 Obsidian x6
Stone Brick x100 Obsidian x6
Stone Brick x20
Castle Tower Base
  1. Castle Tower Base is the first piece to place when building a Tower (2000 HP).
  2. Castle Tower Middle is used to connect through passage (4) to the Walls (2000 HP).
  3. Castle Tower Top has 2 variations (2000 HP).
  4. Passage connecting tower to wall.
  5. Ground floor entrance. See here for info.

Castle Tower Base has no variations only 2 facings. Ensure all Doorways are facing in as these give access to the whole construction! >

Demolishing the Castle Tower Base with Middles and Tops placed will only return the Base materials and destroy the others!

Castle Towers Middle

Castle Towers Middle has 4 variations with each one having 4 facings. The below images show each variation of Doorway with the non Yellow Arrow facings either a window or wall decor. This is for linking up the first floor passageways within the Castle Walls (as second floor aren’t accessible). Pressing “Q” or “E” will rotate the Castle Tower Middle to allow connection of further Castle Walls and Castle Tower Bases/Castle Tower Middles depending on the layout to allow for small or large castle construction.

One door only.
Two door corner.
Two door through.
Three door T-Junction.
Castle Towers Top

Castle Towers Top have 2 variations and no facings:

  1. Red tile roof only accessible from ladders in the centre of the structure with minor visibility from the windows.
  2. Flat top with crenellations and accessible with ladders in the centre and it also can be climbed Up/Down to access Castle Walls battlements.
  1. Castle Tower Top.
  2. Castle Tower Middle.
  3. Castle Tower Base.
  4. Doorway not needed as 2nd level Castle Wall passageway is not accessible and Castle Tower Stairs will not connect to it.
  5. Castle Tower Stairs connecting if the tower base is raised high enough above the terrein (see #6).
  1. Castle Tower Top.
  2. Castle Tower Middle.
  3. Castle Tower Base.
  4. Doorway into the Castle Tower Base if its placed on flat ground (see #5 on left) so Castle Tower Stairs not required.
  5. Window variation instead of Doorway.

Castle Designs

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