Hinterkeep
Your town

Buildings

Every building, how construction works, and how prices grow with each level.

Every building

Most buildings go up to level 30. A few stop earlier. Each level costs more than the last: "Price per level" shows how much more. A mill at ×1.35 costs 35% more with every level; buildings that stop at level 10 climb faster. The castle has a price list of its own.

BuildingWhat it doesLevelsPrice per levelWhere
Town hallWhere you queue every building in the province.1–Every province
LumbermillIts workers cut wood.30×1.35Every province
Iron mineIts workers dig iron.30×1.35Every province
Stone quarryIts workers cut stone.30×1.35Every province
FarmFeeds the province. Past its capacity, growth slows down.30×1.35Every province
HouseSets how many people the province can hold.30×1.35Every province
UniversityOpens research, and makes it faster and cheaper as it grows.30×1.29Capital only
TempleA free chest every twelve hours, and happiness.10×1.85Capital only
Town centreHolds feasts that lift happiness.10×2.1Every province
CastleDefends the province and adds production, happiness and loot protection.9Own tableEvery province
WarehouseSets how much wood, iron and stone the province can store.20×1.43Every province
BarracksTrains spearmen and swordsmen.30×1.33Every province
Archery rangeTrains archers.30×1.33Every province
StableTrains cavalry and spies.30×1.33Every province
WorkshopBuilds siege engines and supply wagons.30×1.33Every province
MarketSell resources for gold, or buy them.10×1.8Capital only Needs Trade 1
BankLoans and deposits.15×1.6Capital only Needs Banking 1
Depot StationMoves resources between your provinces and sends gold to other players.10×1.9Every province

Construction

Construction happens in the town hall. The town hall itself stays at level 1 and always works.

Buildings are split into two tabs, Economy and Military, and each tab has its own queue:

  • 4 slots per queue.
  • 2 jobs build at the same time. The rest wait their turn.
  • You pay in full when you queue a job. The time is fixed at that moment too, so a new Architecture level speeds up jobs you queue after it.
  • You can move a waiting job to the front. It starts right away, and the jobs it passed keep their remaining time.
  • A running job that takes less than 10 minutes shows Instant. Click it to finish right away at no extra cost.
  • Cancelling a job returns 50% of what you paid.

Architecture

The Architecture research makes construction faster and cheaper across your whole empire. Each level adds +5% to construction speed. At level 10, a building takes 66.7% of its normal time and costs 83.3% of its normal price.

The cost and time tables in this guide show prices and times before Architecture. Times follow the world speed picked at the top of the page.