Settlement Construction Rules

Latest version: Settlement Construction Rules

Settlement Construction Rules WIP

These rules apply to all levels:

All buildings must be fully player-built

• No pre-built structures, houses, warehouses, police stations, or hospitals may be used
• Don’t build too close to pre-existing structures.

Every structure must be constructed from scratch

• Walls, floors, roofs, doors, and windows are all player placed

All colony buildings are considered an aesthetic build

• Buildings represent function through layout, room designation and furnishing

Aesthetic style is not judged

• Visual theme (modern, rustic, industrial, etc.) does not matter
• Coherent, intentional design is rewarded (clear purpose, logical layout)

Buildings must be clearly labeled or visually clear

• A player should understand a building’s purpose by its layout alone
• Each higher level includes all structures from previous levels”

Level 1 

Survivor Camp

REQ’s

• Shared sleeping structure
• Basic kitchen structure
• Simple utility space (fireplace or stove)

Level 2 

Organized Shelter

REQ’s

• Dormitory building
• Infirmary building
• Designated food preparation building
• Separate storage buildings (food/tools)
• Basic workshop structure
• Working water collection”

Level 3

Settlement

REQ’s

• Grouped sleeping quarters
• Expanded infirmary with recovery area (Treatment room and ward with at least 2 beds)
• Workshop building (carpentry & repair/mechanic)
• Outdoor or indoor crop-growing structures
• Food storage area
• Power supplying all structures
• All main buildings with running water/working plumbing

Level 4

Structured Compound

REQ’s

• Semi-private living quarter buildings 

[max 4 survivors / structure, all must have private rooms]

• Medical clinic building
• Expanded workshop complex
• Dedicated farming structures
• Vehicle parking structure
• Water distribution structures

Level 5

Established Colony

REQ’s

• Private living quarters for all survivors (max 2 survivors per building)
• Medical center building

 [ designated entrances and waiting area, ward with at least 4 beds, treatment room, and infirmary/storage room ]

• Fully equipped workshop building
• Mechanic shop building
• Large-scale crop growing structures
• Food processing and storage building
• Power system supplying all major buildings
• Defensive wall all around the compound (square or rectangle)