This tutorial will explain, in detail, how to build structures in Empires & Emperors. It will hopefully allow you to construct structures and place them where you want them to go with as little trouble as possible.
In order to build structures, you must first be a Founder, Mayor, Assistant or be in a group with the permission to build structures. Please read this page if you are already part of a town. You will notice that when you found a town, a Town-Hall is built automatically for you. If you wish to re-position the town hall you may do so but it will cost some money, more on this later.
As powerful as you are, Founder, you can't just point anywhere and have a building magically appear. You will need to claim a piece of land to start building on that land. A piece of land is a Chunk (16x16 blocks) of Minecraft terrain. You begin with the chunks claimed underneath your Town-Hall. To claim a chunk connected to that, simply stand in the chunk and type /town claim. Claiming land costs money, and increases based on the number of claims you already have. Also, if you wish to unclaim an already claimed chunk, simply type /town unclaim, but you do not get a refund. You may want to do this in order to minimize the number of chunks claimed, so you only have to pay the minimum 500 coins per new chunk claimed.
The following table details the plot claim costs:
| Town Level Needed | Plot Count | Claim Cost / Plot |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Settlement) | 1 - 32 | 500 coins |
| 2 (Hamlet) | 33 - 64 | 1 000 coins |
| 3 (Village) | 65 - 80 | 2 000 coins |
| 4 (Large Village) | 81 - 128 | 3 500 coins |
| 5 (Town) | 129 - 256 | 5 000 coins |
| 6 (Large Town) | 257 - 512 | 7 500 coins |
| 7 (City) | 513 - 1024 | 15 000 coins |
| 8 (Large City) | 1025 - 2048 | 20 000 coins |
| 9 (Metropolis) | 2049 - 4096 | 30 000 coins |
| 10 (Capital) | 4097 - 8196 | 40 000 coins |
- Note: The Capital upgrade is only available for the Capital town inside the Civilization.
You will need to claim the land so that the preview of the structure is inside the claimed land. Keep in mind that all buildings need to be in claimed chunks.
Most structures require a specific technology in order to be built. Check out the Tech Tree to see what you'll need to build a structure.
Once you've researched the proper technology you will now able to build the structure. Type "/build list" to see a list of structures your town can currently build and how much they cost. Once you have the required coins to build a structure, move to where you want to place it and face in the direction you wish to enter the structure. Structures are rotated at 90 degree angles based on the direction you are facing when you issue the build command. They are oriented such that the front of the structure will be facing you when you build it.
Example: to build a trommel, you can use the build command "/build trommel"
The moment you type "/build trommel" you'll notice that a bedrock frame appears, showing you the position and dimensions of the structure. Or, you may see an inventory open if you own a custom template perk. If you see an inventory, select a custom template by clicking on one of the items in the inventory. Once you see the bedrock outline, you'll be ask to confirm the structure's location by typing 'yes'. Once you type yes, the structure will automatically begin building.
The speed at which structures build is based on your town's Hammers. The more hammers you have, the faster structures will build. You can only build a single structure in any given town at a time. When building a Wonder, you may build a structure at the same time. However the wonder's production will be halted while the structure is in progress.
Once a structure has started building you can use the '/build progress' command to check on its progress.
Be aware that you can only build structures inside your own Town's culture, with the exception of the Quarry, Granary, Mine, Trade Outpost, Strategic Outpost, Strategic Ship and Fishing Boat.
If you need to destroy a structure for any reason, you can use either the '/build demolishnearest' or the '/build builds' command. The '/build builds' command will show every structure your town has built.
Another way to demolish structures is to use the '/build demolishnearest' command. This will look for the nearest structure to your location in the town you have selected which can be demolished and then ask for confirmation if its the correct structure. The structure that is being demolished will flash with fire to help you visualize which structure is being demolished. You can confirm typing "yes" in the chat.
Building wonders works just like building structures, with some minor differences. You still build them using the '/build [name]' command. However you can only build a wonder if it has not already been built by another civilization and you can only have 2 wonders per town(check here for wonder combo), and you cannot construct another wonder if your Civilization is already building one. You also require to be a Civilization instead of a City-State. You can build the Capitol structure to upgrade to one. Once you start progress on a wonder, the entire world will be notified that you've started the construction and will be notified about your progress on it. Wonders, similar to any other building, can be destroyed during war. Once a wonder is destroyed during war, it becomes available for everyone to build again.
If another town finishes a wonder before you, your wonder will be destroyed and you'll be refunded half of the original cost.