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===Description===
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The capabilities of your Village are all based on your current Technology Level. Each technology level unlocks a new type of Housing Material that your [[3D Printer]] can use, a new level of Bed to go in those homes, and a new Community Building for your Refugees to use. As you progress to more and more advanced technologies, the stronger materials and better [[3D Printer|3D Printers]] can support larger and larger structures.
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Early on, you could probably build enough structures by hand to advance to the next level. But to build a truly impressive number of structures, [[3D Printer|3D Printers]] are the way to go!
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==Advancing Technology Level==  
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Your Villagers are always trying to advance the size and capabilities of their Village to have larger houses, better [[Community Buildings]], and more amenities. Once the Population of Villagers living at a given Technology Level is high enough, they will begin making Donations that enable you to advance to the next Technology Level. Refugee Donations show up every Minecraft Evening at 10:00pm (every 20 minutes real time) in the Community Chests in the [[Community Buildings|Storeroom]].
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'''Rules to Advance to the next Tech Level:'''
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1) '''Have enough population living at the previous Tech Level (not counting remaining houses from the previous Tech Level):''' Every level will require 16 more Population than the previous level, meaning you will need 16 people living in dirt houses, 32 people living in wood houses (not counting remaining dirt houses), and so on.
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2) '''Have at least one of each available Community Building:''' Every level requires the additional of at least one community building to your Village. Some of these buildings, such as the Workshop and Laboratory, are powerful and give your Villagers the equipment they need to produce valuable items.
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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
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|-
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!Tech Level
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!Construction Material
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!Population needed '''at Current Tech Level''' to Advance to the Next Level*
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![[Community Buildings|Community Building]] needed to Advance to Next Level
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|-
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| 1
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| [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Dirt Dirt]
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| '''16'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Bathroom]], [[Community Buildings|Storeroom]]
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|-
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| 2
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| [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Wood Wood]
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| '''32'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Workshop]]
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|-
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| 3
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| [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Stone Stone(not cobblestone)]
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| '''48'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Laboratory]]
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|-
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| 4
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| [[Block (Polexiglas)|Polexiglas]]
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| '''64'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Commissary]]
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|-
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| 5
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| [[ABS_Brick_(1_x_1)|ABS Bricks]]
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| '''80'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Library]]
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|-
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| 6
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| [[Block_of_Bronze|Bronze]]
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| '''96'''
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| [[Community Buildings|School]]
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|-
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| 7
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| [[Block_of_Stainless_Steel|Stainless Steel]]
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| '''112'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Clinic]]
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|-
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| 8
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| [[Block_(Carbon_Fiber_Resin_(E))|Carbon Fiber]]
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| '''128'''
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| [[Community Buildings|Art Gallery]]
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|}
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* Your team needs 32 Population living in Wood houses (Technology Level 2) to advance to Stone Houses (Technology Level 3), not 32 combined population from Wood and [[Polycraft Dirt Houses|Dirt Houses]].
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==[[Housing]]==
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A [[Housing|house]] makes a home. Or something like that. Regardless, your Refugees will not stay long on your island paradise if you do not build suitable houses. Houses are the main structures on your Village Plot, and as you advance the stronger construction materials will enable larger and larger houses rising up into the sky!
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==[[Village Beds|Beds]]==
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Every [[Village Beds|Bed]] in a House counts as 1 Population for your Village. Similar to the construction material upgrades, every Technology Level upgrades the quality of the [[Village Beds|Beds]] your Villagers will sleep in. To count towards your score, any [[Village Beds|Bed]] must match the Technology Level of the House it is in.
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==[[Community Buildings]]==
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[[Community Buildings]] are unlocked at each new Technology Level that help advance your Village from a Refugee Camp to a modern Village.
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==Multistory Houses==
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As your construction material advances (starting at Technology Level 3), you can 3D Print multi-story structures and build your Village vertically! While this gives you increased opportunities to skyrocket your Population, the Refugees must still be able to safely enter each home. For any Door to valid that is more than 2 blocks above the Village Blocks, it must have a ladder nearby that extends safely to the ground.
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==Machines==
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Raising your technology level also grants you access to machines that allow you to produce new chemicals and increase your efficiency. Use [[Pipe|pipes]] and [[Pump|pumps]] to automate these machines for an even more efficient construction complex!
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
 
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|-
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!Technology Level
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!Tech Level
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!Building Material
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!Name
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!Bed Type
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!Description
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!Comments
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|-
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| 1
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| [[Tree Tap]]
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| The tree tap can be placed on logs and used to harvest [[Bag (PolyIsoPrene Pellets)|PolyIsoPrene pellets]]
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|-
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| 2
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| [[Machining Mill]]
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| Use the Machining Mill to create molds and dies for gaskets, hoses, and more
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|-
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| 2
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| [[Extruder]]
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| Turns raw materials into fibers and cords
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|-
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| 2
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| [[Injection Molder]]
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| Processes plastic materials into blocks, [[Running Shoes]], scuba equipment, and more
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|-
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| 2
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| [[3D Scanner]]
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| Scans a cubic area and creates a [[Blueprint|blueprint]] to be used by the [[3D Printer]]
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|-
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| 2
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| [[3D Printer]]
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| Uses a blueprint, fuel, and blocks to 3D print any structure, even multi-story buildings
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|-
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| 3
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| [[Distillation Column]]
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| Can be used to separate chemicals (most notably [[Drum (Crude Oil)|crude oil]]) into their base components
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|-
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| 3
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| [[Condenser]]
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| Used to harvest [[Cartridge (Nitrogen)|Nitrogen]] and [[Vial (Salt Water)|salt water]]
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|-
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| 3
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| [[Chemical Processor]]
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| Combines chemicals into more complex materials
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|-
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| 4
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| [[Industrial Oven]]
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| Save time and fuel by smelting 9 items at once with the Industrial Oven
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|-
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| 4
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| [[Gaslamp]]
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| Illuminates a large area around it depending on the fuel used
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|-
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| 4
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| [[Flood Light]]
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| Illuminates a larger, flat area around it depending on the fuel used
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|-
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| 4
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| [[Spotlight]]
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| Shines a very powerful beam of light in a single direction
 
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|-
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| One
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| 4
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| Dirt
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| [[Steam Cracker]]
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| Hay Bale Bed
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| Used to process fuels, distillates and other materials
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| ...from humble beginnings.
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|-
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| 4
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| [[Plastic Chest]]
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| Holds more than twice the blocks of a normal chest, and will auto up-cycle materials (e.g. 64 vials into a beaker)
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|-
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| 5
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| [[Merox Treatment Unit]]
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| Used to process fuels, distillates and other materials
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|-
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| 7
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| [[Oil Derrick]]
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| Harvests [[Drum (Crude Oil)|crude oil]] from [[OilField|oil field blocks]]
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|-
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| 7
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| [[Flow Regulator]]
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| Can be used to split items coming from a mixed-pipe into item-specific flows
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|-
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| 7
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| [[Pump]]
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| Transports chemicals, goods and other items through pipes and Polycraft and Minecraft inventories
 
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|}
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== Useful Internal Links ==
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[[Main Page|Polycraft World Main Page]] |  [[2023 BEST Robotics - Refugee Crisis Challenge|Refugee Crisis Challenge]] | [[Polycraft Island]] | [[Polycraft Village]] | [[Village Plot]] | [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] | [[Housing]] | [[Community Buildings]] | [[Happiness]] | [[Population Capacity]] | [[3D Printer]] | [[3D Scanner]] | [[Challenge Score - 2023 Refugee Crisis|Challenge Score]] | [[Village Beds|Beds]] | [[Technology Level]] | [[Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt|Scavenger Hunt]] | [[Media:cheatsheet.pdf | 2023 Challenge cheat-sheet]]

Latest revision as of 15:54, 16 March 2023

The capabilities of your Village are all based on your current Technology Level. Each technology level unlocks a new type of Housing Material that your 3D Printer can use, a new level of Bed to go in those homes, and a new Community Building for your Refugees to use. As you progress to more and more advanced technologies, the stronger materials and better 3D Printers can support larger and larger structures.

Early on, you could probably build enough structures by hand to advance to the next level. But to build a truly impressive number of structures, 3D Printers are the way to go!

Advancing Technology Level

Your Villagers are always trying to advance the size and capabilities of their Village to have larger houses, better Community Buildings, and more amenities. Once the Population of Villagers living at a given Technology Level is high enough, they will begin making Donations that enable you to advance to the next Technology Level. Refugee Donations show up every Minecraft Evening at 10:00pm (every 20 minutes real time) in the Community Chests in the Storeroom.

Rules to Advance to the next Tech Level:

1) Have enough population living at the previous Tech Level (not counting remaining houses from the previous Tech Level): Every level will require 16 more Population than the previous level, meaning you will need 16 people living in dirt houses, 32 people living in wood houses (not counting remaining dirt houses), and so on.

2) Have at least one of each available Community Building: Every level requires the additional of at least one community building to your Village. Some of these buildings, such as the Workshop and Laboratory, are powerful and give your Villagers the equipment they need to produce valuable items.

Tech Level Construction Material Population needed at Current Tech Level to Advance to the Next Level* Community Building needed to Advance to Next Level
1 Dirt 16 Bathroom, Storeroom
2 Wood 32 Workshop
3 Stone(not cobblestone) 48 Laboratory
4 Polexiglas 64 Commissary
5 ABS Bricks 80 Library
6 Bronze 96 School
7 Stainless Steel 112 Clinic
8 Carbon Fiber 128 Art Gallery
  • Your team needs 32 Population living in Wood houses (Technology Level 2) to advance to Stone Houses (Technology Level 3), not 32 combined population from Wood and Dirt Houses.

Housing

A house makes a home. Or something like that. Regardless, your Refugees will not stay long on your island paradise if you do not build suitable houses. Houses are the main structures on your Village Plot, and as you advance the stronger construction materials will enable larger and larger houses rising up into the sky!

Beds

Every Bed in a House counts as 1 Population for your Village. Similar to the construction material upgrades, every Technology Level upgrades the quality of the Beds your Villagers will sleep in. To count towards your score, any Bed must match the Technology Level of the House it is in.

Community Buildings

Community Buildings are unlocked at each new Technology Level that help advance your Village from a Refugee Camp to a modern Village.

Multistory Houses

As your construction material advances (starting at Technology Level 3), you can 3D Print multi-story structures and build your Village vertically! While this gives you increased opportunities to skyrocket your Population, the Refugees must still be able to safely enter each home. For any Door to valid that is more than 2 blocks above the Village Blocks, it must have a ladder nearby that extends safely to the ground.

Machines

Raising your technology level also grants you access to machines that allow you to produce new chemicals and increase your efficiency. Use pipes and pumps to automate these machines for an even more efficient construction complex!

Tech Level Name Description
1 Tree Tap The tree tap can be placed on logs and used to harvest PolyIsoPrene pellets
2 Machining Mill Use the Machining Mill to create molds and dies for gaskets, hoses, and more
2 Extruder Turns raw materials into fibers and cords
2 Injection Molder Processes plastic materials into blocks, Running Shoes, scuba equipment, and more
2 3D Scanner Scans a cubic area and creates a blueprint to be used by the 3D Printer
2 3D Printer Uses a blueprint, fuel, and blocks to 3D print any structure, even multi-story buildings
3 Distillation Column Can be used to separate chemicals (most notably crude oil) into their base components
3 Condenser Used to harvest Nitrogen and salt water
3 Chemical Processor Combines chemicals into more complex materials
4 Industrial Oven Save time and fuel by smelting 9 items at once with the Industrial Oven
4 Gaslamp Illuminates a large area around it depending on the fuel used
4 Flood Light Illuminates a larger, flat area around it depending on the fuel used
4 Spotlight Shines a very powerful beam of light in a single direction
4 Steam Cracker Used to process fuels, distillates and other materials
4 Plastic Chest Holds more than twice the blocks of a normal chest, and will auto up-cycle materials (e.g. 64 vials into a beaker)
5 Merox Treatment Unit Used to process fuels, distillates and other materials
7 Oil Derrick Harvests crude oil from oil field blocks
7 Flow Regulator Can be used to split items coming from a mixed-pipe into item-specific flows
7 Pump Transports chemicals, goods and other items through pipes and Polycraft and Minecraft inventories

Useful Internal Links

Polycraft World Main Page | Refugee Crisis Challenge | Polycraft Island | Polycraft Village | Village Plot | Villagers | Housing | Community Buildings | Happiness | Population Capacity | 3D Printer | 3D Scanner | Challenge Score | Beds | Technology Level | Scavenger Hunt | 2023 Challenge cheat-sheet

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