Technology Level
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.
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.
In order to advance to the next Technology Level, the following must occur:
| Tech Level | Population needed at Current Tech Level to Advance to the Next Level (i.e., you need 32 Population living in Wood houses to advance to Stone, not 32 combined population from Wood and Dirt houses) | Community Building needed to Advance to Next Level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Bathroom, Storeroom |
| 2 | 32 | Workshop |
| 3 | 48 | Laboratory |
| 4 | 64 | Commissary |
| 5 | 80 | Library |
| 6 | 96 | School |
| 7 | 112 | Clinic |
| 8 | 128 | Art Gallery |
Housing
Houses need a few basic things to be livable: 1) They shouldn't be open to the outside world. That's just not safe. 2) They need a Door to enter. 3) They need a Bed of the matching Technology Level. 4) They need to be structurally sound.
Once your house meets the basic requirements above, the Technology Level of your house will be determined by if it is constructed with the correct materials and if it has the right type of bed. As you advance through the ages, the construction materials become stronger and able to support larger structures, which in turn allows you to place more beds and increase the density of your population. Another benefit of advanced materials is that stronger materials need to make up less and less of a structure's walls, allowing you to be more creative with adding windows and using other aesthetically pleasing materials in your buildings.
For the exact requirements needed for a house to qualify for a given Technology Level, see the table below:
| Tech Level | Required Construction Material | Required Bed Type | Maximum Structure Footprint (including floor and walls) | Allowable Height of Doors (# of blocks above the Village Plot Blocks) | % of Walls that Must be Construction Material (not including corners/floor/ceiling) | Community Building needed to Advance to Next Level | Level Population needed to Advance to Next Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirt | Hay Bales | 25 sq. meters | 2 blocks (~ 1 story) | >= 80% | Bathroom, Storeroom | 16 |
| 2 | Wood | Acrylic Wool | 40 sq. meters | 2 blocks (~ 1 story) | >= 70% | Workshop | 32 |
| 3 | Stone (not cobblestone) | Olefin Wool | 55 sq. meters | 8 blocks (~ 2 stories) | >= 60% | Laboratory | 48 |
| 4 | Plexiglass | Polyester Wool (Beginner) | 70 sq. meters | 8 blocks (~ 2 stories) | >= 50% | Commissary | 64 |
| 5 | LEGO Blocks | Polyester Wool (Intermediate) | 85 sq. meters | 16 blocks (~ 3 stories) | >= 45% | Library | 80 |
| 6 | Bronze | Nylon Wool (Beginner) | 100 sq. meters | 16 blocks (~ 3 stories) | >= 40% | School | 96 |
| 7 | Stainless Steel | Nylon Wool (Intermediate) | 115 sq. meters | 26 blocks (~ 4 stories) | >= 35% | Clinic | 112 |
| 8 | Carbon Fiber | Nylon Silk (Advanced) | 130 sq. meters | 26 blocks (~ 4 stories) | >= 30% | Art Gallery | 128 |
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 start to 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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