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Live-service games like Where Winds Meet tend to be pretty fair with their optional purchases. It has a battle pass and cosmetic gacha options, some of which you can only get with real money, but overall, these don’t block or limit any part of the game.
One surprising feature is the construction system. You can start building at any time, whether that’s simple decorations to improve the environment or entire buildings for your character to live in. This system is more extensive than you might think.
What Is Construction?
Construction is exactly what it sounds like—creating and placing parts to build something. There’s a dedicated button to access it anytime. The game offers a variety of pieces, neatly categorized for easy selection.
Construction is purely for looks; the items don’t have a gameplay function. Sometimes, just making your space look nice is enough.
Note: Based on the Chinese version, construction could expand significantly in the future—possibly allowing larger builds, gardening, and hiring NPCs to help tend your land.
Placing items costs no money; you can do it as often as you want. You can also recycle items to get them back without losing anything, so don’t be afraid to experiment.
Building requires two things: Stamina and Resources. The Resources are mainly Raw Ore and Wood, with larger structures needing more. Stamina is used for crafting and building, but it rapidly refills each day.
Most construction items only consume one Stamina point, meaning you could craft up to 500 pieces daily before running out.
Basic Functions
To build, open Construction Mode, pick an item from your inventory or quick access bar, and place it. You can rotate items and change their angles, like adjusting a ladder’s tilt.
Additional tools help make building easier:
- Recycling removes placed items and returns them to your inventory—cost-free.
- Extraction allows you to select an existing item and replace it quickly if you have one in your inventory or the materials to craft it.
- Blueprints let you preview entire designs before placing them, helping you visualize and plan advanced structures.
- Quick Bar provides easy access to frequently used items, pre-trained with default options that you can customize.
Building Yourself
Constructing structures is straightforward. Simply choose an item and place it. If it’s already in your inventory, it will be placed directly; if not, it will automatically be crafted when you place it.
Tip: When selecting items to craft, an asterisk indicates you don’t currently have enough materials, and a number shows how many you can produce with your resources.
Most objects can be placed freely, but some, like walls or doors, will snap into place at angles, making it easier to fit pieces together.
Building From Blueprints
You can also build from blueprints, which show outlines of structures in the world for better scale and planning. However, full automatic construction isn’t available—each part of the blueprint must be built manually. You can also choose to auto-complete the entire blueprint if you have enough materials, but it’s wise to check your supplies beforehand to avoid incomplete builds.
You can review every piece in a blueprint afterward, including the total count, to keep track of what you’re building.
Can You Build Anywhere?
Yes, with a few exceptions. You can generally construct almost anywhere in the game world—except inside caves, dungeons, or major cities like Kaifeng and Blissful Retreat.
You’ll need enough space, and your build items can’t block existing structures. The land must be flat enough for placement, but the game is quite forgiving in this aspect. Also, ladders can be placed anywhere, helping you access tall or oddly-shaped buildings easily.
Are Your Structures Permanent?
Anything you build stays forever. They won’t appear online, so other players won’t see your constructions. But even if you travel far, quit, or return later, your structures will remain intact. Your home is always there when you come back.
Where to Get Construction Materials
Materials for building mainly include Wood and Raw Ore. Most small structures require only a little, but larger ones can demand significant amounts.
You can buy these from merchants or gather them yourself in the world. To find them more easily, you can use the Material Tracking feature, which highlights resource locations on the map.
Wood is gathered by chopping certain trees, and Raw Ore can be mined from ore deposits and rocks scattered across the landscape, like Dark-hued and Green-hued stones.
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