Constructing
From ships to shops, there are many things to build in Syrnia. Constructing is the skill you must level to build bigger and better houses, ships, and shops. Like the Trading skill, Constructing can be trained via studying at universities. However, unlike Trading, you can gain experience through other methods, such as building houses and shops, or even helping a clan build a stockhouse. You can also build different tiers of fishing boats to catch different kinds of fish (see Fishing). Wood is a key part of this skill, so you may need a lot of it (see Woodcutting). A Hammer is always required to begin constructing something. Players will need gold to train Constructing via studying at universities, and it gets more expensive the higher your Constructing level.
Where to study
There are many places throughout Syrnia where you can study Constructing. Every location has limits in some way, either the level you need to study there, or the limits you can learn. Once you have reached the limit for one university, you must move on to the next location if you want to continue your studies.
| Name |
Location |
Level needed
to study |
Maximum level you
can study up to |
| School |
Rile - Remer Island |
1 |
10 |
| University |
Unera - Dearn Island |
10 |
25 |
| University |
Xanso - Mezno Island |
25 |
40 |
| University |
Hooks Edge - Skull Island |
1 |
40 |
| University |
Kanzo - Kanzo Island |
40 |
50 |
| University |
Maadi - Anasco Island
|
50 |
80 |
| University |
Rima City University - Calmere Island
|
80 |
∞ |
Of course, learning how to build things is not free. You must pay gold pieces to keep on studying. For every session of the timer, you gain 20 experience points. You also have the gold deducted from your inventory. This cost increases as your levels increase. The cost is the same at all universities and schools.
| Levels |
Gold cost per session |
| 1 - 5 |
2 |
| 6 - 9 |
3 |
| 10 - 13 |
4 |
| 14 - 17 |
5 |
| 18 - 21 |
6 |
| 22 - 25 |
7 |
| 26 - 29 |
8 |
| 30 - 33 |
9 |
| 34 - 37 |
10 |
| 38 - 41 |
11 |
| 42 - 45 |
12 |
| 46 - 49 |
13 |
| 50 - 53 |
14 |
| 54 - 57 |
15 |
| 58 - 61 |
16 |
| 62 - 65 |
17 |
| 66 - 69 |
18 |
| 70 - 73 |
19 |
| 74 - 77 |
20 |
| 78 - 81 |
21 |
| 82 - 85 |
22 |
| 86 - 89 |
23 |
| 90 - 93 |
24 |
| 94 - 97 |
25 |
| 98 - 101 |
26 |
How to build
To build something, you must first equip a hammer and click on the "construct" option in the City Menu. Then, in the center work screen, select the item you would like to construct. You can only have one house or shop in each location, but once one is built, you do have the option to upgrade to a larger house/shop with only an additional cost in Wood. You will need different amounts of Wood to build different things, with bigger buildings needing more Wood. Constructing level 10 is required to build at Pensax.
Hammers
Using better hammers reduces the Construction time.
| Image |
Name |
Level requirements |
 |
Bronze hammer |
1 |
 |
Iron hammer |
10 |
 |
Steel hammer |
25 |
 |
Silver hammer |
40 |
 |
Candy cane hammer |
50 |
 |
Gold hammer |
55 |
 |
Platina hammer |
70 |
 |
Bone hammer |
75 |
 |
Skeletal hammer |
75 |
 |
Syriet hammer |
85 |
 |
Obsidian hammer |
100 |
 |
Puranium hammer |
120 |
 |
Tiromyth hammer |
140 |
How to Demolish
If you should need to, you can demolish your house or shop. On the options for your house or shop, click the option saying "Destroy my house" or "Destroy my shop". It will then ask you to confirm your choice at the top of the menu. Once confirmed, the building will be destroyed instantly and you will get back some of the wood you used to build it. Beware, if you have any items or gold in your home or shop when you destroy it, the items and gold will be lost.
How to Upgrade
Houses and shops can also be upgraded in size. There is no Constructing level required to upgrade, but it does require significantly more wood than if it were built from nothing. This is because you would have to spend a lot of money paying for construction levels to build a house of that size but upgrading requires no extra levels and so creates balance. You can achieve house sizes not listed in the table below, but houses can only be upgraded to 10,000 slots. For any bigger houses, they will need to be built from scratch using the table below to determine level and the amount of wood needed.
Houses
Houses are places where players can store their items. They're usually used to keep your inventory free of clutter, as well as to keep your items safe should you die in a fight. As you level your Construction skill, you can build larger houses over time, allowing you to store greater amounts of items.
| Number of Slots |
Level Required |
Wood Required |
EXP |
| 250 |
1 |
250 |
18 |
| 500 |
1 |
750 |
42 |
| 1,500 |
10 |
2,500 |
131 |
| 3,000 |
20 |
5,000 |
258 |
| 5,000 |
25 |
10,000 |
508 |
| 10,000 |
35 |
15,000 |
760 |
| 25,000 |
45 |
20,000 |
1,010 |
| 50,000 |
55 |
30,000 |
1,511 |
| 75,000 |
65 |
45,000 |
2,261 |
| 100,000 |
75 |
60,000 |
3,011 |
| 150,000 |
85 |
90,000 |
4,512 |
| 250,000 |
95 |
150,000 |
7,611 |
Building Shops
Shops allow you to sell items to players. These are built in the same way as a house and follow the same rules (One item = one slot). With shops however, these are also dependent upon your Trading level. If you do not have a high enough Trading level, you will not be able to use all the slots that your shop can provide. More details are available in the Trading manual.
| Number of Slots |
Level Required |
Wood Required |
EXP |
| 100 |
5 |
500 |
29 |
| 250 |
6 |
750 |
43 |
| 500 |
12 |
1,000 |
57 |
| 750 |
15 |
1,250 |
70 |
| 1,000 |
18 |
1,500 |
83 |
| 1,500 |
23 |
2,000 |
108 |
| 2,000 |
26 |
4,000 |
209 |
| 2,500 |
30 |
5,000 |
259 |
| 5,000 |
40 |
7,500 |
385 |
| 10,000 |
50 |
15,000 |
760 |
| 20,000 |
60 |
30,000 |
1,511 |
| 30,000 |
70 |
40,000 |
2,011 |
| 40,000 |
80 |
50,000 |
2,511 |
| 50,000 |
90 |
55,000 |
2,762 |
| 100,000 |
99 |
100,000 |
5,012 |
Clan Stockhouses
A stockhouse is a communal storage system that anyone within a clan can access. Clan leaders can choose permissions for each individual in a clan as to whether they are able to immediately withdraw items from a stockhouse, or if they have to first request them. Clans can work together to build a stockhouse by slowly adding the required items to it over time, also gaining Constructing experience. Once a stockhouse is built, it can also be upgraded to more item slots in the same manner, requiring more gold and items. A clan can only have 1 stockhouse per island.
| Size |
Gp cost |
Resources required |
| 50,000 |
50,000 |
 x 20,000  x 500 |
| 100,000 |
100,000 |
x 20,000 x 1,000  x 500 |
| 150,000 |
150,000 |
x 20,000 x 1,500 x 1,000 |
| 250,000 |
250,000 |
x 40,000 x 2,000  x2,000  x 1,000 |
| 500,000 |
500,000 |
x 100,000 x 5,000 x 10,000 x 2,000 |
| 750,000 |
750,000 |
x 100,000 x 5,000  x 10,000 x 2,000 |
| 1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
x 100,000 x 5,000  x 1,000 x 2,000 |
| Levels |
Resources Added |
Exp Gained |
| 0-9 |
5 |
40 |
| 10-24 |
5 |
60 |
| 25-39 |
10 |
80 |
| 40-54 |
15 |
100 |
| 55-69 |
20 |
120 |
| 70-84 |
25 |
140 |
| 85-99 |
30 |
160 |
| 100-120 |
35 |
180 |
| 121-??? |
40 |
200 |
Building Boats
Boats are required for fishing and are needed to catch the larger fish. The only exception to this is the Brigantine. This cannot be used by the players and is needed to send the Pirates in an invasion (see Fame and Pirates).
| Type of Boat |
Image |
Level Required |
Wood Required |
EXP |
| Small Fishing Boat |
 |
20 |
2,000 |
107 |
Brigantine (Pirates Only)
|
 |
15 |
3,000 |
153 |
| Sloop |
 |
35 |
5,000 |
259 |
| Boat |
 |
42 |
10,000 |
510 |
| Trawler |
 |
50 |
15,000 |
760 |
| Canoe |
 |
55 |
18,000 |
911 |
| Long Boat |
 |
65 |
25,000 |
1,263 |
|
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