All 27 Work Buildings, Costs and Unlocks in Medieval Dynasty

Work buildings are the workplaces of your village in Medieval Dynasty. Villagers use them to chop wood, dig up stone and clay, hunt, farm, raise animals, and craft tools, clothing and meals. Storage buildings are part of the same system, holding what the rest produce until you need it. Keep them staffed and supplied, and your village can feed itself and keep its tools in working order.

Building Group

Animal

8 items

Apiary

Six hives provide honeycombs for food or mead.

Technology Unlock: 5,000 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Apiary worker
Build Materials: 6 Stones, 6 Logs, 16 Straw
Main Use: Workers collect honeycombs from six hives; each full hive yields 10 honeycombs.

Cowshed

A home for up to eight cattle that supplies milk and manure.

Technology Unlock: 3,500 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 10 Stones, 28 Logs, 104 Sticks, 48 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to eight cattle and produces milk and manure.

Donkey Shelter

Keeps up to four donkeys for breeding and riding.

Technology Unlock: 250 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 8 Stones, 10 Logs, 14 Planks, 24 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to four donkeys, supports breeding, and produces manure.

Fold

A pen for up to 12 goats or sheep, producing milk or wool.

Technology Unlock: 2,500 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 10 Stones, 19 Logs, 62 Sticks, 32 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to 12 goats or sheep and produces milk or wool.

Goose House

Raises geese for eggs and feathers.

Technology Unlock: 500 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 6 Stones, 13 Logs, 42 Sticks, 16 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to 10 geese plus their young and supplies eggs and feathers.

Henhouse

Raises chickens for eggs and feathers.

Technology Unlock: 50 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 6 Stones, 12 Logs, 30 Sticks, 24 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to 10 chickens and supplies eggs and feathers.

Pigsty

Raises up to five pigs whose manure can be turned into fertilizer.

Technology Unlock: 100 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 8 Stones, 18 Logs, 54 Sticks, 24 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to five pigs and produces manure for fertilizer.

Stable

Keeps up to four horses for breeding and riding.

Technology Unlock: 2,000 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Animal breeder
Build Materials: 12 Stones, 48 Logs, 8 Planks, 48 Straw
Main Use: Holds up to four horses, supports breeding, and produces manure.

Building Group

Storage

2 items

Food Storage

Stores food in a shared inventory, with more capacity at each tier.

Technology Unlock: I: 5 Farming Tech; II: 1,000 Farming Tech; III: 6,500 Farming Tech
Worker Role: No worker assigned
Build Materials: I: 14 Stones, 42 Logs, 62 Sticks, 32 Straw; II: 14 Stones, 73 Logs, 24 Planks; III: 14 Stones, 41 Logs, 24 Planks
Main Use: Stores perishable goods in a shared village inventory and slows spoilage; capacity rises from 500 kg to 2,000 kg by tier.

Resource Storage

Stores tools and other non-food goods in a shared village inventory.

Technology Unlock: I: 50 Building Tech; II: 1,000 Building Tech; III: 10,000 Building Tech
Worker Role: No worker assigned
Build Materials: I: 47 Logs, 110 Sticks, 64 Straw; II: 105 Logs, 48 Planks; III: 41 Logs, 72 Planks, 98 Stones
Main Use: Stores non-food goods in a shared village inventory; capacity rises from 1,000 kg to 4,000 kg by tier.

Building Group

Agriculture

3 items

Barn

Processes harvested crops into useful farm and crafting goods.

Technology Unlock: I: 10 Farming Tech; II: 1,500 Farming Tech; III: 8,000 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Farm worker
Build Materials: I: 35 Logs, 64 Sticks, 48 Straw; II: 51 Logs, 48 Straw, 12 Stones; III: 27 Logs, 36 Planks, 76 Stones
Main Use: Workers thresh crops and make goods such as flour, animal feed, fertilizer, and daub.

Farm Shed

A nearby base for workers tending fields and orchards.

Technology Unlock: 15 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Farm worker
Build Materials: 8 Stones, 10 Logs, 16 Sticks, 16 Straw
Main Use: Assigns workers to tend fields and orchards within the shed's work range.

Windmill

Turns grain into flour at a dedicated millstone.

Technology Unlock: 10,000 Farming Tech
Worker Role: Miller
Build Materials: 82 Logs, 58 Sticks
Main Use: Workers mill wheat, oat, and rye grain into flour.

Building Group

Production

5 items

Kitchen

Turns ingredients into cooked meals, baked goods, and other food.

Technology Unlock: I: 25 Production Tech; II: 1,500 Production Tech
Worker Role: Cook
Build Materials: I: 8 Stones, 18 Logs, 34 Sticks, 24 Straw; II: 8 Stones, 41 Logs, 48 Planks
Main Use: Workers grill, cook, and bake food from ingredients.

Sewing Hut

Makes clothing and other textiles from farm and animal products.

Technology Unlock: I: 100 Production Tech; II: 750 Production Tech; III: 7,500 Production Tech
Worker Role: Seamstress
Build Materials: I: 8 Stones, 17 Logs, 24 Sticks, 40 Straw; II: 8 Stones, 65 Logs, 24 Planks; III: 62 Stones, 23 Logs, 24 Planks
Main Use: Workers turn flax, wool, leather, and fur into textiles, clothing, shoes, backpacks, and saddles.

Smithy

Makes tools and weapons from wood, stone, and metal.

Technology Unlock: I: 50 Production Tech; II: 500 Production Tech; III: 5,500 Production Tech
Worker Role: Blacksmith
Build Materials: I: 8 Stones, 15 Logs, 22 Sticks, 32 Straw; II: 8 Stones, 29 Logs, 24 Planks; III: 30 Stones, 15 Logs, 48 Planks
Main Use: Workers make tools and weapons from ore, wood, and other crafting materials.

Tavern

Produces juices, wine, beer, and mead from ingredients.

Technology Unlock: 10,000 Production Tech
Worker Role: Tavern worker
Build Materials: 12 Stones, 70 Logs, 96 Planks
Main Use: Workers make drinks including juices, wine, beer, and mead.

Workshop

Makes household goods, crafting supplies, and decorations.

Technology Unlock: I: 5 Production Tech; II: 250 Production Tech; III: 3,500 Production Tech
Worker Role: Craftworker
Build Materials: I: 10 Stones, 12 Logs, 32 Straw; II: 10 Stones, 40 Logs, 24 Planks; III: 66 Stones, 16 Logs, 48 Planks
Main Use: Workers make everyday goods, crafting supplies, and decorations from wood, straw, planks, and clay.

Building Group

Gathering

7 items

Excavation Shed

Provides stone, limestone, copper ore, and clay.

Technology Unlock: 500 Building Tech
Worker Role: Miner
Build Materials: 8 Stones, 26 Logs, 32 Straw
Main Use: Workers collect stone, limestone, copper ore, and clay.

Fishing Hut

Catches fish and can process the catch into food.

Technology Unlock: I: 500 Survival Tech; II: 5,000 Survival Tech
Worker Role: Fisher
Build Materials: I: 23 Logs, 4 Planks, 58 Sticks, 48 Straw; II: 46 Logs, 28 Planks
Main Use: Workers catch roach, perch, and pike, then can process the fish into fillets or dried fish.

Herbalist's Hut

Gathers plants and fungi for potions, poison, and other remedies.

Technology Unlock: I: 250 Survival Tech; II: 2,500 Survival Tech
Worker Role: Herbalist
Build Materials: I: 6 Stones, 14 Logs, 40 Sticks, 16 Straw; II: 6 Stones, 46 Logs, 24 Planks
Main Use: Workers gather seasonal herbs, berries, and mushrooms, then make potions or poison.

Hunting Lodge

Supplies animal products and processes some meat for storage.

Technology Unlock: I: 50 Survival Tech; II: 1,000 Survival Tech
Worker Role: Hunter
Build Materials: I: 8 Stones, 20 Logs, 64 Sticks, 32 Straw; II: 8 Stones, 49 Logs, 24 Planks
Main Use: Workers bring in meat, leather, fur, and feathers; tier II also supports salted meat.

Mine

A cave building for extracting stone, ores, and salt.

Technology Unlock: 5,000 Building Tech
Worker Role: Miner
Build Materials: 16 Logs, 16 Planks
Main Use: At a cave entrance, workers extract stone, iron ore, copper ore, tin ore, and salt.

Well

Provides water in buckets or waterskins.

Technology Unlock: 20 Building Tech
Worker Role: Water carrier
Build Materials: 10 Logs, 16 Straw
Main Use: Workers fill buckets and waterskins with water for village use and crafting.

Woodshed

Supplies wood, sticks, planks, and firewood.

Technology Unlock: I: 100 Building Tech; II: 2,500 Building Tech
Worker Role: Lumberjack
Build Materials: I: 8 Stones, 8 Logs, 8 Straw; II: 8 Stones, 8 Logs, 6 Planks
Main Use: Workers gather sticks, fell trees for logs, and can saw planks or split firewood.

Building Group

Service

2 items

Builder's Hut

Gives a builder a place to repair buildings you assign.

Technology Unlock: 7,500 Building Tech
Worker Role: Builder
Build Materials: 8 Stones, 16 Logs, 60 Sticks, 32 Straw
Main Use: A builder repairs assigned damaged buildings after a season changes; the player must assign each repair.

Market Stall

Sells selected goods for passive village income.

Technology Unlock: 2,500 Production Tech
Worker Role: Vendor
Build Materials: 8 Logs, 8 Planks, 8 Linen Fabric
Main Use: A vendor sells selected goods for passive income in one of five trade categories.

How to assign villagers to work buildings

Every work building follows the same loop. You build it, assign a villager to it, and keep it stocked with what it needs. Villagers take the tools and materials they need from the building's own chest first, then from storage, so a building that runs out of supplies stops working, even with someone assigned to it.

You make assignments in the Management tab, and you can start from either the building or the villager. Farm and craft jobs need one more step, because you pick what the building makes in the assignments tab. Spread your villagers across the buildings you need most so that every one of them is running.

What work buildings need: tools, seeds and storage

Work takes tools, and tools wear out with use. When one breaks, it can't be repaired, so you have to craft or buy a new one. Keep spares on hand, in the building's chest or in your storage. Tools made from better metal tend to last longer, so they're worth making once you can.

Farm work needs its own stock. Field workers plow, plant and harvest, so keep plenty of seeds and grain in the barn's chests.

Storage ties the whole village together. Resource Storage and Food Storage each keep one shared inventory across every building of their type. Food goes into Food Storage, and materials like logs and stone go into Resource Storage.

How work buildings feed each other

Most goods pass through more than one building before they're useful. Raw materials come first: logs from the woodshed, stone, limestone and clay from the excavation shed, and meat and leather from the hunting lodge. The barn then turns crops into grain, flour and fertilizer, while animal shelters supply eggs, milk, manure and wool.

Those goods feed the crafting buildings. The sewing hut makes clothing and linen from wool and flax, the kitchen cooks meals from several ingredients, and the tavern makes juices, beers and wines. The herbalist hut makes potions and remedies, and the workshop makes wooden items. The smithy makes the tools your workers depend on, and the well supplies the village with water.

How work buildings unlock and upgrade

Work buildings unlock as your village earns points. You earn them by building and upgrading structures, and by crafting at the workshop, smithy, sewing hut, kitchen and tavern. More complex buildings pay out more, and each unlock opens new buildings and crafting recipes.

Many work buildings come in tiers, such as Woodshed II and Barn II, so you'll see upgraded versions as you progress. Resource Storage and Food Storage also hold more as their tiers rise, so it's worth upgrading them as production grows.

Which work buildings to build first

A good opening is a Resource Storage and a Food Storage, since most buildings send their output to storage. That gives your early workers somewhere to put what they make as soon as it starts coming in.

Next comes the woodshed, because a lot of early builds use logs. Food is the next priority, since hunting and farming supply it, so the hunting lodge and a farm shed with its barn come after that. The smithy comes once your first tools start to wear out.

How to unlock and build the Mine

The Mine is the late-game work building, and you won't have one from the start. You build it at a cave entrance, and until it's in place, villagers can't work inside the cave. It takes a lot of Building technology to unlock, so it usually comes well into the game.

The Mine is how villagers bring in iron ore and salt, so it's the building that keeps a growing smithy supplied. Ore has to be smelted into bars at the smithy before you can use it.

FAQ

Why is a villager not working at a building?

Work through three checks in order. First, open the building in the Management tab and confirm a villager is assigned to it. Next, check that farm and craft buildings have a job picked in the assignments tab. Last, make sure the tools and supplies it needs are in its chest or in your storage.

Where do work buildings put what they make?

Goods go into your storage buildings first, and only into the work building's own chest once storage is full. If that chest keeps filling up, your storage has run out of room, so add another Resource Storage or Food Storage, whichever matches what's piling up. Each storage building you add raises the total room in its shared inventory.