Construction

In Cataclysm-DDA, there are many different things you can create. Construction adds or removes parts of the game map, such as walls or pits, and create furniture like beds or chairs. It is one of the three main ways that you can create things in Cataclysm-DDA, the others are normal item crafting, and Vehicle creation. Use * to display the construction screen.

Both items in your inventory and all items in a 6 square radius are available as construction tools and components. If items needed can be found in both your inventory and on the ground, you will be prompted as to which items you want to use in your crafting.

A completed construction trains the construction relevant skill by (10 + [construction difficulty] * 10) points (modified by focus). Various constructions have different skill requirements, related to the type of construction, such as cloth related constructions are now Tailoring, most of them are Fabrication, etc.

Removing constructions that keep up a roof, with a low skill, has a chance of causing a cave-in or the roof to come down on you. High skill removes this chance^Verify.

In versions before 0.D (Danny) there was a construction skill, but this has been removed, and any relevant skills have been changed to either fabrication, or a different relevant skill.

Item Browser

The Item Browser contains a catalog of construction categories, this catalog is built automatically using the game data files so it should be very accurate.

Every item includes a list of constructions it can be used in.

List of constructions

Action	D	Description	Creates tile	T	Tools	Materials
Dig Pit	0	Creates pit trap on any diggable tile in two steps	1: shallow pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel OR digging stick
			2: pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel
Spike Pit	0	Changes pit trap into spiked pit trap	spiked pit	5		4x wood spear
Fill Pit	0	Removes pit trap in two steps	1: shallow pit	5	shovel OR stone shovel
			2: dirt	5	shovel OR stone shovel
Chop Down Tree	0	Creates 1-8 tree trunk tiles in asked direction, but destroying original underneath tiles which is noisy. Note: in 0.D (Danny) you need to activate an axe to cut trees.	dirt	10	wood axe OR chainsaw (on) OR stone axe
Chop Tree trunk into logs	0	Converts tree trunk tiles into logs	dirt	20	wood axe OR chainsaw (on) OR stone axe
Chop Tree trunk into planks	0	Converts tree trunk tiles into 10-20 two by four planks	dirt	23	wood axe OR chainsaw (on) OR stone axe OR wood saw
Clean Broken Window	0	Removes sharp fragments of glass from broken window.	empty window	5
Repair Door	1	Repair broken wooden door (not an empty door frame).	closed wood door	10	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	3x two by four 12x nails
Board Up Door	0	Reinforces closed, opened, broken or locked wooden door. Boards can be pried out with crowbar or hammer (boards and nails will be fully returned).	boarded up door	8	hammer OR sledge hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	4x two by four 8x nails
Reinforce Wood Door	5	Reinforces closed, opened, or locked wooden door.	Reinforced Wood Door	30	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun OR integrated toolset	12x two by four 48x nails
Board Up Window	0	Reinforces window, empty window or window frame. Boards can be pried out with crowbar or hammer (boards and nails will be fully returned).	boarded up window	5	hammer OR sledge hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	4x two by four 8x nails
Reinforce Boarded Up Window	5	Reinforces boarded up window.	Reinforced boarded up window	10	hammer OR sledge hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet Integrated toolset OR nail gun	8x two by four 16x nails
Reinforce Boarded Up empty Window	5	Reinforces boarded up empty window.	Reinforced boarded up empty window	30	hammer OR sledge hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet Integrated toolset	8x two by four 16x nails
Build Wall	2	Builds a wall in two steps	1: half-built wall	10	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	10x two by four 20x nails
			2: wooden wall	10	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	10x two by four 20x nails
Build Log Wall	2	Builds a log wall in four steps	1: shallow pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel OR digging stick
			2: pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel
			3: half-built wall (log)	20	shovel OR stone shovel	2x log 3x heavy stick OR 6x two by four
			4: log wall	20	shovel OR stone shovel	2x log 3x heavy stick OR 6x two by four
Build Palisade Wall	2	Builds a palisade wall in three steps	1: shallow pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel OR digging stick
			2: pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel
			3: palisade wall	20	shovel OR stone shovel	2x log 2x Short rope
Build Rope & Pulley System	2	Creates a rope and pulley system, needed to open palisade gates	rope and pulley	0		1x Long rope 8x heavy stick OR 8x two by four
Build Palisade Gate	2	Builds a palisade gate in three steps. Requires a rope and pulley system in an adjacent tile for this type of gate to work.	1: shallow pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel OR digging stick
			2: pit	10	shovel OR stone shovel
			3: palisade gate	20	shovel OR stone shovel	2x log 3x two by four 2x Short rope
Build Window	2	Builds a window in three steps	1: empty window frame	10	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	15x two by four OR 2x log 30x nails
			2: window	5	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	1x sheet of glass
			3: closed window	5	wood saw	4x nails 2x sheet 1x heavy stick
Build Door	2	Builds a door in two steps	1: empty door frame	15	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	12x two by four 24x nails
			2: closed wood door	15	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	4x two by four 12x nails
Build Wire Fence	3	Builds a wire fence in two steps	1: fence posts	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR rock	6x pipe 8x scrap metal
			2: wire fence	20		15x wire
Realign Fence	0	Realigns a wire fence either vertically or horizontally	1: align horizontally	0
			2: align vertically	0
Build Wire Gate	3	Creates a wire gate	wire fence gate	15		20x wire 3x chunk of steel OR 12x scrap metal 6x pipe
Build Roof	4	Creates a floor and a roof, prevents pain from acid rain.	floor	40	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	8x two by four 40x nails
Build Log & Sod Roof	3	Alternative way to create a floor and roof tile by using other materials and tools.	floor	80	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR shovel OR stone shovel	2x log 4x heavy stick OR 8x two by four
Build Bulletin Board	0	Creates a bulletin board to designate a player's base. This allows players to order allied NPCs to move to that position and defend it.	bulletin board	10	wood saw OR hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	4x two by four 8x nails
Build Dresser	1	Creates a dresser	dresser	20	wood saw OR hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	8x nails 6x two by four
Build Book case	1	Creates a bookcase	book case	20	wood saw OR hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	16x nails 12x two by four
Build Locker	1	Creates a locker	locker	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet wrench	2x sheet metal 8x pipe
Build Metal Rack	1	Creates a display rack	display rack	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet wrench	12x pipe
Build Counter	0	Creates a counter	counter	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	8x nails 6x two by four
Build Makeshift Bed	1	Creates a makeshift bed	makeshift bed	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun	8x nails 10x two by four 1x sheet
Build Arm chair	2	Build arm chair	sofa	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun OR integrated toolset wood saw	8x nails 10x two by four 1x blanket
Build Sofa	3	Build sofa	sofa	20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun OR integrated toolset wood saw	8x nails 10x two by four 1x blanket
Mark Firewood Source	0	Marks a tile as a firewood source. During crafting or reading near a fire, flammable material will be pulled from the firewood source if the amount of fuel in the fire is too low. No fuel is added if time passes without crafting or reading.	Tile marked as firewood source	0		None
Tape up window	0	Covers a window with duct tape, so it obscures line of sight and reduces the leaking of human odor outside. You must open the drapes first for this to work.	taped window	2		50x duct tape
Deconstruct Furniture	0	Disassembles a furniture object to it's construction components		20	hammer OR stone hammer OR hatchet OR nail gun screwdriver OR integrated toolset
Start vehicle construction	0	Starts the construction of a vehicle from scratch	frame	10		1x steel frame
Fence Posts	0	Creates a fence post	fence post	5	hammer OR stone hammer OR shovel OR stone shovel OR rock OR hatchet OR wood axe OR stone axe	2x wood spear
Build Wood Stove	0	Creates a wood stove	wood stove	10	hacksaw	1x metal tank 1x pipe
Build Stone Fireplace	0	Creates a fireplace	fireplace	40	hammer OR stone hammer OR shovel OR stone shovel	40x rock