Hovel

Hovel
Building Type	Housing
Bonus Type	Houses
Reward Category
Population	+5
Size	4 x 4
Unlocked	Level 3
Cost
Gold	800
Stone	150
Wood	25
Construction Time	1h
Sell Price	10  10
Reward for Raiding	40
Reward for Occupation	152

"If you ever thought it would be funny to tell a large number of men with no construction skills whatsoever that they have exactly one day to build the houses they are going to live in for the next several years, this is your chance for comedy."

— In-game Description

Overview

The Hovel is a building that gives players 5 more workers. When it first becomes available, it can be difficult to build in bulk due to the small storage capacity players have at the beginning of the game. However, they can be useful later once players get a good storage setup with Small Warehouses, Storage Vaults and or Warehouses.

The primary attraction to Hovels is once players hit a certain point, each level raises their population cap by 5, and the Hovel adds 5 workers. Therefore, if players have hit the exact maximum population then all they need is to build a Hovel to have the maximum population for their level.

Be warned though that if you have Shacks or Antipathy Shacks, upgrade Shacks before Hovels as Shacks yield more but have the same upgrade costs.

Levels

Hovel Levels
Building Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Interval	4h
Collected	38	57	75	94	113	132	150	169	188	207
Collected	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22
Gold Cost	800	10	40	200	800	1,600	3,200	6,400	9,600	14,400
Stone Cost	150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wood Cost	25	-	-	50	200	400	800	1,200	-	-
Lumber Cost	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,400	2,100
Time Cost	1h	5m	15m	1h	1h	2h	2h	4h	8h	12h

Trivia

• Despite the description stating that the residents built them, the missions say Zoey built them.