Plan around removal and rebuilding
The developer’s May reply says completed production buildings could not be moved directly: remove them and rebuild at the new location. This differs from picking up furniture or an empty chest.
Check your Construction menu for available tools before committing to demolition. For the removal-and-rebuild method below, do not apply chest pickup controls to a Blacksmith or other production building.
Prepare before removing anything
- Note the building’s level and the required replacement materials.
- Move stored goods to a separate location.
- Check workers and supply connections that depend on the building.
- Prepare the replacement site, then inspect the demolition prompt and returned materials.
These preparation steps help avoid an interrupted chain. They do not establish that inventories, jobs or goods in transit automatically move with the building.
Material refunds changed during Early Access
Version 0.26.1 fixed two refund issues: decorations not returning materials, and upgraded buildings not returning materials from earlier tiers.
An older statement that removal returns all resources should therefore not be interpreted as proof that every intervening version was free of refund bugs. Inspect the result before dismantling several important buildings at once.
For furniture, see picking up chests. For work that can stay in place, see building upgrades.
References
- steam-buildingsteam-building
- steam-announcementssteam-announcements