Endzone – A World Apart places you in a harsh environment where you’ll need to survive with your settlers, all while fortifying and growing your base. Here’s our guide to help you with building chains, production, and settler jobs in Endzone – A World Apart.
Note: This guide is based on Endzone – A World Apart‘s Early Access build just prior to the release of version 1.0. You may also check out our guides regarding expeditions and research/technology.
Endzone – A World Apart guide — Constructing building chains, speeding up production, and managing settlers
To be clear, the survival sandbox in Endzone – A World Apart might seem relaxing and fairly lenient at first. But you’ll soon run into issues with production chains and settlers’ jobs/tasks. As such, it’s important to take note of the buildings that you’re constructing, as well as the items and resources that you’re generating.
Moreover, this guide assumes that you’ll start a game with a lot of resources, radiation protection gear, and tools just to help with your future expansion. Likewise, the “in-game stage/season” simply denotes when you could construct certain buildings as others might be affected by available resources or research techs.
Extra tips
Bear in mind that several buildings in Endzone – A World Apart can have their “field of work” changed (seen below). This allows you to set a new radius of effect where certain tasks will take place in. For instance, once a scrapyard has collected a bunch of materials from nearby ruins, you can set a new salvaging area in other ruins. The same goes for forester’s lodges, hunting lodges, herbal huts, decontamination posts, markets, and more.
Lastly, do consider the number of settlers that you have. You’ll want to assign at least three people as builders at the start of your Endzone – A World Apart campaign. Over time, you could increase or decrease this number (same with other job types) depending on the needs of the settlement.
Water buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Early-game | Jetty | Water collection | N/A |
| Cistern | Water storage | Water Carrier (at least 3) | |
| Well | Water collection Note: Multiple wells (or Fishing Huts) in close proximity lower efficiency. | Wellkeeper (1) | |
| Mid-game | Irrigation Plant | Increases soil moisture for crops | Irrigator (1) |
| Water Tower | Water storage | Water Carrier (at least 3) | |
| Rainwater Collector | Water collection (automatic) | N/A | |
| Late-game | Electric Water Pump | Water collection (automatic); requires research | N/A |
Ideally, you’ll want to have 1x jetty, 1x well, and 1x cistern at the start of your run in Endzone – A World Apart. These buildings need to be close to each other to speed up the movement of settlers.
Food buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Early-game | Cultivated Field | Planting and harvesting crops | Farmer (at least 1 per plot) |
| Orchard | Planting and harvesting fruits and nuts | Farmer (at least 1 per plot) | |
| Gatherer’s Cabin | Collecting food from plants in forests | Gatherer (1) | |
| Fishing Hut | Used to catch fish Note: Multiple Fishing Huts (or wells) in close proximity lower efficiency. | Fisherman (1) | |
| Hunting Lodge | Hunts or captures wild animals | Hunter (1) | |
| Mid-game | Pasture | Herds and/or slaughters animals for food Note: Once an animal has been captured, you can construct a pasture to start growing a herd. A pasture is required for each animal type. | Herder (1) |
| Late-game | Kitchen | Cooks raw food that’s been collected; requires research | Cook (1) |
Regarding cultivated fields, you’ll want several plots to be within the radius of a single irrigation plant. This ensures that crops can produce bountiful yields when harvested. Just take note of the length and width limits on the grid when creating plots of land (6 is the fewest number of tiles and 16 is the maximum).
Resource buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Early-game | Scrapyard | Collects scrap from nearby ruins | Scrap Collector (1) |
| Forester’s Lodge | Can chop down trees and/or reforest an area | Forester (1) | |
| Charcoal Kiln | Produces coal from wood | Charcoal Burner (1) | |
| Herbal Hut | Gathers herbs from forests and turns them into medicine | Herbalist (1) | |
| Mid-game | Recycler | Generates either metal, cloth, plastic, or electronics from scrap Note: From the early to mid-game, you’ll want 4-6x of these at any given time to cover everything but electronics. | Refiner (at least 1 per Recycler) |
| Workshop | Creates tools Note: You’ll only need 1x Workshop, but you could build more in case the population requires lots of tools. | Technician (1) | |
| Tailor’s Shop | Creates clothing to protect settlers from radiation Note: This tends to be the main bottleneck of any sandbox campaign in Endzone – A World Apart. You’ll want at least 2x of these to continuously produce Activated Carbon Masks. | Tailor (1-2 per Tailor’s Shop) | |
| Late-game | Scrap Catcher | Catches scrap in an area; automated but still requires a nearby Scrapyard for logistics; requires research | N/A |
| Refinery | A more advanced Recycler; lets you separate metal, cloth, plastics, and electronics simultaneously; requires research. | Refiner (3) | |
| Upgraded Workshop | The original Workshop is upgraded to improve efficiency; requires research. | Technician (3) | |
| Upgraded Tailor’s Shop | The original Tailor’s Shop is upgraded to improve efficiency; requires research. | Tailor (3) | |
| Hemp Weaving Mill | Produces clothing from hemp; requires research. | Tailor (1-2) | |
| Mine | Gathers iodine and coal from mountainsides; requires research. | Miner (3) |
You’ll often have a bottleneck when it comes to radiation protection gear, which means you need extra clothing from recyclers and more output from tailor shops. Likewise, don’t forget to change the field of work of your scrapyard when the surrounding ruins have been depleted.
Housing buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Early-game | Cabin | Housing for 2x adults and 3x children | N/A |
| Shelter | Housing for 25x settlers Note: Unable to start a family here due to lack of privacy. | N/A | |
| Mid-game | Sturdy House | Housing for 4x adults and 6x children; requires research | N/A |
| Late-game | Upgraded Shelter | Housing for 50x settlers; requires research Note: Unable to start a family here due to lack of privacy. | N/A |
You shouldn’t attempt to provide housing to all your settlers early on in Endzone – A World Apart. This can cause a population boom due to the number of kids that start popping up. Just try to have at least 10 cabins, then adjust accordingly once new settlers have arrived.
You may also consider building a shelter just to provide housing without your settlers making babies all of a sudden. Oh, and in case your resource buildings (i.e., scrapyards, recyclers, and the like) are further away from your starting location, you could construct housing there, too. This will give settlers a home that’s near their place of work.
Community buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Early-game | Campfire | +4 attractiveness (location) | N/A |
| Forum | Adjusts settler behavior/tasks | N/A | |
| School | Educates children to prepare them for adulthood/make them part of a skilled workforce | Teacher (1) | |
| Mid-game | Medical Facility | Cares for sick settlers | Medic (1) |
| Cemetery | Settlers can visit deceased loved ones; gravediggers recycle tools and protective gear that can still be used | Mortician (1) | |
| Late-game | Pub | Produces beer, hard liquor, or joints Note: Items will depend on the resources/seeds that you’ve obtained in your run. | Pubkeeper (1) |
| Advanced School | Faster rate of education/training in all subjects; requires research | Teacher (1) |
I would suggest prioritizing the school here just so you can start training the next generation of settlers in Endzone – A World Apart. The rest can be built later depending on the settlement’s needs.
Logistics buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Early-game | Dirt Road | Speeds up travel time and transportation of goods | N/A |
| Mid-game | Temporary Storeroom | Stores various resources; low capacity | N/A |
| Market | Allocates resources to various parts of your settlement | Logistician (1) | |
| Water Point | Filled with water and used to shorten travel time between different water sources | Logistician (1) | |
| Food Station | Stocked with food and used to shorten travel time between different food sources | Logistician (1) | |
| Warehouse | Larger storage compared to the Temporary Storeroom; requires research | N/A | |
| Trading Post | Traders will arrive to barter their goods | Logistician (1) | |
| Decontamination Post | Target an area for decontamination to remove issues with food and resources | Decontaminator (1) | |
| Late-game | Paved Road | Faster travel time and transportation of goods; requires research | N/A |
| Upgraded Warehouse | Massive storage capacity; requires research | N/A |
Think of these logistics buildings in Endzone – A World Apart as akin to the production and transport chains in the Anno games. Resources are manufactured, but they need to be stored somewhere first. Then, they’re either picked up by settlers or they get delivered to certain locations.
Moreover, don’t forget to have Decontamination Posts. The “field of work” has to cover storage areas (i.e., warehouses, food stations, water towers, and the like) to prevent these resources from getting irradiated.
Technology buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Mid-game | Expedition Station | Allows you to send out scouts and explorers to complete expeditions. | Scout/Explorer (variable) |
| Research Station | Generates knowledge so you can unlock techs/buildings. | Researcher (1) | |
| Late-game | Weather Station | Rain contamination forecast; coverage for rain contamination on fields and rainwater collectors; requires research | N/A |
You can take a look at our guides regarding expeditions and research/technology for more information about these mechanics.
Electricity buildings
| In-game stage/Season | Building | Function | Settler Job |
| Late-game | Wind Turbine | Generates electricity; can supply a small number of buildings; requires research | N/A |
| Solar Collector | Generates electricity for buildings connected to the power grid; requires research | N/A | |
| Battery | Stores energy during daytime and returns it to the power grid at night; requires research | N/A | |
| Electric Power Pole | Power lines that connect buildings to a power grid; requires research | N/A |
Lastly, there are a couple of building tabs in Endzone – A World Apart that we won’t be discussing in detail. These are the decorations and tasks tabs. The former simply has fluff and features that you can construct to increase attractiveness and settler satisfaction. The latter, meanwhile, places markers on a map that unassigned/jobless settlers will move towards so they can complete an objective (i.e., collect scrap, collect wood, collect plants, and more).
Endzone – A World Apart is available via Steam’s Early Access program. The game’s version 1.0 will release on March 18.
