# Wood

#### 🌳 What is Wood?

**Wood** is the most fundamental resource in Townies.\
It’s **passively generated** over time by simply **owning a Townies Island**, making it the first building block of your city.

While **free**, its generation is **time-gated:** meaning players must be strategic in how they use and accumulate it.

For those in a hurry, **$GOLD can be spent to buy** wood or speed up regeneration.

#### 🪵 How to Generate Wood

* **Source:** Every Town Board produces wood passively
* **Rate:** 137 to 384 wood per hour (scaling linearly with tiles unlock)
* **Boosts:** Use $**GOLD** to accelerate production
* 1 $GOLD = 10 Wood

Wood generation continues even when you're offline, but may **cap out if uncollected**, encouraging regular play.

## Global Wood System

| Parameter                          | Value                            | Description                                                   |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Base wood generation               | 0.038/s                          | Passive wood generation rate                                  |
| Increase per unlock                | +6% of your base wood production | Flat bonus applied to wood generation when a tile is unlocked |
| Base wood storage                  | 300                              | Default maximum wood capacity (at tiles 1)                    |
| Max wood increase per tiles unlock | 170                              | Increase to max storage tile per unlock                       |

#### 🛠 Uses of Wood

| Purpose                           | Description                                  |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 🏡 **Build Houses**               | Foundation of your Town                      |
| 🆙 **Upgrade Low-Tier Buildings** | Forges, Churches, and Houses Level 1–2       |
| 🧱 **Unlock Tiles**               | Required for tile access                     |
| 🧾 **Pay Maintenance**            | Some buildings require wood upkeep over time |


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