How do I build a cabin?

[Drunken_Savage]

I've read a few so-called 'guides' for building cabins, but every single one was worse than useless and all contained literally the same information, word-for-word. I have the Carpentry skill and all the materials, including a large paved area. Every guide I saw (and even a few videos) said all I needed was the right amount of blocks of wood, boards and boughs, yet I still have no option to build one. I assume that it's because my Carpentry is only level 2, but if that's the problem, then what level is required? Because those crappy guides never gave one.

[Nate_H]

Have you purchased the skills Lumberjacking and then Carpentry?

[beater1771]

damn beat me to it.

in more detail:
1: buy the skill lumber jacking then the skill carpentry. ( the "Skill value" list on front sheet doesn't mean shit for building)
2: make sure ....absolutely sure that this particular character has discover the board / bough/ block
3: 4x4 paved area if you shift place...else just go with 5x5 and grid snap.
4: that is it. it really is that simple.

[Drunken_Savage]

Have you purchased the skills Lumberjacking and then Carpentry?

Yes, but the problem remains.

[Dondy]

I also noticed I didn't have the ability to build a cabin when I thought I had the requisite skills, but I don't remember what other skill I purchased that made the breakthrough.

Have you actually got stone working and done paving? I'm thinking maybe I needed stone working, even though I was building on terrain where I didn't need to pave. If you are building on terrain someone else has paved that might be it. Possibly you actually have to have chipped stone and laid it.

When I was unable to build a cabin I bought Will to Power, thinking that perhaps I needed to be further on the path to Yeomanry. That's not the way I remembered the skill tree for cabin building but I was experimenting thinking perhaps things have changed since I last played. (I know some things have changed, like the addition of the terrible knot that goes in your mentory.) Unfortunately I wasn't watching closely so I didn't notice at what point I got buildings as a new menu until building. All I know is for certain that you only need one or maybe two not very expensive skills.

[Hard_Hat_Harry]

Have you "discovered" or made boards, blocks of wood, and boughs?

[Drunken_Savage]

Like I said in my initial post, I have all the materials and a large paved area. I just can't do anything with any of them.

[borka]

Having the materials doesn't mean that you have discovered them all by yourself - the carpentry level doesn't matter

Houses and strongboxes now require some drying time before they can be built.
Rams, houses and walls now present the amount of time left before they can be built/used.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32328#p425834

Which means you can drop stuff into a house build sign but can't start the build process before dry time is over (24h ingame for log cabin)

You're aware that those

crappy

guides and the RoB Wiki are made by players ?!?

[Drunken_Savage]

Okay....

I didn't realise I would have to spell this out step-by-step....

I have the Carpentry skill.

I have the Lumberjacking skill.

I have the Stone Working skill.

I have collected lots of wood blocks, boards and boughs.

I have created a 6x6 paved area.

I still can't build a cabin.

Do I need to say this a third time?

[MagicManICT]

Repeat it. Make some boards, blocks, and collect some boughs with the character that you are try to unlock the cabin or log house with. That's the only three things you need, so if you have the right skills and the place laid out, you can start putting it together right away.

Rarely, in the past, a bug on this would show up, but logging out and back in would solve it (proper resources didn't load or the server didn't update properly and push those resources to the client), and logging out and back in would usually fix it. No idea if this still can happen or not.

edit: Wiki says skill is Carpentry only, but the skills required might include Yeomanry now. It's been too long since the w5/w6 update where that requirement for a few objects was introduced.