Voyagers of Nera Building Guide: Frames, Unlocks, and Every Structure by Level

Building in Voyagers of Nera sits somewhere between sandbox freedom and structured planning. You get plenty of room to be creative, but the system runs on fixed frame types and a Knowledge Tree that gates most of the interesting structures behind level milestones. This guide walks through how construction works and lists every building you can unlock as you climb the levels.

The Frame System

Bases in Voyagers of Nera are built on top of three frame archetypes: the Standard Frame, the Hallway, and the Annex. You can connect them however you want, branch them into wings, stack them upward, or string them along a coastline. What you cannot do is build outside those shapes. The game leans on these pre-set silhouettes, which keeps construction quick but caps the level of architectural ambition you might find in something like Once Human or 7 Days to Die.

That said, placement itself is generous. You can drop a frame almost anywhere on the map, and the rules around terrain are pretty relaxed. Want stairs running up a cliff face so you skip the glider? Go ahead. Workbench partly sunk into a wall because the corner had no better spot? Also fine. The game lets minor visual clipping slide, which beats wrestling with a fussy snap grid for ten minutes.

A few hard limits still apply. Certain structures cannot overlap, so you will hit walls (sometimes literally) if you try to stack incompatible buildings on the same tile. Everything else is open territory.

How Construction Actually Works

Place any building element and the game shows you a transparent blueprint. That outline is the planning stage, not the finished build. To finalize the structure, you deliver the materials it requires. Once the resource bar fills, the building snaps into its final form.

No hammer, no construction tool, no extra step. If you have the materials and the blueprint is placed, you are building.

Unlocking Buildings Through the Knowledge Tree

Most buildings are gated behind levels. As you gain experience and earn Knowledge Points, you spend them in the Knowledge Tree to unlock new recipes, the same flow you already use for weapons and gear. A handful of special structures, like the Looking Pool and the Ancient Gate (the fast-travel hub), are not in the tree at all. Those require you to rescue the matching Guide Spirit first.

For more information on the game itself, check the official Voyagers of Nera site.

Every Unlockable Building by Level

Here is the full unlock order from the Knowledge Tree:

• Level 1: Workbench, Spirit Anchor
• Level 2: Campfire, Makeshift Building Kit, Makeshift Bedroll
• Level 3: Repair Station, Small Storage Basket, Torch Lighting Kit
• Level 4: Cargo Skiff, Basic Living Set, Basic Décor
• Level 5: Spirit Amenities (Spirit Bed, Spirit Feast Table), Bullwog Bed, Basic Comforts Set, Looking Pool, Makeshift Building Expanded
• Level 6: Manaforge, Basic Skimmer
• Level 7: Large Storage Basket, Thatch Building Kit
• Level 8: Mounting Plaque
• Level 9: Woodworking Station, Imbuing Bench, Glowstone Lighting Kit
• Level 10: Loom
• Level 11: Kiln
• Level 12: Cooking Station, Basic Storage Chest, Drying Rack, Spirit Amenities II (Spring Hot Spring, Spirit Totem)
• Level 13: Smithing Station, Grinding Stone, Coralwood Building Expanded
• Level 14: Alchemy Station, Ancient Gate
• Level 15: Wind Totem, Rustic Living Set
• Level 16: Rustic Comforts, Coral Build Kit
• Level 17: Woven Rugs, Fireplaces, Bits & Bobs
• Level 18: Imbued Storage Chests
• Level 19: Greatwood Building Kit, Wall Hangings, Basket Lighting
• Level 20: Mana Extractor, Spirit Amenities III (Ancient Construct, Spirit Tree), Decorative Lights
• Level 21: Ancient Statue, Round Frame Kit Expanded
• Level 22: Greatwood Living
• Level 23: Glow Oil Lights, Plant Décor, Weapon Rack
• Level 24: Outdoor Living, Greatwood Comfort Creatures, Greatwood Build Style 2

Early levels favor survival basics like crafting tools and storage. The mid-game opens production stations (Smithing, Alchemy, Woodworking), and the higher tiers shift toward aesthetic upgrades and large-scale décor. Plan your Knowledge Point spending accordingly: rushing decorative tiers before the Manaforge can leave your base looking gorgeous and producing nothing useful.