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Composter's Hut


The Composter's Hut is where the ComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposter will turn organic materials into Compost Barrel to make compost or dirt.

Hint: The higher the level of the Composter's Hut, the more compost barrels the ComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposterComposter will be able to use. So:

Building LevelCompost Barrels
11
22
33
44
55

Composter's Hut


Composter Hut Block


Recipe:

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Spruce Planks
Birch Planks
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Acacia Planks
Dark Oak Planks
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Jungle Planks
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Compost Barrel
Oak Planks
Spruce Planks
Birch Planks
Jungle Planks
Acacia Planks
Dark Oak Planks
Crimson Planks
Warped Planks
Oak Planks
Spruce Planks
Birch Planks
Jungle Planks
Acacia Planks
Dark Oak Planks
Crimson Planks
Warped Planks
Oak Planks
Spruce Planks
Birch Planks
Jungle Planks
Acacia Planks
Dark Oak Planks
Crimson Planks
Warped Planks
Oak Planks
Spruce Planks
Birch Planks
Jungle Planks
Acacia Planks
Dark Oak Planks
Crimson Planks
Warped Planks
Composter Hut Block

Research:  You must research "Biodegradable" to unlock this building!

Composter's Hut GUI

Main interface tab of the Composter's Hut it's GUI
The first tab of the GUI is the main interface.
  • Header:
    • Building Name: Shows the name of the building, including the level of the building.
    • Pencil: Allows you to rename the building. The level of the building will always be listed after the name.
    • Assigned Workers: Tells you the workers assigned to this building.
  • Controls:
    • Manage Workers: Lets you change which workers are assigned to work at this hut. Note: this only works if you have turned the worker hiring mode, in the Town Hall or in the hut itself, to manual, otherwise citizens will be hired automatically.
    • Recall Workers: Recalls the workers at this building to the building. You might use it if they are stuck somewhere, you want to see what they have, or want to give them something directly.
    • Build Options: Lets you create a build, upgrade, or repair build order for this hut. To learn more about the building system, please visit the BuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilderBuilder page.
  • Request System:
  • Footer:
    • Info Button: Some huts have an in-game guide. Press the ? button to access it.
    • Inventory: Here you can access the hut block's storage, where the worker at this hut takes and deposits materials. They will also use any racks that were placed in the hut when it was built or upgraded, so be sure to check those as well!
    • Chest Icon: Click this button to see all the items in the hut's storage (including the hut block's inventory and any racks that came with the hut). Clicking the ? button next to an item's count will highlight the storage container it's in.
Items to compost tab of the Composter's Hut it's GUI
The second tab of the GUI is the items to compost.

Here you will see a list of all the items that were recognized for the Composter's Hut to use, including modded items.

Each row contains a button to toggle the usage of this item on or off. By default this is off for all items.

There are also two controls on the page:

  • The black box at the top is a search field.
  • Reset to default allows you to reset everything to $off
Settings tab of the Composter's Hut it's GUI
The third tab of the GUI is the settings.
  • Produce Dirt: Turning this on will make dirt instead of compost. It also occassionally produces podzol.
  • Min Warehouse Stock: This is the minimum number of an item to be left in the warehouse before the hut will request and compost other items. The default is 16.

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