Tapper's Shack

Tapper's Shack is a small production building used to extract Pine Resin and Maple Syrup from mature Pine and Maple trees. Each Tapper's Shack employs a single tapper who automatically works on adjacent trees that are marked as ready for harvest (indicated in-game by droplets on the trunk). The building belongs to the Wood category and was introduced in Update 1; its model and faction variants were updated in Update 4.

A single tapper working a Tapper's Shack completes a harvesting cycle in 16 working hours. Over that period the tapper harvests roughly the following yields when assigned to the corresponding mature tree types: from Pine trees, about 20–22 Pine Resin per 16 working hours (equivalent to 0.286 Pine Resin per day based on the in-game day measurement), and from Maple trees, about 21–23 Maple Syrup per 16 working hours (equivalent to 0.250 Maple Syrup per day). The relevant tree timings used by the shack are: Pine reaches maturity in 12 days and yields are harvestable every 7 days thereafter; Maple reaches maturity in 30 days and yields are harvestable every 12 days thereafter.

Tapper's Shacks are primarily placed near stands of Pine or Maple trees to keep tappers working continuously. Pine Resin is an important intermediate resource: it is used to produce Treated Planks and is required in recipes such as mining improvements that enable infinite Scrap Metal; it is also a component for constructing the Observatory. Maple Syrup is a folktails-exclusive resource used in Folktails faction recipes like Maple Pastries and the Catalyst.

Practical notes for efficient use:

• Place Tapper's Shacks adjacent to mature tree groves and along paths to reduce travel time for tappers and to speed deliveries to storage.
• Match the number of shacks to available mature trees so tappers always have a droplet-marked tree to work on; idle tappers mean lost production.
• Prioritize Pine Resin when you need treated wood or want to progress mining for Scrap Metal; reserve Maple Syrup production for Folktails-specific needs.
• Keep an eye on tree maturity and replanting: Pine and Maple have long growth and harvest cycles, so plan sapling planting well before demand spikes.