Your Estate

Your Estate

Buildings:

Hidden Chronicles isn't just about those hidden object scenes. In fact, there is a robust building and estate management section to the game which evokes memories of other Zynga titles. You can buy all the items you need by interacting with the marketplace at the bottom of the screen. Decorations will make your estate look nicer and make it more individual if your friends and neighbors come to visit. Decorations also earn you Estate Points, as mentioned above. If you need an instant injection of these, simply purchase and place them.

In addition to decorations, of course, there are standard buildings. These normally have certain requirements that must have been fulfilled before you can purchase them, and take a set amount of time to complete construction. Often you will need to request assistance from your neighbors, which can involve them sending you items, or staffing them up into your crew to help in the building. If you are the unsociable type, or simply don't want people interfering in your business, you can use Cash to advance through the stages without of this inconvenience.

Should you want to sell a building, you can do this by clicking the Tool icon at the bottom of the screen. Inside this menu you will see the option to sell. Obviously, selling generates you some of the resources that were exerted when building the structure, but you will not keep the Estate Points earned from it.

Expanding:

When you inevitably run out of space in your estate you will have to unlock new areas to build on. You can see areas that you can unlock by clicking on one of the darkened areas of your map. You will then be taken to a new menu which tells you the exact requirements for unlocking the desired expansion. It is worth clicking around all of the areas on offer as they will have varying requirements based on their contents. Unlocking new areas will always require Trophies, Clues and Coins - you can see details on how to earn all of these resources above.

One of the biggest advantages to unlocking new areas is that you may find certain treasure or objects on them that you can only access by gaining these particular sections of land.