Don't raise the village development step

How it works

• Each stage requires the current stage's key building at level 2 or higher: Founder's Yurt for Stage 1→2, Lumber Camp for 2→3, Stone Wall for 9→10.
• A stage upgrade cannot start while a construction is active; once started it runs alongside construction and specialisation jobs.
• Duration: 1/5/15/45/90 s for Stages 2–6; 180 × 1.55^(stage − 6) s for Stages 7–10 (1,039 s for Stage 10), at most 43,200 s; the result is divided by world speed.
• The highest stage is Stage 10 (Khaganate); every stage also raises the production base and warehouse capacity of all five resources.
• A village starts at Stage 1 (Founding); a new building can only be constructed once the village reaches its unlock stage.

Step by step

1. Open the Development Path or step indicator in the city.
2. Examine the building conditions and resource cost of the next step.
3. Complete the missing conditions; then give the order to Raise the Step.
4. When development is complete, check the newly opened building, market, or features.