Hearth

**Hearths** are one of the most important parts of Utopia: Origin. Even for those who choose to play solo, having a Hearth allows a player to keep their items placed for more than 24 hours at a time—so long as the items are placed on the Hearth Island—a Heath's buildable footprint. In addition, there are some items that can not be placed anywhere but a Hearth or Tribe; the first such item a player is likely to encounter is the Large Chicken Cutlet.

Upon creating or joining a Hearth, a character will receive a Wand and Hearthstone in their in-game mailbox.

## Creating a Hearth

A Hearth can be created using a Hearth Cornerstone, which requires 100 Wood and 100 Stone to craft. The Hearth Cornerstone can be crafted without the use of any Facility, but it does require a player to be level 10 in order to craft it.

Once a player crafts or trades for a Hearth Cornerstone, it ca be used to create a new Hearth. When creating a new Hearth, a player can choose a name, an icon, and a base 'model'. The base model gives the player a starting point to work with in designing their Hearth, but all parts of the base model can be placed into a Hearth's building item storage (not in a Storage Facility), if a player with building permissions wants to change the Hearth's look.

Hearths **cannot be placed in all locations**, and a player will need to find a suitable spot before placing their Hearth. Such locations are:

* ore deposits
* rare creature/plants/other items respawn locations
* next to the Beacons
* next to the Trading House
* on sloping/tilted surfaces
* on the water surface (the center of the Hearth needs to be on the ground)

Sometimes the game would allow to place the Hearth in a rare item/creature location, due to technical errors, but it will not allow to place facilities or furniture in it.

The player who creates a Hearth automatically becomes the Hearth's leader, referred to as 'Chieftain' within the game. Upon joining a Tribe, the Hearth Chieftain becomes a Tribe Elder.

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## Moving a Hearth

Hearths can be moved using Hearth Teleporters. Unlike other items, once a Hearth has been placed its position can not be moved or adjusted without using a Hearth Teleporter.

## Inactive Hearths

If all the members of a Hearth are inactive for 7 days (1 week), the Hearth and all of its contents will be removed from the main game world. When a Hearth is removed from the main game world, a Hearth Teleporter will be given to the Chieftain and Core members through in-game mail.

In order to recover a Hearth that has been removed from the main world, the Hearth will have to be reclaimed using a Hearth Teleporter.

## Hearth Stats by Level

The stats of a Hearth vary by its level. The higher the level, the more usage possibilities it allows.
The main characteristics (variables) of a Hearth appear in the **Hearth Upgrade** interface (see Gallery images 1-11). These are:

* **Member Limit** - how many members can join the Hearth (including the Owner).
* **Floor Limit** - how many floors can be built on.
* **Complexity Limit** - complexity is a virtual concept that allows more sophisticated building items to be added to the Hearth. In the Building Menu, each item's complexity degree will be shown in its in-game infobox.
* **Footprint** - the area size on which a Hearth can be built. Upon upgrading to the next level, it can be seen how the area of the foundation expands.
* **Facilities** - the total number of the facilities that can be placed in the Hearth. When the limit is reached, no more facilities can be placed even in the wild. Other members of the Hearth can place facilities on their own and set them as available to use, from its **Settings Menu**. The options are:
	+ **Hearth Sharing** all members can use the facility and its content
	+ **User** - a specific member can only use the facility and its contain, no other actions allowed
	+ **Admin** - a specific member can use the facility and its contain, recall, change position. **Note**: A bound decoration facility can not be recalled even by Administrator, but can only re-position it on the Hearth's surfaces. Only the Owner has the right to recall it.
* **Plan Limit** - how many building plans can be used. The members with permission to build (Hearth Owner and Core Member/s) can use additional plans, within the specified number, to create different hearth appearances.

### 3

* Member Limit: 8
* Floor Limit:4
* Walls:280
* Floor:700
* Footprint: 20\*20
* Facilities:25
* Doors:10
* Other Parts:105

### 4

* Member Limit: 8
* Floor Limit: 4
* Walls: 360
* Floor: 900
* Footprint: 26\*26
* Facilities: 100
* Doors: 20
* Other Parts: 120

### 5

* Member Limit: 8
* Floor Limit:5
* Walls: 440
* Floor: 1100
* Footprint: 26\*26
* Facilities: 35
* Doors: 20
* Other Parts: 135

### 6

* Member Limit: 9
* Floor Limit: 5
* Walls: 520
* Floor: 1300
* Footprint: 26\*26
* Facilities: 35
* Doors: 20
* Other Parts: 150

### 7

* Member Limit: 10
* Floor Limit: 5
* Walls: 600
* Floor: 1500
* Footprint: 32\*32
* Facilities: 45
* Doors: 30
* Other Parts: 165

### 8

* Member Limit: 10
* Floor Limit: 6
* Walls: 720
* Floor: 1800
* Footprint: 32\*32
* Facilities: 50
* Doors: 30
* Other Parts: 180

### 9

* Member Limit: 11
* Floor Limit: 6
* Walls: 840
* Floor: 2100
* Footprint: 32\*32
* Facilities: 55
* Doors: 30
* Other Parts: 195

### 10

* Member Limit: 11
* Floor Limit: 6
* Walls: 960
* Floor: 2400
* Footprint: 38\*38
* Facilities: 60
* Doors: 40
* Other Parts: 210

### 11

* Member Limit: 11
* Floor Limit: 7
* Walls: 1080
* Floor: 2700
* Footprint: 38\*38
* Facilities: 65
* Doors: 40
* Other Parts: 225

### 12

* Member Limit: 12
* Floor Limit: 7
* Walls: 1200
* Floor: 3000
* Footprint: 38\*38
* Facilities: 70
* Doors: 40
* Other Parts:29

## Gallery

1. Hearth level 1 stats2. Hearth level 2 stats3. Hearth level 3 stats4. Hearth level 4 stats5. Hearth level 5 stats6. Hearth level 6 stats7. Hearth level 7 stats8. Hearth level 8 stats9. Hearth level 9 stats10. Hearth level 10 stats (older version image)11. Hearth level 11 stats