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Materials Prison Architect Guide

Last update: 25 May 2016

In the materials in the lower menu (screen above) there are two types of elements: walls and materials placed on the floor/ground - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

In the materials in the lower menu (screen above) there are two types of elements: walls and materials placed on the floor/ground. Both can get dirty, but it doesn't influence the gameplay in any way. In order to clean a dirty wall or floor, you have to use the Janitor or have the prisoners clean the prison (see: Deployment and Bureaucracy).

Walls are an important element, as they limit the freedom of prisoners. If you don't lock them in a specially prepared cell (with no holes and locked using a special Jail Door), they will quickly escape.

Walls also come useful when you want to separate given rooms, however - what's quite curious - they aren't needed in all cases - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Walls also come useful when you want to separate given rooms, however - what's quite curious - they aren't needed in all cases. As you can see in the above screenshot, you can create cells (and all kinds of different rooms) without walls, as long as you create them inside a separate building. Such a solution is very economical, however it looks really stupid.

Walls can be destroyed by Workmen when you wish (demolish walls) or angry prisoners during riots. In the second case, you have to make sure no one escapes the prison, which can be done by building a free fence around the main building.

Below you can find a list of various types of walls. It's not really long, but it will probably grow with upcoming patches.

Icon

Name

Cost

Possible location

Description

Concrete Wall - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Concrete Wall

50$

Anywhere

A thick, stiff and exceptionally ugly wall. Their colour is the only difference from its brick counterpart.

Brick Wall - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Brick Wall

50$

Anywhere

An universal type of walls.

Fence - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Fence

0$

Outside

Fences are completely free, so they're very handy for surrounding the whole area of the prison.

Floors, unlike walls, serve mainly a decorative role. They can either increase or lower walk speed, but it doesn't really matter that much as most characters will move with a speed appropriate to a given task. Note that the default speed in rooms is High (concrete floor).

Icon

Name

Cost

Possible location

Walk speed

Description

Dirt - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Dirt

0$

Outside

Slow

Regular dirt found outside you prison. You can get rid of unwanted bushes using it.

Paving Stone - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Paving Stone

10$

Outside

Fast

Allows characters to move fast outside of the prison and looks quite aesthetically.

Grass - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Grass

5$

Outside

Slow

The only one requiring a gardener.

Gravel - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Gravel

10$

Outside

Slow

Not very appealing kind of floor which also slows down.

Road - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Road

10$

Outside

Normal

Anaesthetics and not very useful kind of floor. No one stick to it anyway.

Stone - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Stone

10$

Outside

Normal

A quite nice way to finish your prison, especially when placed by the walls.

Concrete Tiles - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Concrete Tiles

10$

Anywhere

Fast

A universal and useful floor, unfortunately not very appealing.

Concrete Floor - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Concrete Floor

10$

Inside

Fast

A default type of floor inside buildings, received together with the foundations.

Wooden Floor - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Wooden Floor

50$

Inside

Normal

A very expensive, but decorative kind of floor.

Ceramic Floor - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Ceramic Floor

50$

Inside

Normal

A very expensive, yet quite nice kind of floor.

Mosaic Floor - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Mosaic Floor

10$

Inside

Fast

A nice, cheap and "fast" type of floor. Fits pretty much anywhere.

Metal Floor - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Metal Floor

10$

Inside

Fast

A really ugly type of floor, yet fast at the same time. You're better off sticking with the concrete floor.

Marble Tiles - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Marble Tiles

10$

Inside

Normal

A luxurious and aesthetic floor at a reasonable price. Using it, you can turn your prison into a Greek temple!

White Tiles - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

White Tiles

10$

Inside

Normal

Looks good in the doctor room and the morgue.

Fancy Tiles - Materials - Prison Architect - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Fancy Tiles

10$

Inside

Normal

A very nice and cheap floor.

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