So ultimately, we need markets everywhere? Even if they're only serving a couple of houses, as in this example? For these houses to remain stocked with a variety of food and firewood, they need to be near a market. However, this outpost will also need some houses for the workers. This will obviously need a stockpile from which the market vendors will collect. However, how do you manage the placement of buildings in practice? Take this example that I often struggle with: Say I want a remote logging outpost to create logs. This is a great post, and clearly explains the dynamics here.

Houses, Woodcutters, Blacksmiths, etc all need a market IF you build one, as they WITHDRAW resources to function.Īny type of resource gathering building (farms, orchards, pastures, herbalists, gatherers, etc) do NOT need a market, but instead need a closeby storage area.

Originally posted by The Haney:Addendum: I make sure that every building that NEEDS something is within range of a market. (A lot of people were faster ^^ Anyway, I guess all your questions are answered now) The market is really a good building, because most of the time, you will have various locations where you food is produced, with houses nearby so your workers don't walk too much, and the market at the center distributing food for everyone. Ideally, you're gonna try to build storage barns near where you food is produced, so your workers have less distance to walk, and then the workers from the market place are gonna haul this food to the market, where your citizens will collect it. Then have some barns set up around it OUTSIDE of its influence area. The best way I found to make a market work perfectly is to place it a central position. It also helps regulate the distribution, because without them, citizens just get as many food as they can from the storage, and stuff their home, sometime leaving not enough food for everyone. Market provides food to the houses in its radius (and even a bit more, from what I saw).īasically, the vendor from the market collect all the food, and bring it there so the citizens can bring it home.

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