Best Possible Cultural Settlement Layout

[Triopoly Champion]

I have 11 Shacks and 4 Shrines now, thus there will be the budget surplus for the copper coins.

(300 * 4) + (93 * 11) = 2,223, production of 5 * 2 axes cost only 2,000 copper coins.

(24 * 4) + (6 * 4) = 120 diplomacy(the requirement to unlock Mead Brewery)


It's the best to place the Embassy on the center, so 2 Axe Smith can be operating around the corner while leaving enough room to potentially fit in the Mead Brewery(3x4). Lucky enough that no impediments have gotten me yet -

 

[DeletedUser36624]

It takes 11 shacks cranking coins to keep 1 axe smith going, let alone 2.

 

[Triopoly Champion]

It takes 11 shacks cranking coins to keep 1 axe smith going, let alone 2.

11 Shacks + 4 Shrines should be plenty to keep 2 Axe Smith operating, try to unlock as much expansions as possible using the initial 5,000 copper coins. It's the best to run the Viking Settlement this way when there's the time challenge for the quest completion.

 

[DeletedUser36624]

11 Shacks + 4 Shrines should be plenty to keep 2 Axe Smith operating, try to unlock as much expansions as possible using the initial 5,000 copper coins. It's the best to run the Viking Settlement this way when there's the time challenge for the quest completion.

Yes, but you need to unlock the shrines first. And where are you getting an option to unlock expansions with coins? It's diamonds or cultural goods for me.

 

[DeletedUser37805]

Don't forget, layouts not as useful since everyone gets random impediments throughout the map. so no two settlements will be exactly the same for design.

 

[Triopoly Champion]

Don't forget, layouts not as useful since everyone gets random impediments throughout the map. so no two settlements will be exactly the same for design.

I usually take the mirrored designs(enantiomers) or reconfiguration using the same amount of elements(diastereomers), pass around the impediments quiet well. I have different impediments in several worlds too.

I always enjoy to play around the cis and trans models of the chemical compounds.

 

[RazorbackPirate]

Don't know that there is a 'best design', but here is what I've got so far.

 

[DeletedUser36624]

Wow, that's a nice clear building area. I've got two impediments right up against my original 4x4 plot.

 

[Graviton]

Across my several cities I'm finding that those obstructions can make a big difference as to what you can build ...there are definitely configurations that aren't worth doing.

 

[DeletedUser36624]

Of the eight plots that border my original 2x2 area, only 2 are free of impediments. The SE side has the two right up against my stuff, and NE and NW there are impediments in the back. So I've gone SW for my first expansions. It is nice to see that it might not be that bad on future settlements.

 

[Triopoly Champion]

Don't know that there is a 'best design', but here is what I've got so far.

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This is how I'd build your settlement, so as soon as the next expansion available, it'll save lots of space.


The huts and beast hunters should fit in nicely with this future layout.

 

[DeletedUser32824]

Is it best to just invest axes into like 4 expansions? I bought 2 so far and wondering if it's best to unlock mead next with them or to expand before that.

 

[DeletedUser30900]

Is it best to just invest axes into like 4 expansions? I bought 2 so far and wondering if it's best to unlock mead next with them or to expand before that.

3 is the maximum you should spend with axe. 2 is gonna be the lowest cost approach but sometimes 3 works better

 

[RazorbackPirate]

3 is the maximum you should spend with axe. 2 is gonna be the lowest cost approach but sometimes 3 works better

I went with three. My first 5 mead will purchase the 4th expansion.

 

[DeletedUser31397]

Here is my current setup:
13 shacks
7 shrines
1 axe smith
1 mead brewery



For expansions, I like to look ahead at the next 2 Embassy requirements and whatever good is least demanded I will use that to buy the next expansion.

 

[DeletedUser36624]

I currently have:
11 shacks
3 shrines
1 axe smith
2 mead brewery

My goods requirements for hut and beast hunter are heavily tilted to mead (102 required between them). I'm strongly considering nuking the axe smith to build another mead brewery, but then I'd have to rebuild it later. The shrines are not making enough to fuel three goods buildings, but I should have enough saved to make it to the transition to huts and another expansion.

 

[Mustapha00]

In another thread, it was claimed that, if you Abandon a Settlement (as I did due to way too many rocks), the exact same map will show up next time.
Do we know that for certain?

 

[Triopoly Champion]

Here is my current setup:
13 shacks
7 shrines
1 axe smith
1 mead brewery

View attachment 11608

For expansions, I like to look ahead at the next 2 Embassy requirements and whatever good is least demanded I will use that to buy the next expansion.

I have only 12 Shacks and they are all connected, so I have more copper coins income.
4 connected Shacks = 1 Shrine as far as coin income.

 

[DeletedUser31397]

I have only 12 Shacks and they are all connected, so I have more copper coins income.
4 connected Shacks = 1 Shrine as far as coin income.
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I usually can collect the shrines each hour so it's really a wash between connecting shacks or not (452 coins in 4 hours per shrine vs 372 coins in 4 hours with 4 shacks) However, if I couldn't collect as often then it is more advantageous to connect the houses.

 

[DeletedUser32973]

I usually can collect the shrines each hour so it's really a wash between connecting shacks or not (452 coins in 4 hours per shrine vs 372 coins in 4 hours with 4 shacks) However, if I couldn't collect as often then it is more advantageous to connect the houses.

Collecting every hour is rough, but whatever floats your boat. Are you waking up every hour to collect as well? This setup just seems really annoying. The less frequent you need to collect the better imo. Your setup isn't all that much better than connected houses if we're talking about 1 hour productions, and worse for 4 hour productions.