Speaking of lazy thinking - you really cannot abort all side quests. You know that, right? It doesn’t allow you to. that option doesn’t exist for all side quests and you end up having to do a large portion of them. Can someone who actually remembers what it’s like to be a younger city try answering for once?
This is going to be unpopular but:
The first GBS you need are going to be population and happiness to counter that population. INNO was a lifesaver for me, later on i delted it cause i hd so much excess population from event buildings. The Capitol is nice for population in early ages, and only requires INDY goods.On top of that, it provides some HP.Coins are a issue with a population GB though so I wouldn't rush into getting one. Population is really useful especially in the Beginning, and saves a lot of space... 0 houses, 1 GB,. i call that a win.
Also Story quests will always be there,doesn't effect recurring quests. Side quests do thought, and are mainly triggered through campaign map activation...
FINISH THOSE ASAP(the ones that you cant abort). After those are done You get Recurring Quests. There is someone who used to be on the forum, he/she was in iron age and used a chat to HEAVILY ABUSE recurring quests....I mean it was crazy.......
If you are plundering or fighting traz is a must,but don't pressure yourself getting it. Traz is also nice to counter population with HP like i talked about earlier.
If you can farm RQ, and have the time to do that it is the most valuable building in the game.there are some who debate whether The Arc or The Chateu is a more valuable building.
Guild hopping is a
great way to gain coins, which fills up the recurring collect X amount of coins quest.You do this by aiding every person in the guild, and repeat with any more guilds until you finish the quest, then cycle back to the quest. Its also a great way to collect blueprints.
Until you are getting Recurring quests i would not get it.Although it does do bonus on all quests, in my opinion its not worth it yet. Especially as you only make 20 fp, you are rushing through the tech tree. I would slow down, and concentrate more on city, less on tech tree.Yes it is good for goods, but not yet..
Unrelated but if you were curious iv'e been playing for AT LEAST 3 years, current city is 2+ years i believe.
People are going to hate this, but i wouldn't suggest getting a ARC get either. WHY? Because i think you need a solid foundation and base BEFORE you get a arc.
Also a screenshot of your city would help : )
If you have more questions, I am happy to help.Also i would suggest reading the guides in the guides part of the forum, lots are very useful.
PS:IF you can, i'd get at least a zues : ) ALSO Babel isnt the worst building in the world for population and goods at the same time.