Merci ! Regarding ingredients, I try to think in terms of 'one ingredient for one product.' For example, I know I need grain for both oil and eggs, so there's no way I’d use grain elsewhere. I also know I'll need scales for dye, so I don’t use scales for incense-I use herbs instead. I like having this kind of clear pattern in my head: Grain → Oil and Eggs Herbs → Incense Meat → Jerky Mushrooms → Pickled Goods and Wine Scales → Dye Leather → Coats and Scrolls After that, it's all about 'feeling' whether I have enough resources for two products or just one. Sometimes, I even save a resource because I know it might be useful later for something I’m not producing yet. For example, I saved insects for the entire game in case I needed them for jerky or skewers at some point...

At the start, I didn't reroll because I wanted to keep my amber to buy pipes, and I think it was the right call. I feel it's hard to reroll during the first two years, because amber is so precious then. Then, the buildings I got after that point were all useful. Alchemist's Hut gave me crystallized dew (and thus more pipes). Teahouse gave me waterskins and a better incense recipe (since Harpies are efficient inside this building)... I think I would have rerolled at the end, but I got two very nice blueprints (Temple and Forum) which both sealed the deal!

Hello! 1. I don't really agree. I couldn't turn wheat into meat in the ranch because I needed to produce eggs almost all the time for my paste production (the yield for eggs is better than the yield for meat). Also, I had enough wheat to produce both oil and eggs directly from it. There was no need to waste time and labor making meat just to save little wheat that I didn't need to save. 2. You're right, it was just a bad reflex on my part. I think it didn't really change much though, since I didn't have anything left to build at that time. 3. You're right, but my builders were almost always needed elsewhere, and road tiles that you rarely use in the game have almost no effect at all. It wouldn't have changed anything in the end. There are some things I don't do, like building certain roads, because I know they have almost no effect in the long run! Thank you for your comments!

For me, the real mistake I made in this game was piping the field kitchen too early. I should have waited for the next blueprint choice before piping it and starting the paste production. It worked in the end, but if I had waited 20 more seconds, I would have built the rain mill instead and piped that. Then, I would have been able to use a better paste recipe throughout the entire game.

Thanks! Oh, that's strange, I actually built 2 blight posts in my three previous videos too, haha!

Now I try to say "geyser" instead of "geezer", and "scrolls" instead of "squirrels". I also try to say "hearth" instead of "ass". But that's difficult.

That's why amber is such a good embarkation bonus! You can call a trader if you need anything during Year 1 and buy it right away. And of course it also allows you to open glades during Year 1 at P19 and P20.

You’re right, I could have checked the proposed trade routes at that moment! But I think it’s also because I was convinced I wanted the regular order instead of the timed order anyway. Like I said just before picking the regular order, gaining two more villagers and 10 amber was actually better than the timed order rewards. To be honest, more people is almost the best reward that you can hope for at the start of the game!

@NarcoATS Makes sense, thanks again for the videos!

Thank you! Yes, more will come.

I'm glad, thank you! Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. I will try to answer. :)

Maybe it’s because you don’t have an alternative source of fuel? Wood is very inefficient in the hearth or for recipes like jerky, incense, or purging fire. Coal, sea marrow, or oil are much more efficient options for those. Once I find a reliable way to produce one of these three fuels, I only use wood for planks and buildings.

Roots don't yield as much as herbs in the herb garden, so I don't even consider growing them there (unless I have a production bonus for them). I know I can get way more herbs than roots, and since I needed herbs in this game, there was no point in growing roots in the herb garden. It's the same with the small farm, which I almost never use for vegetables!

Thank you! The next one is coming tomorrow.

And not rotating the harpy houses to form a nice oval either… I agree with your play style for the most part but this is the exception

My sense of aesthetics does leave something to be desired, indeed.

You're right! I just like very clean consumption panels. It's a weird habit of mine.

Yes, but I was delayed this week due to unfortunate circumstances. The next video will be out next week. Good luck with your games!

For advanced players, starting with 6 impatience is definitely a buff, not a negative effect. It can be tricky for beginners, though. Similarly, longer storms are also a buff for veterans, in my opinion.

@NarcoATS longer storms, really? I don't see why, could you explain?

For advanced players, managing hostility during the storm is rarely a problem, so the storm itself doesn't pose any particular danger. Slightly longer storms allow for continued city development while delaying the arrival of a new year, which increases the hostility level. Also, the more I play the game, the better I get at maintaining high resolve during some storms, which helps me keep gaining reputation. From my experience, when all these factors are combined, longer storms give a better chance of finishing the game earlier, for example in Year 4 rather than Year 5.

@NarcoATS ah, I understand, longer seasons in general then! You said you don't buy those, but I love the merchants perks that increase drizzle/clearance for that reason as well. Thank you!

@NarcoATS au passage c'est impressionnant comme tu maîtrises le jeu, j'ai arrêté au prestige 15 il y à peu près un an et avec le DLC j'ai repris cette semaine, tes vidéos m'ont clairement aidé à remettre le pied à l'étrier. Leur format est vraiment super, particulièrement la façon dont tu motives chaque décision. Je suis impatient de suivre la série que tu as commencée ce mois ci!

It really depends on the context, but nowadays, I mostly open one in Drizzle 1. Everything is faster from there, and I have more information (resources, caches' content, etc.) to make better choices afterwards. But I would advise you to take the Amber embarkation bonus to do it. This way, you can call a trader and buy the items you lack for the dangerous event (if you lack any).

Thank you! I'll wait until i unlock the ember embarkation bonus then. currently i've always been taking the 30 oil because it solves a lot of dangerous glade event when I start but sometime i get unlucky.

Don’t you start with 28 coal by default? It helps resolve a lot of dangerous glade events too. You just have to save it and use wood for your hearth instead. I’ve never chosen oil!

You can't do everything yet, of course. You need important upgrades like the rainpunk engines, but the logic of the strategy remains the same: trying to gain as much reputation as possible at all times by fulfilling orders and increasing your species' resolve. If you are interested, I posted a tutorial about resolve and reputation on my channel.

Hello! I'm glad my videos were helpful to you! First, I need to finish the Adamantine cycle, and then I'll try the QHT! Thank you!

Thank you!

Shoot, I was wrong

It was my second choice!

Thank you so much!

Thank you and welcome! Yes, rainwater is very strong. If you have what you need to produce purging fire and pipes, you should definitely pipe every building!

Thank you! Well, it all depends on the map, really! I think I will play games with two negative modifiers at the same time during this cycle, because there are a lot of points of interest where I'm going right now. Some combinations can be really tricky, so it should be fun. I would also love to play a Forsaken Town and a 'no pause' modifier. :D

@NarcoATS Oh yeah the infamous "no pause". I didn't try yet and will be very interested to see how you manage to explain everything you do without pausing. On the other hand, there are a lot of times where the game is paused because of something on the screen, namely cornerstones and blueprints choices.

@@lecureilfou9254 If I remember properly, the game doesn't even pause during cornerstones, orders and blueprints choices with this modifier.

Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Thanks! I've been very lucky with these dangerous events. Every time I take the risk, I know the dangers, haha. Though I only do it when I have enough amber to buy stuff from the traders (like the coal here). But it's still risky, I know... I'm sure it'll catch up with me at some point during this cycle.

Thank you! Actually, watching my own gameplay has helped me progress very quickly recently. It's similar to watching replays in fighting games. This process allows you to spot your mistakes and start working on them.