Medieval Dynasty - The BEST location to build your Village/Town/City. And, it's not where you think!

In this video I give specific details why everyone else is wrong in their opinion of where to build a village/town/city in Medieval Dynasty. I welcome counter opinions and discourse in the comments below.
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This was my first real video on the channel and it wasn't intended to be. It was a snarky retort to combat some of the misinformation available that creators choose to maintain for clicks rather than to provide genuine accurate information.
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[@sgtsylver]

Let me know what you think! Where do you think the best location is and why. Am I wrong?

[@THE-MiYHiKA-VLEZ]

The next time I'm live I'll send you a link so you can see what I have done in this game

[@sgtsylver]

@@THE-MiYHiKA-VLEZ That would be amazing

[@sgtsylver]

@@THE-MiYHiKA-VLEZ That would be awesome!

[@THE-MiYHiKA-VLEZ]

@@sgtsylver most definitely I'll definitely send you a link when I come across playing the game again I don't really have a schedule on when I actually do live stream but when I do I will send you a link

[@LokiGodOfTime]

The only issue you run into with that spot, pre-farming, is the lake has no straw so you have to travel for it. Outside of that, I love that area. It’s beautiful, you have a private lake for fishing, and it’s relatively central in the map.

[@seanoftheroses]

Dude, I started playing this game a week ago. I'm an older gamer, 39. Oblivion was my favorite console game when it came out. At 15 I started playing Ultima Online. The first successful mmorpg, long before WOW. My point is this, in my opinion, Midevil Dynasty is on par with Oblivion and Ultima Online. I can see myself messing around and playing this for a good year or two in real life. I'm sure it would be a great game 10 years from now.❤

[@sgtsylver]

Ultima was one of my first loved games, although it was the single player Ultima games before Ultima Online was available. But, I've got you by 10 years so when UO came around I was too busy playing Army to get into it. The Elder Scroll series is great but I couldn't say whether Oblivion or Skyrim is better. I agree that MD is great and definitely will hold its own over the next few years, possibly decade. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@kateferguson7705]

@@sgtsylver I've got you both by a few more years 62yrs and I love both the single and online Ultima. I'm torn between Oblivion and Skyrim as well, but if I had to choose it would probably be Oblivion.

[@Blaze_1961]

@@kateferguson7705 62 here as well......Oblivion is also my favorite. GO BOOMERS!

[@tylerstickle2957]

​@@Blaze_1961pretty cool to see the older guys gaming it up. My dad would be 54 but he didn't even know how to turn my Xbox on 😂🤙. Give him some tools and he'd build a car from the ground up so Im thankful for that knowledge though and cherish his memory. Stay safe out there 🙏

[@CravingAllTheGames]

Bro I feel you man oblivion in my opinion is still really good nowadays every game developer is worried about the online part instead of the story and there mechanics of there game

[@whytchywooo]

This is my absolute favorite place to build. The tavern is at the end of the little dead end path towards the water, with all the workplaces on that same side road. Then, i put all the houses all the way around the lake. My house is across the main road from the "worker alley" as i call it so i can sit on my front lawn each morning and evening and watch the parade of villagers coming/going. I love that the terrain is not completely flat so it doesn't look so artificial... like boxes on a table. The mountain views are spectacular! Keep up the great work, love watching your videos. You have the perfect calm, soothing voice for it. Cant wait to see what's next.

[@sgtsylver]

Sounds like it is beautiful! Thank you for watching and the encouragement. I really appreciate it.

[@stevencox8387]

I was just in that area yesterday on my 1st time playing the game running around checking out the map. I thought that area was perfect for a huge "lake" town. Definitely resource rich and largely flat. Definitely underrated by many other KZbinr videos. 👍👍 and subscribed.

[@sgtsylver]

Thanks Steven!

[@pumachug]

I am an older older gamer (73). I have started a game on a plateau above Gastovia. (Just west of the starting place.) I like it because of its close proximity to a mine. (A few hundred meters north.) BUT like you I don’t like the uneven ground. Since I like to have a mining/manufacturing town, I put up with it. I gotta say that I love the lakefront site and used it during early access play. God. Ideo!

[@sgtsylver]

Glad that you are playing and enjoying the game! Thanks for watching!

[@kateferguson7705]

Every game I have played I've built in this spot. I bought the game when it first came out and explored the map, found this spot and realised the potential so that was it for me. I went to checkout other recommendations but never thought they fit what I wanted in a village. This game will age gracefully.

[@sgtsylver]

THE BEST SPOT! You are brilliant Kate!

[@GraceAlone614]

I just got into this game, and I'm really enjoying the atmosphere of this game. The dialogue is great. I didn't think I was going to like it at first, but I actually enjoy having to read the dialogue. So far, it's a recommendation in my book. Plus it reminds me so much of Kingdom come deliverance.

[@sgtsylver]

It's a great game. Glad you are enjoying it so far.

[@ragedunicycle1157]

That was my first thought as well they feel very similar.

[@jackiepaper1817]

I've built my town in the swamp to the North East. It's great for resources (rocks and sticks everywhere; there are three clay deposits nearby; lots of wildlife; and it's a Herbalist's dreamland). The only problem is space. There's water everywhere (it is a swamp afterall). But that's actually a challenge i really enjoy. Symmetry is almost impossible but I get a lot of really interesting parts to my town. It doesnt take too long for the place to start looking gorgeous, especialy once i start getting the hops and cherry trees in there.

[@sgtsylver]

Sounds amazing! I'd love to see pics or video!

[@danielturczan2485]

First playthrough. East-South-East of Gostovia there is a waterfall with a lot of stone. Built there for the aesthetic. Started stone houses right from the beginning. The biggest problem was lack of flat ground. Ended up spreading the town out. The area east of Borowo was a farming area.

[@sgtsylver]

That sounds great! Thanks for the support!

[@nitnoid24]

I do agree this is a great place to build. For mid-late game that is. Early game, there are so many quests that take you to Gostovia and you need a nearby market, I find my initial starter town is usually just west of Gostovia until I get a foothold, then I scout other places, eventually moving there.

[@sgtsylver]

That definitely works. I find Denica to be close enough to sell what I need to early on and has the merchants I need to get going. The most important being the farmer and the seamstress there. I think the quests become a matter of perspective based on game play. If you focus on the quests and prioritize their completion you can finish the game story line and side quests before you have much of a settlement, definitely before your heir comes of age. So if you come at it from a dynastic perspective you'll be mid game before the story quests really get that far. Being close to Gostovia, or any other specific village, gets lost when you are trying to get to every village in order to sell everything and make as much coin as possible. Additionally, it puts you pretty far from the southern villages where I tend to find the best NPCs, as well as needing to finish the Errand Quests that come up down there to get Dynasty points. But it really is nitpicking in reality. Whatever makes you comfortable and enjoy the game is what matters most. I really appreciate you sharing.

[@treezun]

Yeah, I'm still early in the game and I started a little settlement just west of gostovia, but I'm looking for a new spot now to put up the second tier house.

[@oakfat5178]

Thanks for the informative presentation. It's a great looking town you've built. Good luck with the next generation. 1st go I began near Gostovia, and it was a very bad site choice. Hint - never pick your site by torchlight. I ended up building in a tiny triangle of land, bounded by three roads. A village with three roads intersecting in the middle like that would've been nice, but the terrain was too challenging for me. Second shot, I'm halfway between the lake and the Northern towns, just left of the creek that runs North-South,

[@sgtsylver]

Hope the new spot works well for you. Thanks for watching and supporting!

[@hlwanmoe1981]

It is actually depend on how do you want to build your village. Getting resources means either you will build focus on farming village or hunting village or production. I built my village and focus on hunting and production. My village is doing pretty well even population is only less than 20.

[@sgtsylver]

Yep. Population of 300 gets fun.

[@sisbonetta]

U know I will be starting over because of this video. I just started, like day 6. I built in the north of the river like u said. Thanks for the video.😊

[@sgtsylver]

You're welcome. Thank you for sharing. I'd love to see how your town progresses.

[@shrappnells]

Same here :)

[@red-merlin]

It is a great game! So intricate and detailed for such a small game. Like i think it's almost 5 gigs lol. And surprisingly cheap for what this game has to offer. Love this game, has everything i could possibly want in a medival survival game and adds city/generation builder into the mix. Not exaggerating when i say i think this game does it better than these triple A companies do. I might have to check that area out. Also thinking about building on the lake between hornica and jezerica. Lots of big game, stone is decent in abundance. Likewise the trees. And what happens to be my first priority in any base building game is if it looks good. This spot does have that. Might not be as flat as you'd like but haven't explored much in the area yet.

[@sgtsylver]

Give this area a look and give us your opinion. I also think the lake south looks interesting and could be a wonderful place to build. Thanks for your opinion. I also think the game is amazing and worthy of more attention.

[@pinkrose107]

Been faffing around for ages trying to find a really good spot to build. This was such a useful video! I'm actually going to build here when I play later. It pretty much has everything apart from straw which isnt really hard to come by 🙂 thanks!

[@sgtsylver]

You are welcome! Thank you for letting me know, I really appreciate it!

[@markandrzejak997]

Great place you've located to start our city. You and I started our first city exactly same place. I'm looking to relocate so glad I found your video.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you for the support!

[@ToddGray-jh3nr]

Building in the same spot. My town built around the lake within the trees. With my Manor on the hill overlooking my village. Great spot. Great game. Great video.

[@sgtsylver]

Great feedback! Thanks for the support.

[@Neo-UK]

I started at the 'unstuck' location recommend by many people but I think I'm going to move to this location....thanks for the guide... 😎

[@sgtsylver]

I had forgotten about people recommending the "unstuck" location. Thanks for commenting.

[@Travlinmo]

I realized that was a good city location a little after my current start got going. I still may restart and do that location.

[@sgtsylver]

You can always move rather than restart but it just depends on how much you're willing to do.

[@autumncrawford5084]

In one of my games my village is wrapped completely around that lake. It's one of my favorites

[@sgtsylver]

That would be amazing!

[@whiteboyjimmy20]

This video helped me out a lot on where to settle. Thank you for making this.

[@sgtsylver]

Glad it helped. I have a pretty strong opinion on the location. Thank you for watching and supporting!

[@g3games254]

Good content brother. Apprecaite it 😊

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you!

[@PJMack10]

I just started playing today and built exactly where you say not to, I was actually considering the spot you are in now.. I'm still learning the game so I think I will stay put and Max encumbrance when I need to carry a Quarry in my pockets! Maybe next playthrough! Cheers for the heads up anyway ✌

[@sgtsylver]

Thanks for watching and the support!

[@michealnelsonauthor]

I Love the mountaintop. I have a small mining camp where the double bears spawn, a fishing camp down on the big river, and fill the mountain with everything I need. It’s amazing. For clay I put an extraction shed on clay, one on limestone. Another on stone.

[@sgtsylver]

Sounds great! Thanks for watching and supporting!

[@Cram93]

GDay SGTSylver. Thanks for a great video. Relaxing to listen to and informative. Very helpful. Please share more I am keen to see how you develop your town mate. Again, Thanks.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you! Working on more! I appreciate the encouragement!

[@acuriouscase1931]

Got this game 2 days ago, opened the map saw this exact location and said to myself thats where I'm going to build.

[@sgtsylver]

That is because you are awesome!

[@andyknolls8735]

I am at the max building limit even after quests. I wish they would allow us to buy more building permits. I got several million gold and a huge amount of rep. Buying the extra buildings would give me something to spend my gold and rep on. Also I built west of Borrowo at the stream with a mining outpost at the cave.

[@sgtsylver]

Good location too. I do wish you could increase/remove the building limit.

[@veydavoodoo7530]

I hope they add new buildings like schools, churches, and "doctor's offices" I really enjoy the game and hope they keep adding to it

[@sgtsylver]

All the additions would be great! Thanks for the participation!

[@RoboCharged]

100% agree man...i went over the whole map a few times checking everywhere out and to me thats the best spot by far. I love the hill nearby the lake. I built a motte and bailey type village there and the stream is so nice for making little bridges and including it in the village!

[@sgtsylver]

Sounds amazing! Thanks for letting me know. I really appreciate the participation!

[@RoboCharged]

@@sgtsylver No problem bro I enjoyed the video and your village looks nice from what I saw! Then I noticed you play Rocket League too and instantly subbed haha. Those two games have basically been all Ive played for the last year! Thanks ya check it out if you want I made a village tour after a 40 yr playthough building on that location!

[@sgtsylver]

@@RoboCharged Your village is fantastic! I saw the pile of poop and laughed out loud. Great decorating. I'm going to be an added 20 years before I get to that amount of decorating.

[@RoboCharged]

@@sgtsylver haha thanks! I did literally like zero decorating untill year 28 when i was finished all the buildings then I spent 12 on decorating alone. It was a bit of a grind at times but mostly fun to do.

[@josephleonardoeamon6198]

This is exactly where I started my village, I'm two days into the game when I found this. Thanks for the confirmation.

[@sgtsylver]

Brilliant! Thanks for watching and the support!

[@lThellRockl]

nah people actually have been saying that location is mental. i'm gonna try to build that place next... right now i'm at the triangle fork opposite the bena something town.

[@sgtsylver]

How's that location working out?

[@NannyOggins]

I totally see your point about the tree types for lumber. Ive built my major city on the spit of land between Denica and Tutki. This gives me easy access to three villages. However, my feeder hamlets are at Branica mine and the woodland flower meadow north of Borrowo. They each have a resource store and food store to boost storage, and the trees near the flower meadow forest have a good supply of Maple. I like your idea though and will try it next playthrough. My heir is 14 now so it will be a few years yet.

[@sgtsylver]

Your next playthrough will be on Oxbow!

[@Admiral_tintin]

First off thanks so much for you honesty and rant. I appreciate thease kinds of videos. I built on the the edge where you said you started your buildings then moved. Mine is on both sides of that creek as just up the creek was a waterfall with heeps of stone. Thougt now it is a city size I have come to hate that some homes are on post foundation and not solid. After building walls all the way around it and getting everything in some resemblance of what I wanted makes it hard to move off to a better location. Perhaps Now that Oxbow is coming soon to PS5 I will just do better on that one. As now it is just about complete the achievements. Once again thanks very much for you honest and forward state of mind, it is very much appreciated. I subscribed anyway 😂

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you for the support. Unfortunately, Oxbow was a disappointment for me in terms of story and quests. I do hope they improve that for the console release.

[@stevencox8387]

If I'm not mistaken, there is a small patch of reads on the other side of the lake from where you built and a few duck spawns.

[@sgtsylver]

There definitely could be. By the time I moved here I wasn't looking for them anymore, wheat was producing more than I needed. So...straw hats!

[@saranapelitano1061]

I started this game a couple months ago and I feel like I’ve already tried to replace my village like 4 times 😅 this time around I actually started my village almost exactly where yours is ! I appreciate your video, it was really helpful :)

[@sgtsylver]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@Khalifrio]

I just recently got the game. I am one that will wonder all over the map looking for the perfect building spot. I came across that spot by the lake early on and liked the looks of it. But silly me ended up straight north along the big river and I hated it. Constantly running all over trying to find different materials. I did not want to give my progress on my existing town so I just put up with it. Next game I think I am going to focus on tool and weapon production with a town at the mine at Branica. Third game will be down by that lovely lake focusing on hunting and fishing. I just don't want to deal with managing several farming fields.

[@sgtsylver]

It is great to choose different locations and role-play the builds. For me, the all-in-one is west of the lake. It has everything and great location to hit all the towns to sell your stuff for the coin.

[@bozinoski]

The way I play the game the lack of trees is never a problem. I only need enough trees for a house and the wood shed. All the logs after that are provided by the villager employed there. You get tons of wood,and you will never run out as long as you do other things in-between building. For example, when you are low on logs, do some quests, collect stones, focus on your farm, hunting, etc. I have a huge town now, and I probably cut less than 20 trees.

[@sgtsylver]

That is great! Thanks for watching and the support!

[@Alexor715]

"And it's not where you think!" Proceeds to build it at one of most favorite spots..

[@HuntressGamer]

I just downloadedthe game,cant believe I missed it. Thanks for this great video! Subbed

[@sgtsylver]

You'll enjoy it! Thanks for the support!

[@Songe467]

After a few false starts and a bit of tweaking of the settings, I am really starting to understand and get this game. The potential was obvious first time but has taken me awhile to get the hang of it. If I have one problem with it, it is that game play is a bit tricky, it doesn't feel instinctive. I still haven't got my head around managing buildings and people and I really struggled with hunger and thirst until I switched these off. Its a bit finicky and to avoid to much grind you really do have to change the game settings. I am onto my third attempt and am actually not to far from where you are, north west where the river kind of splits three ways. Its is a bit light on stone however. At least if I have to move, I won't have to go far. I do think this game has a lot of potential but I do think the game could be improved if it asks players if they are more interested in the survivalist grind or more the building aspect when it starts a new game and adjusts the gameplay for you, particularly if you're a new player.

[@sgtsylver]

The game does have depth that can be off-putting for some. Thankfully it has the options in the settings to make it what you want. Thanks for sharing. Let me know if there is anything that I can share that would be beneficial to new players. Thank you for participating!

[@LowestExpectations]

I've done two saves in relatively the same area, just more along the south side of the lake, with most buldings next to the lake and my farms going up the hill on the other side of the road. I liked building around the main road there, made it look interesting once you get decorating with stone fences and lanterns and stuff. Generally agree that anywhere around that lake is the ideal location, and looks like they set it up just for that. On my first save, however, I picked the farthest corner of the lake in the southeast corner of the map, which was probably the most difficult location in the entire game due to being far away from every town, dangerous wildlife everywhere, and the terrain did not accommodate building at all. Turned out to be a very strange looking town when I was done, but it functioned, and the nearby mine was quite the boon, especially late game.

[@sgtsylver]

Lake is great. Thanks for the support!

[@LindasheesStitches]

I never got a very big town in my first two attempts (10-12 villagers) and usually too poor to afford animals still , my first town was west of Borrowo on the southern riverbank crossroad because it felt like a centered location on fairly flat land, but it just looked like a strip of houses along the pre-existing road with not much thought to it. Second playthrough I decided to scout most of the map and picked a fairly flat mountain location halfway between the lakes of Denica and Hornica, because it had a very natural path/mountain framing the town look, it looked awesome walking back into town while it was still small, but the more I built, and the more the view felt obstructed, and the layout random. I was trying to find my own favorite spot rather than the ones suggested by everyone out there, but the end result was I quickly wanted to abandon it :D Your town looks absolutely amazing. I like how it feels each house has decent enough space around them while still feeling quite tightly knit together... I wanted to wait for the co-op update in the hopes of starting over with a friend, but not knowing when that'll happen, you may have just given me the itch to start in that location. Have you got any idea how long that town took to build ? I always have grand plans and then want a new start after 50h or so.

[@sgtsylver]

I've not regretted this location and it never made me feel like it wasn't enough space or the right "look". It can develop pretty easily using the terrain and the trees as "guides" and there are enough obstacles with the large rock formations that make you get creative. As for time, I probably have 100 hours into this playthrough, at least. I have over 700 hours total in game play but at least 25% of that is the game just being idle as I get called away to do real life things. There were two other play through attempts, one at the start of early access release and another at a major update point. I would love to see what you build so keep me updated.

[@Kiwiangel51]

After watching this vid , I am now going changing my place , after 2 weeks of playing this game I’m so hooked , I play on console, and Pc . Great vid thanks 🙏 😊

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you for watching! And enjoy the new location!

[@alanfendley7224]

Where ever I build it won't be so symmetrical but it will look like a big middle finger or a castle on the map

[@sgtsylver]

Nice! Added aesthetic.

[@Andrew-q2w4f]

New to this game and after many failure i have finally got the hang of the management and survived my first winter and i can say im now addicted to this game

[@sgtsylver]

Great game. Just keep it in the valley until the finish the Oxbow. Thanks for the support!

[@kythian]

I am in complete agreement that the western side of the lake is the best area overall. I do like to have a small starter village closer to Gostovia so that I don't need to run very far to work on the early quests. But I also have no compunction about rebuilding everything later by the lake.

[@sgtsylver]

Awesome. Thank you for the support!

[@Einarr99]

This spot looks amazing. I've been relearning the game and changes, struggling NE of Gostovia with the hills, I was ok with the stilts until I realized I couldn't go steeper up the hill with them. IN the past i always went west of Gostovia south of the island, but was trying a suggestion, wish I would have seen your video first. Debating starting over and slowing down vs trying to move.

[@sgtsylver]

Moving isn't that bad if you put a resource building at the new spot before destroying buildings at the old location. That way the two resource buildings will share the inventory allowing you to easily build new buildings at the new location. You'll possibly only get 50% resources back, unless you have the perks to get more. If you don't have the perks to get any resources back I wouldn't move until you do. I moved 2 times before being at this location. But, sometimes starting over has some appeal to. I don't think there is a right or wrong. I appreciate the participation! Thank you for watching!

[@Halodelmorocar]

Great vid @sgtsylver !Very good point about that place. why did u stop making vids tho ? you have the voice and potential to grow along with this game.

[@sgtsylver]

I appreciate the compliment. Right now it is just a matter of time. However, I am trying to put out another video. Hopefully soon.

[@Halodelmorocar]

I restarted playing because of that location, it’s awesome. I missed this game. Think im going for the 1 mil acchievement this run.

[@sgtsylver]

@@Halodelmorocar I'm also working toward the $1Mil achievement. You helped motivate me to do more videos BTW. I published another two days ago. 😀

[@sgt.sharky9832]

I actually like the spot right north of Denica. Its flat enough and there are enough tree's and resources if you don't try to go all the way to the river. I put the farmland closer to the river, along the road from Deneb to cross the river north west. Then when I want to buy or sell at the beginning of the season, or want to look for a new villager, I can run up and hit all the northern towns and end in Gostovia, then its a long haul home from there. Or I can fast travel to Deneb and just walk home.

[@sgtsylver]

Nice! Thanks for watching and participating!

[@kutzematze]

Really impressive! I have been playing Satifsfactory for about a year now and with over 1200 hours of play time in my still first playthrough, I am able to build great and impressive structures exactly to my liking. Comparable to what you show in your video in Medival Dynasty. Satisfactory is the most impressive game I have ever played. As part of the Steam Summer Sale, I have now also bought Medival Dynasty. Hoping to have a comparable gaming experience to the one I had and still have with Satisfactory. I like the medieval setting. I'm also playing Crusader Kings 3 with over 600 hours of play. Seeing your city here makes me know how to define my goals and what is possible in this game. I look forward to maybe one day being able to achieve what you can. Thank you for your videos.

[@sgtsylver]

And, you encourage me with your comment. I really do appreciate your participation in the discussion and thank you.

[@daapsnaker]

Hey dude, solid video, you got my attention all the way through, only thing is I had a hard time understanding you at some points and really had to focus on what you were saying because the sound was kind of on the quiet side of things, It also doesn't help that my laptop sounds like an airplane sometimes. But maybe a tip to work a little on the audio and you will be someone I will visit more in the future! keep going buddy.

[@sgtsylver]

Thanks for the feedback! I honestly didn't plan on making content, just ranting, so I didn't put any planning into production. I've had some requests for more MD info so I'm putting out another video soon. Hopefully the production on it is better.

[@andrewkent4913]

I have played this game since shortly after it was launched and yes on the original map I intuitively based my settlement where you have, as you say best balance of rslesoyrces and town proximity for selling (before access to markets). Moved on to Oxbow map now and enjoying new location and quests.

[@sgtsylver]

What are your thoughts on Oxbow compared to the Valley?

[@andrewkent4913]

@sgtsylver Oxbow I feel is slightly more oriented towards quests and focuses mostly around starting location. The valley feels slightly larger and more open world - also there are more settlements, so some of the focus of the valley is travelling around the map for their resources. I would say the valley is ultimately about dynasty and raising a family, whereas Oxbow is more about individual quest styles. My favourite quest in Oxbow is the one where a villager starts believing he is an NPC in a computer game.

[@DietersYT]

Just started playing and built my settlement at the top of the waterfall nearby (east) of the first village. It’s the aesthetic for me!

[@sgtsylver]

Outstanding! Thanks for participating!

[@Coach_Quise]

Man this help me so much!!! Appreciate this

[@sgtsylver]

Very happy to hear that! Thanks for watching and the support!

[@unforgettablejazzfusion5546]

Thanks for this. Imma build right at that lake! I suscribed!

[@ironhaystack6191]

Thats why they added and let you customise your gameplay for the reason of unlimited weight. Etc. To make it slightly more fun. I know most people prefer to use the default setting but nothing wrong with ajusting it for like an 1 or so can change it back.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank for watching and the support!

[@CravingAllTheGames]

Keep these videos up man ill definitely watch you more if you do just now getting in the game and bro i want a town like yours

[@CravingAllTheGames]

I also subbed and like

[@sgtsylver]

Working on more videos. New to this so it takes a minute to put em together still. Thanks you!

[@notthepolice]

I jjust spent the last week on this game. The most difficult part to understand is what people need in what locations to run the job you assigned them. The materials and the output of what and when would be helpful. Great job sir, beautiful.

[@MrNibbles72]

nice town you build ,but you give me a big Mr Smith vibe from the Matrix and i love it

[@sgtsylver]

"You Hear That Mr. Anderson? That Is The Sound Of Inevitability!"

[@NannyOggins]

i understand why you like that location my one objection is that it has a very restricted choice of traders. I have built due south of Tutki across the river near the bridge. This gives easy access to five villages and makes finding new villagers easier as well as all the kinds of goods you need except the special spouse gifts.

[@sgtsylver]

I find I only need the traders in Denica until I can ride a Donkey, spring-summer year 2. Horse spring year 3. Then it is all open.

[@houseguest4534]

Thank you so much for sharing but I'd have to say I'd like to see you keep up the great content and become a KZbinr even if part time as your content was awesome to watch and lastly I know you said you don't need subs but I went and subbed and of course dropped a like thanks again

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you! Yep, things changed with that video and I made more anyway. I appreciate the support!

[@Uncle_Gums]

I watch alot of gameplay videos and your voice is the best to listen to. Some people get overdramatic & it's a pain to sit through which i usually end up leaving even if the tips help out it's just hard to stay interested. I hope you'll do videos for Sengoku Dynasty as well.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you! I most certainly will be doing Sengoku Dynasty videos. I really appreciate the support!

[@paultaylor1814]

I picked up Medieval Dynasty during the latest Steam sale and I'm having a great time. Right now I'm at a 10 building limit, so I'm just at the beginning stage and I've run into the drunk/stoned chick in my chapter progression. I have to make her a potion before I can advance further or find a vendor. Right now I'm building my settlement to the NW of Gostovia, close to the river and fairly close to 3 of the northern towns for trading, just southwest of the 2nd land bridge northwest of Gostovia. The resources are plentiful where I am and there's lots of flat land. The biggest gripe I have with the game is the lack of a solid tutorial to learn game mechanics. I had to look up how to do even basic crafting. I suppose I could read all the text but that's a drag. Nowadays I expect my tutorials to be full on video experiences. Fortunately, there are many KZbinrs who also enjoy the game and have documented how to do the basics, which is all I want whenever I get stuck.

[@sgtsylver]

Awesome! Thanks for watching and look for more content to come.

[@DJMavis]

I always love building bear waterfalls, but that's not really viable here, they're far too cramped. And I have tried to utilise the island too, but without building options it didn't really work, though seeing people neck deep in water on the morning commute was fun. I am currently trying to build by the lake up near Hornica. For early game loot it's amazing, though I might have died more than is optimal

[@sgtsylver]

There are quite a few bandit camps, bears and wolves in that area if I recall correctly. It presents danger for sure. Keep me posted on the progress. Thank you for being part of the discussion!

[@tamoe7107]

I built my first house right next to the waterfall that is close by gostovia 😂 now my village is huge and expands up above the waterfall where the land is even. Put my farm and farmers there and plan in building multiple little villages along the path until the cave up hill. - which I already started xD it's really all over the place but I still like it 😂) but yeah, not much space around waterfalls 🙈

[@elizabethferguson247]

Thanks for the awesome video. I to built me village where you built your first one...I'm now in the process of destroying it and will relocate to where yours is.

[@sgtsylver]

I was much happier when I moved. Hopefully you will be too.

[@Dani-nl2id]

First video I had to turn my volume UP. I like it.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you. I appreciate the support, although the volume on this particular video is poor.

[@larorne98]

Hello! I'm new to the game myself, I play on the Xbox. Thanks for such a great place to go to for a town. I don't want to start a new play through but maybe I'll move my current town there slowly. I TRULY hope you continue to make videos on this game. You really got me wanting to move my village and i love the way you produced the video. Right now my town is where you first built a town. I wanted it to look cute being right by the river and the island but there is NOTHING cute about my village!! It just looks like a row of houses and a row of buildings just sitting there haphazardly. It looks pathetic. I'm moving lol! Hope to see more from you soon! ❤❤❤

[@sgtsylver]

Yep, moving isn't so bad and it will give you a chance to lay things out differently, with more understanding having already built some. I really appreciate you participating and the encouragement! Videos shall continue!

[@larorne98]

@@sgtsylver I have now watched all of your season that you have uploaded! I can't wait to see what happens next!

[@ravenswrath89]

Nice vid, good info & i believe you about the location! :) Seriously considering picking up this game, only concern is playing on last gen console & performance. But that's expected.

[@sgtsylver]

I haven't played MD on console but the game is well optimized and very smooth given the amount of artifacts in the world. I would think it should run really well on console. Let me know how it works out for you and thank you for watching and commenting.

[@ravenswrath89]

@@sgtsylver I took the plunge, & I'm absolutely loving it so far!

[@sgtsylver]

@@ravenswrath89 Awesome to hear! Enjoy the game!

[@bookkwyrm]

I really like that spot because it has so many resources, but i don't like to build my village there. Instead, I build a resource storage building at that spot, and just go back to it once a season to gather up a shit ton of resources that I can dump into storage and don't have to cart back to my town

[@sgtsylver]

That works too. So many places to build! Don't forget to hunt there too. Deer, wisent, moose, pig and wolf are all right there.

[@Incariuz]

I personally like building at the mine south of Lesnica, it's a cramped area, but with some creative design you can make it look really nice, housing lots of people and having most the trades and good farming. I also like to build at the river/creek that's south of the mine located NW of Hornica. It's fun building around the landscape there.

[@sgtsylver]

I'd love to see screenshots or something.

[@Incariuz]

@@sgtsylver Sadly I have none handy atm, all my good save files are on xbox pc game pass right now, and I've cancelled my sub for now. Not planning to renew til October, so unable to grab some screenshots. Got the game on Steam awhile back, but haven't invested much time into it yet. I'll try and find my way back to this post later with screenshots once I've done some work on it.

[@JoshuaKA02]

My first big village was just west of here, across the river from Lesnica. The area aligns nicely with the crop grid, and has a fair amount of space. You end up having to have a wide/long village, and spreading across the river a little if you want everything in one place, but it was nice. It's all a steady slope until you get closer to the mountains. I definitely like your spot, tho. There's more room, and absolutely beautiful views. I'll prolly build here in my current game, but I might experiment with splitting my village up so there will be more space for each building, and aesthetic orchards aplenty. I wonder if they'll eventually add foundation customization like the walls have. When I returned after a long hiatus, I thought that was a thing but was sad to remember correctly after a little trying. Another thing I'd love to see is some kind of ground-cover we can put where we want it, like a grass.

[@sgtsylver]

I agree that having some more decorative alternatives like bushes, grasses or even wild flowers would be amazing. Thanks for watching and the support!

[@TheKingOfApples100]

I really liked being downhill so far it's nice chopping 15 logs and dropping it so it rolls down hill to my town and then chopping more to roll it made building easier but i would assume as i get further the workers are gonna be chopping all the logs lol

[@sgtsylver]

Yep, the workers chop them for you making life a bit easier. Thanks for watching and the participation. I really appreciate it!

[@ZaraAngel180]

very true would love them to add carts to donkeys so you can ride arround and more builds.

[@sgtsylver]

I would even place them around aesthetically.

[@rebeccajqueen]

Yes! I found that area after I started my second game and I love that spot.

[@sgtsylver]

It is great! I think even better than anything on Oxbow too.

[@bigchadman]

I started playing the other day and at first started out by a waterfall near the starter town and hated it. Now I am at a lake south of the one in the video but probaly should have done that one due to it being a bit closer to all the other villages

[@sgtsylver]

I had over a dozen buildings in my first location before I found the location I'm at now. It was pretty easy to move by building a Resource building at the new location. Sucked losing 1/2 the materials from the initial buildings though. But it was quick to build back up due to the resources there.

[@donnellbrewton]

I built my settlement near a cooper mine 😅

[@sgtsylver]

@@donnellbrewton Super for role playing or getting those heavy ores easily.

[@thewildriftofgandd5740]

Super helpful video

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you. Not sure how applicable it is after this update.

[@altorins]

Not a bad spot for sure. Although personally i like the area just south of the second bridge to the west of the starting town. There is an obscene amount of trees located here. The trees are mostly birch and maple. Set up a couple villagers to focus on rock and maybe hunting and you can literally spend all day cutting down trees. You can also do the reverse of that and set up a satellite mine in the north cave. I have my seasons set to 7 days and it stays a constant foresty sim honestly. Its also not hard to get to the cave up north. Just cross the bridge, hang a left until you see a creek and follow it north directly to the cave. I like to set up a few houses and a storage point. Great building spot directly in front of the mine. Both areas are pretty flat, not as flat as the flood plain where you originally started, but good enough. Back to the main area, Moose is plentiful just south of that. If you start bulding right by that bridge near the river and just expand south and west. The forest kind of hides how good the spot is. I don't recommend building much on the east side of the road that goes south as it doesn't take long for the terrain to become annoying to build on. Granted the view isnt as good as that lake, but its really convenient early game and develops nicely as you progress in the game. If you put all your vital storage and workshop's between the river and the road it makes expanding and planning your town in the future much easier as you will inevitably start resituating things. Ohh one side note. The east side of that road leading south is excellent for several large farms early on. I started with just one 10x10 plot but ended up doing four 10x10 with the farming post kinda in the middle, which made me insane amounts of money. Roughly 1200 Cabbage plus the abundant meat to make potage(one 10x10 plot)...... I honestly didn't know what to do with so much cabbage the first time i did that, and completely wasted over half of it.

[@sgtsylver]

That is awesome. I don't think enough emphasis is put on farming for money by some content creators. I found flax and rye to be easy quick money and light to carry to distant towns to trade.

[@christinevanhook5811]

I enjoyed your video. Thank you for the tip, I am going to build there too.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you. I think you'll find the location to be special.

[@SirWashed]

i stumbled accros your video and i was so shocked to see you and i have built in the same location

[@sgtsylver]

You sir are a genius. Nothing so shocking.

[@latter-daysaintbatman2679]

When last I played this game, I tried to build a good village but it ultimately just looked terrible.

[@sgtsylver]

I find leaving trees and building around obstacles creates a unique aesthetic. Leaving space for decorations and "yards" helps me too. Thanks for watching!

[@wayneclarke5645]

This is the 4 place that I tried didn't have to move thanks

[@sgtsylver]

Awesome!

[@valeinara1772]

That lake location doesn't seem very realistic for early game travel time. Sure, that's a great location to build at - but maybe more geared toward later on, once you get your hands on the stables. Which won't be for several years. Another thing to consider is the look we want our township's environment to have. Personally, I like trees. Lots of them. I also really like the river. So, my favorite building location currently happens to be around the second bridge west of Gostovia. Farmland lines up perfectly well if one moves farm production a little more to the west, where the land is a bit more clear. Meanwhile the village proper sits within a mass of beautiful pines and maples, with a lovely view of the bridge and river. The ground does get a little hilly the further south you go, but that's not much of an issue for me. And the location also gives two beautiful pre-built roads to work around. I also have a habit of making a small mining village up at the Branica cave. I think the "best" way to build, would probably be to pick an area with an aesthetic that pleases you, and then keep your village relatively small (not tiny). Why build a huge metropolis in one single location, when you have a whole map of potential? Thanks for sharing your favorite spot. You perhaps could have been a bit less antagonistic in your video description, though. :) Even if you're actively trying to spark debate...

[@sgtsylver]

You are exactly right that the best place to build is where you can see yourself building. As long as you can vision the development and get the "look" you want it will be the best. Thank you for being part of the discussion! I really appreciate it!

[@victoriasmith225]

I like your voice and you’ve convinced me to move my town

[@sgtsylver]

You won't regret it. Let us know how the move goes!

[@victoriasmith225]

The move was super smooth and you were right about the resources in abundance! I put my house right on the lake next to the stream that flows from it so I have a gorgeous view of the mountains. I’m so happy I did this sooner rather than later and I’m REALLY glad I took the time to move and rebuild my village instead of restarting my entire game like I was considering. Thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@victoriasmith225]

Would you be willing to make a city tour video

[@sgtsylver]

@@victoriasmith225 You are so welcome! Keep me updated on how your settlement progresses.

[@sgtsylver]

@@victoriasmith225 I would indeed. I'm working on a "quality of life" video right now but will put a tour video together soon!

[@leemasters2794]

each tree gives another log when you dig out the stump, so birch 3 pine 4 maple 5

[@sgtsylver]

Yes, but they don't grow back if you pull the stump. So only stump what you don't want to return in the future.

[@FermiToll]

My only “but” is that I like to build a lot of stuff to later sell it, and Denica is the closest village, but it’s not that close. I feel that location is far from everything!

[@sgtsylver]

I have so much stuff I go to every village, so the location works well for that I think.

[@bloodreaper7748]

This video has basically exactly the information has been looking for only thing I wish is I got to see it built from the ground, really great voice really relaxing should get a better mic

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you! I really appreciate the support. I'll be looking at getting a better mic in the future for sure!

[@ChielScape]

Viewer protip: for a normal talking speed, play the video at 1.25-1.5x in the player controls.

[@sgtsylver]

That is hilarious. This video was my first and was poorly done. Thanks for the support!

[@Lahoriael]

this is exactly the location i choose for my last village.... 😀thank you very much for your vid.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you! I really appreciate you commenting!

[@DusGames]

I really like listening to your voice it’s very relaxing.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you! I really appreciate the support!

[@Pjs-ge7gk]

I literally built my house south of that lake where the little road ends but headed to Demica and saw that clearing and thought "i need to restart and build in there" before i did i figured id see if there are any pro tips on where to build...lol EDIT: You talk like Agent Smith :D

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you for the support!

[@lspdfarmer7194]

Hey love the video wondering if u have a playlist of you building this town ?

[@sgtsylver]

I do not. That playthrough was before I was recording, but will work on something that may represent the same soon. Thanks for watching!

[@LeBurns-63]

Ironically that's exactly where I built my last town. Only real difference is I put the fields just South of the path to the South, nice flat area there.

[@sgtsylver]

Not ironically. It is because you are brilliant. Post links to pics or vids, I want to see what you've created!

[@whytchywooo]

That's kind of funny, because I tend to put farm land on the hills where buildings just won't go... that saves the flat areas for the stone foundation buildings.

[@daveisnothere]

Opinions are not becessarily right or wrong. Since the game game out a lot of people have expressed their opinion on which spot is best. I do like your spot fo a secondary village but it has its issues, just like every other spot on the map.My personal favorite is by the 2 bridges north of Denica. All around it has the fewest limitations, hunting is close, 2 patches of reeds close, not too far to get to the Branica Mine, lots of flat area for farming, enough trees to get you started and until you hire a lumberjack, but not too many for when you need to expand later on.

[@sgtsylver]

I appreciate the participation. Every place will have its issues. Unfortunately, this video was more of a rant and not planned at all. I'll be coming out with a different video definitively laying out why this location is best. Addressing some concerns brought up in the comments and looking for new criticism. Again, thanks for watching and the support!

[@SS-261]

Do you have a map layout of your settlement?

[@sgtsylver]

Hmm, I pull up the map in one of the other videos, not sure which one though. I'll see what I can come up with in the future.

[@SS-261]

@@sgtsylver kk I'll check them out

[@taariqkhanoflegend4622]

Built on a slope and the entire village just uses one communal bath that for some reason was only placeable at the barn.😢

[@sgtsylver]

Move it!

[@arksba]

Love the info and the way you present it but can you please speak louder. It’s really hard to hear you without earbuds. You definitely got a sub from me.

[@sgtsylver]

Thank you for the feedback. I hope to remake that video with more intent soon. It was my first and not purposefully done. Thank you for the support!

[@clund1918]

Great village. I scoped out the area. One question though. How did you build around or get rid of the abandoned campsite right in the middle of your town?

[@sgtsylver]

Good question! It de-spawns like a loot site elsewhere in the world and then doesn't return. Thanks for watching and participating!

[@YouTubeH8sMe]

You going to do a walkthrough series on starting in this location ?

[@sgtsylver]

I will absolutely do one very soon.

[@JokerNL070]

Im Just going for a simple farm with one house where I can live my life with my family.

[@sgtsylver]

That could make an amazing playthrough. Let us know how it goes!

[@sojiwu]

your voice is soothing i can listen to you all day

[@sgtsylver]

You are very kind. Thanks for being here!

[@NotHappening-b8t]

everyone has different preferenes of games. and i liked this video. i enjoy honest takes that are constructive and helpful. that said. my buddy when i meet him played nothing but pvp, first person shooters. i tried for about a year to talk him into farming sim17. he just about go into tears laughing and saying HELL NO so i bought him a copy. when i could barely afford to wipe my own ass. so he knew i was serious lol. he gave it a try. we played for the night 3-4 hours. i went to bed. i got up. and he playing farm sim...... i say i guess u got up early to play more? WHAT? what fing time is it????? HOLY SHIT i got to be at work in 1 hour i fing stayed up all night playing this dumb fing game....... ur right this game is addictive lol. Edit all that said. i do feel if most give these slower paced games a real chance. and have someone to play with. many would quit pvp games. another side note. i recently played pvp mmo game for 5 weeks. was shown just how toxic, nasty, depressed, suicidal most the players are. and its funny how they say they come for the therapy.... lol but it doesnt help them get better and never will. they surround themselves with like minded broken child like minded adults. and because everyone acts like braind dead, suicidal morons. they think its normal and ok.......when its NOT. best thing u can do is quit those style of gamse. probably gaming in general. go out find healthy minded adults. learn how to talk, and deal with world like an adult

[@sgtsylver]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!