Is it worth building roads?

[bjamminloe]

I built my village at the first bridge west of Gostovia. I am using the mine up next to Branica so my villagers don't get attacked on the way.

I built a road from the mine going straight to the 2nd bridge west of Gostovia to speed up my folks going and coming from the mine.

However, they almost always take the road that goes past Baranica, which goes almost to the northern edge of the map before turning west to get to the mine. I am curious if anyone else sees their NPCs not following roads you've built.

[Kwalyz]

Our NPCs will not use the roads we build. The developers have confirmed this in other posts that they have not coded the NPCS to recognise the roads we build as paths to take.

[TheMole]

your villagers won't get attacked by wild animals or bandits, they ignore them.
The speed at which they reach the mine each day doesn't make any difference to the amount they produce, they are working and obtaining minerals from 8am until 6pm regardless of whether they make it to the mine or not. The roads are purely for decoration, so in that regard they are worth it

[bjamminloe]

Thank you all for the fast response!