Worker Village/Dormitory

[Danke]

Is there any situation where it's a good idea to use this instead of a proper building?

[MeowMaster]

The efficiency bonus in the district it's placed in is nice.

[Danke]

Originally posted by MeowMaster:

The efficiency bonus in the district it's placed in is nice.

Yeah, but it's not nearly as good as the district specific buildings.

However, I've found that since you can't put anything on Prefabs or Steamcores sources, they might be useful there.

[Harris]

It's a good idea to use them in any district that is not reliant on a deep deposit, otherwise it's melting drill + extraction building obviously.

But advanced factories? Coal liquefactors? You are limited by cores as to how many you can have, so you want to get the most out of each. Especially if you're playing on a large map where you've a lot of space you don't know what to do with.

[Mr.America]

Industrial+Core building+workers village/dormitory in endgame, let's you maximise core efficiency.

[Danke]

Originally posted by Mr.America:

Industrial+Core building+workers village/dormitory in endgame, let's you maximise core efficiency.

I see.

Also buildings that turn resources into something else (Oil>Materials, Coal>Oil) don't use more resources when increasing the productivity, so while not as high an output, it is more resource efficient to use a Village/Dormitory there it seems.

[Harris]

Something else to consider is assuming you went Merit, worker houses also compete with stimulant factories. Factories don't give as much productivity, however they affect everything as opposed to just one building in the same district AND they can also boost your heatstamps income. You miss out on housing, however using industrial districts for housing is suboptimal as every district comes with a materials cost.