Where to build shack

[Xantherous]

Where is the best place to build shack? I feel I can't build it too far from the starter village because then it's too long to get to quests or the wolves/bandits get me.
Does it matter like Medieval Dynasty?

[Lestrad]

I think there might be some merit to going a little ways because eventually you need reeds (by water) and its a looooong walk to the only water source I've seen (a lake surrounded by wolves) if you build right outside the city.

I'll probably end up starting over once or twice until I figure out a good spot so as to expedite getting a sword and some serviceable armor.

[TheOrigin]

Originally posted by Lestrad:

I think there might be some merit to going a little ways because eventually you need reeds (by water) and its a looooong walk to the only water source I've seen (a lake surrounded by wolves) if you build right outside the city.

I'll probably end up starting over once or twice until I figure out a good spot so as to expedite getting a sword and some serviceable armor.

You dont get your water from lakes but from a building later on. So its irrevant.

[Riukensei]

You should go a bit away too be honest. The bandits aren't hard. a bow makes quick work of em. Plus you will have quests in other areas eventually, so if you build close to that town, you are just pushing the issue to another point in time. You also "unlock" fast travel too. Which can make this issue much easier as well.

[NickTwist]

My biggest tip is do not build close to a road. I started the game 3 times. the first 2 time built next to a road and always got bandits attacking. My third game, I started far enough from any road that I could barely see them and have not been attacked.

[Jaylex]

Originally posted by NickTwist:

My biggest tip is do not build close to a road. I started the game 3 times. the first 2 time built next to a road and always got bandits attacking. My third game, I started far enough from any road that I could barely see them and have not been attacked.

how long did it take before your first raid?

[Dark Exile]

I started and realised what a pain in the ass it is to get reeds, so started over near the lake another poster mentioned and life has been going along nicely, one raid so far but otherwise im near all the resources i could possibly need right now

[Cristari]

I built right next to the Hunters place. One of the first steps on the story line.

[Dark Exile]

Originally posted by TheOrigin:

Originally posted by Lestrad:

I think there might be some merit to going a little ways because eventually you need reeds (by water) and its a looooong walk to the only water source I've seen (a lake surrounded by wolves) if you build right outside the city.

I'll probably end up starting over once or twice until I figure out a good spot so as to expedite getting a sword and some serviceable armor.

You dont get your water from lakes but from a building later on. So its irrevant.

Tell us you didn't read what he said without saying you didn't read it......

[NickTwist]

Originally posted by missed birthday:

Originally posted by NickTwist:

My biggest tip is do not build close to a road. I started the game 3 times. the first 2 time built next to a road and always got bandits attacking. My third game, I started far enough from any road that I could barely see them and have not been attacked.

how long did it take before your first raid?

Got first raid after I met the second elder in the next village so it was awhile. When I was building close to a road I was getting attacked a lot just as I wake up from sleep.

[Lestrad]

Originally posted by Dark Exile:

I started and realised what a pain in the ass it is to get reeds, so started over near the lake another poster mentioned and life has been going along nicely, one raid so far but otherwise im near all the resources i could possibly need right now

Exactly why I restarted and plopped down right by the lake on the wolf-free end by the copper veins. Helps with getting a lot of buildings out quickly, though arguably does not help much with the pita of trying to get the various ropes you need for any halfway decent gear so as to not get completely wrecked by the bandits.

In this regard it's really giving me a Myth of Empires feel. In that game they hid all the metal behind massive bandit fortresses so you have to clear their bases, but you can't clear their bases without substantially better gear than you can get without metal.

[Xantherous]

Thank you everyone! I'm also surprised to see a slight consensus here on it.
I built by the bell tower. I originally almost built by that pond where everyone said the wolves are (wolf killed me).
I wonder if there is a way to move my shelter?

[Ken0k]

I build in the mid map, all resources can be exploited through fast travel or outpost, but soldiers must always be in the mid so I can easily maneuver when moving.

[NIIN]

You can build multiple shelters. I build all over