Standard game first map, lack resources..EA

[SilverSpeedy]

I got the game. I am doing a standard map. There is only 1 copper mine on the whole map. The Demo map had many copper mines. Without the tech or building to move items to second level to first or the other way. Cannot move forward. I can do everything for the monks, no copper items or get copper items but no honey. Everything out of range. Since there is no way to carry up or down the stairs, makes it impossible to get tech points. If I cannot complete this first map on standard, all other standard maps are locked. Climbing up and down the levels need level 1 tech.

[SilverSpeedy]

Problem was, when placing monks houses. Did not add enough housing. Still had copper issues with trade cart.

[Octarin]

Having the same issue... Can't figure out how monk houses work. They don't get in the Academy at all.

[Null]

Just place them near other houses. I did them near the craftsmen. Better place that academy close to them as well since it's a need.

[Octarin]

Originally posted by Null:

Just place them near other houses. I did them near the craftsmen. Better place that academy close to them as well since it's a need.

I have. They can't get their honey need met, so they don't come.

[Null]

Uh. Monks have no honey need requirement. That's craftsmen? You need the academy for the higher science level so you can build the transported to transport the honey to the food building of the craftsmen.

[Quite OK Maciek]

Let me throw some tips in here!

1. You don't actually need to upgrade Monk Dormitories to complete the tutorial. Just place a bunch of them (no matter where, really) to have enough Monks to operate the Academy (should be about 10 houses).

2. With Academy up and running, the Cart Post building will be researched - which then can be used for transporting Honey all the way down.

3. Other maps have more resource deposits, I promise! :D

[TequilaSe'lai]

I'm stuck at this stage of the tutorial too. I have copper and utensils on the middle level, but I can't distribute either of them up to the upper level where the honey/monk houses/academy is supposed to be.

The tutorial doesn't make it clear that the range of distributing items is limited to that area, and that you can't use the shafts to distribute until you research a tech to let you do so. There's only one copper ore vein on the middle area, so you can't bypass this by building another mine in the upper area.

This is a crucial flaw since it means your monk houses can't be populated cause they don't meet the utensil needs, and then you can't even progress the main tutorial because there are no monks to populate the academy.

[Null]

One thing that wasn't clear for me in the beginning is that it doesn't matter where you houses are for providing labor.

The housing place is only important for the needs of the houses themselves.

Workers from houses in place a will and can be used for place b. (The workers pool is global)

[Quite OK Maciek]

Originally posted by TequilaSe'lai:

This is a crucial flaw since it means your monk houses can't be populated cause they don't meet the utensil needs, and then you can't even progress the main tutorial because there are no monks to populate the academy.

You don't need to upgrade Monk Dormitories - they become inhabited by 4 Monks instantly after being build (and upgrading them would make them house 8 Monks). So you can just place enough lvl 1 Monk Dormitories to have population big enough to run the Academy :)

Having that said, I agree with you, that there are some issues with communicating stuff during the tutorial. Thanks for bringing this to our attention :)

[mosby]

For me I struggle with that I cant get it to work due to I lack ad hook workers and it complains about missing yak even tho I plotted one down right beside him? Have plenty of workers who dont have job so not sure what I am missing.

[mosby]

Ah, nvm, you need 8 yak and 1 building provide 7... So put up one more of them and all good now.