How to complete: Mountain Men. Tips ?

[Mr President of Kenya]

Any one got some good advice on completing the Achivment as the topic states ? Ive cleared all other achivments but this one is a though one :S

[mbutton15]

First thing, try seed 245. It's what I used after seeing some other person recommend it.

Here's some facts from my town at point of reaching the achievement:
From my trade post I had bought cherry, potato, wheat, squash and bean seeds. Bean is usually the quickest to reach harvest. Squash will last longest in the cold temperatures. After squash, corn and wheat survive longest in the cold and the rest start dying the earliest. I also bought sheep and chickens. I got the sheep so I could make warm coats with the leather from my hunters.
Education is very important as educated workers help increase returns from crop fields, etc.
I didn't even build a market. Probably because the houses were dotted all around the map so I had lots of little storage barn settlements.

And remember it's not a race. It took me 22 years to reach the 50 target. My population continued to grow and topped 100 by the end (42 years).

[Mr President of Kenya]

Thanks Mr mbutton15. As you say its not a race ! :D and i have patience, i think the biggest problem i had trying that achivment was bad seeds :P I will try that seed you mentioned ! :) have a good day Sir

[pdoan8]

Seed 561577552. Start with cattle, squash, cabbage and chestnut (easy start condition).

Has enough space for 5 forrester-hunter-gatherer hubs, 4 herbalist, 12 barns, 15 crop fields of various sizes (10x10 to 10x5), 5 fishing docks, 4 orchards (13x13 and 13x9), 3 pastures (16x10 and 2 20x10), 3 woodcutters, 2 blacksmiths, 2 tailors, 2 mines, 1 quarry, 2 schools, 1 church, 1 hospital, 1 trading post, townhall, cementery. Most of the building can be built near river so you can minimize the need for well (if you play with disaster on). Can support up to 200 people.

I only buy wheat seed to cover all food variety. Trade fish, vernision, iron tools and hide coats for ale.

Start food production asap. Gatherer, crop field, fishing dock and hunter. Each cattle need an area of 20 tiles, so build a pasture 160 tiles large (16x10). Pasture will starts producing next year.

Not much to add to the above anyway.

[mbutton15]

Mm, maybe I missed a trick and made it harder on myself as I started on Hard difficulty so had to aquire all seeds/livestock through a trade post !! Never mind, all done now. Here's what the map looked like.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=613153596

[pdoan8]

I always use the lowest difficulty setting when trying new thing. I had to restart because of a disease outbreak and I couldnot build the hospital in time. Also, I didn't build any stonehouse on my second try. Can expand quickly, but use lots of firewood.

[Mr President of Kenya]

Thanks for comment pdoan8 :) most welcome.
ill start with your seed aswell to see what the map looks like :)
Great tips btw !