Layout

[DmitriTheDemon]

The hardest part of this game to me so far is dealing with the layout of my city around the generator and my OCD. Unused space sets off my inner rage.

Anyone have any good tips for laying out the base?

[Canine]

Wish i did it drives me crazy as well.

[dagawdfadda]

What i found is that the game sometimes "spreads" the buildings out if you build them little by little. However if you build all at once they dont. My layout right now is:
Ring 1: 10 homes (or 8 homes and 2 med facilities) and appears unaffected by the "spread" issue. 40 squares for 2 deep
Ring 2: 15 homes - have to build them all at once or the spread will leave an empty spot that almost fits another house. 60 squares for 2 deep
Ring 3: 21 homes - does not appear to be affected by the spread but will leave 1 space btwn. 85 squares for 2 deep (i may alter this to have the temple there and replace 2 of the homes so i can use up all the space)
Ring 4: 21 homes, 1 public house and 5 houses of worship (have not totally tested how many houses of worships i need.. might be 1 less or 1 more). 110 squares for 3 deep.
Ring 5: will contain all the child shelters, workshops, cookhouses, hunters, etc and be heated by 8 or so steam hubs that will also cover coal mines, steel mills, and wall drills. 148 suares for 3 deep.

I love what they did with streets where they just nudge buildings over.. would love to see them have something similar for buildings where it is so close

[Nigel Thornberry]

Originally posted by Reznor:

The hardest part of this game to me so far is dealing with the layout of my city around the generator and my OCD. Unused space sets off my inner rage.

Anyone have any good tips for laying out the base?

You can fit all necessary tents +2 medic tent in the 1st level at games start. That's always my base. tents and sickies are always warm from the start, keeps people from getting sick at night.

After that I tend to group houses about 3/4 wide going out so that I can place a steam hub in the middle and keep all my peeps warm or place a tower for max hope/discontent effect. and
i keep all work buildings that need to be heated clumped together. clumping, while ugly looking (i Know, its a CIRCLE. so tempting) is incredibly effective when you need to keep places warm with effective use of steamhubs that limits coal usage.