How to play?

[Pong [Linux]]

I don't get it: I can build buildings, add workers for a building, add products to produce and build paths. But I always get messages like missing resources, missing workers, missing tools, missing weapons, ... how can I "build" those? E.g. how can I harvest fruit? Double clicking a fruit plant does nothing. It all looks very random and the only control I have is to build buildings. Am I missing something?

[Necorlos]

You dont control anything directly in this game exept for movement of military squads. Instead you have to organise the construction of you settlement by issuing buildorders to your viking people and they will carry those our if they have the means necessary. If you are missing weapons or tools you can issue orders for those in the respective workshops if you already have them.
Some tipps:
dont build too many buildings at once because resources may get divided up and you dont have enough to finsh all at once
keep an eye on you population (upper left corner) and add housing if you get close to your maximum
most buildings you do not need to build duplicates of just connect everything with roads resources will arrive eventually even in not optimised layouts
if you still get stuck just deactivate your least important buildings one by one until it gets running again
A good starting buildorder to set you up if u want:
Woodcutter close to some trees (wait for completion)
Quarry near some rocks (wait for completion)
Toolcrafter (wait) 2 Axes and 2 Hammers
Sawmill and Stonemason (wait)
2 Fisherman at a lake or coast if possible +craft 2 fishingpoles at your toolcrafter
now add whatever you want and see what happens

[Pong [Linux]]

Oh boy, now I understand why this once high priced game is offered for $1 at humble store: I thought it's like a god game like Black&White. But you just can control very few things - the rest is "by accident". :-(

[lukas]

By accident? What do you mean?

There are some things that IMO don't work as they should. For example you might build iron axes for your soldiers and then a woodcutter picks it up instead. (Maybe it's possible to make that woodcutter unemployed again, so that he/she drops the axe and hopefully a soldiers picks it up... I don't really remember that part.) Also sometimes soldiers attack stuff that's slightly out of their range, which doesn't quite make sense. But apart from that I can't really recall any stuff that happens by accident. However, I haven't played the game in a long time.

[Pong [Linux]]

I don't get it ... I start build some buildings but after a few nothing progresses anymore. The vikings bore themselves and you can't click any of them and tell them what to do. Always is some ressource missing. No idea how to progress ...

[Romek]

An deinem Namen erkenne ich das du deutsch bist Wurzelzweig. Es gibt gewisse Produktionsketten. Zbsp baust einen Holzfäller der produziert Holz. Das liefern die Wikinger an Sägewerk/ Werkzegbauer/ Waffenbauer/ Köhler. Diese produzieren dann aus dem Holz neue Produkte. So baust du über die Zeit ein komplexes Ökonomie-Netzwerk auf. Du siehst bei jedem Gebäude was die benötigen und was die produzieren.