How do I get my villagers to attend the tavern?

[c.bundy99]

They always complain about not having any meals but there's a tavern in the center of town stocked full of meals. Why is no one going though?

[wcbarney]

Make sure your tavern has at least one public lounge, one bar with a bar tender, one kitchen with a cook. Make sure there is a granary sort of close stocked with boar, cheese, wine, beer. The only other thing is your citizens may not be hard up for luxuries if they can buy honey, herbs and jewelry at any market.

[Vortimous]

Yeah I am having the same problem... I have beer in my tavern, a bartender, a cook, kitchen, and even a hall that holds 12 I think.... no one is ever in my tavern... it never sells anything despite being stocked.... I dont have many luxuries they can buy I get maybe 15 honey and herbs that I trade in my warehouse and that is it. I think I only have two markets set up selling luxuries in my entire town... I dont know why they dont visit it at all.... maybe I have to move the door?? lol

[Minotorious]

Note: only citizen rank villagers have a luxury need to visit the tavern, no other villager will.

And as per normal they will fulfill their luxury need at the closest possible point yo their house so make sure the tavern is that and not a luxury market stall

[Vortimous]

Originally posted by Minotorious:

Note: only citizen rank villagers have a luxury need to visit the tavern, no other villager will.

And as per normal they will fulfill their luxury need at the closest possible point yo their house so make sure the tavern is that and not a luxury market stall

Maybe that is the reason, I have houses at highest level next to my keep (most desirable) but I have a market next to them so they would have to pass that to get to the tavern... maybe they are just stopping there and never going to the tavern.... You would think the AI would use all resources available... hope they work on that mechanic before final release.... game could be so good once they polish stuff like that and housing wonkyness

[Minotorious]

The AI uses the closest available source to the villager's house to fulfill all their needs, it will not go further than necessary :)

[Jo_Rocker]

Same problem I'm having. the hassle of havin to strategically plan the space for taverns so they don't collide with the luxury markets yet no one visits them and keep complaining about the lack of luxury (beer in my case) I have plenty and keep a stocked canary close, accessable door entrance, public lounge, kitchen, bartender and cook. HELP!

[Minotorious]

Villagers will travel to the end of the map if resources are available to fulfil their needs, the most likely case is that the tavern runs out of beer and before it manages to restock the villagers request it and thus end up with the "need lacking" notification.

For further troubleshooting please post a few screenshots of your village or join our discord server as it is much easier to share screenshots and save files and talk in real time there.

[IfThenOrElse]

:/ I was hoping that with a tavern, people would stop standing around my town centre like lemons and chill with a beer!

[Pops]

newcommers, serfs, commoners and novices will not use the tavern, only soldiers knights and citizens will. only newcommoners stand around village center like lemons.