How do you make and control money early?

[Die Dame des Berges]

Hi all,Im new to the game and im still in the trial and failure process
I already understand the importance of trade (since selling berries isn't making me enough) but Im allways getting stuck and can't progress - I don't have enough money to build a bread complex (wheat field + mill + bakery), im not making enough money from plank selling and im stuck in this situation and can't progress. I don't know what am I doing wrong, i try to play minimalistically and don't waste money but it doesn't work

[badfish1060]

set up markets and sell the berries (and fish and bread etc) to your people

[Die Dame des Berges]

Originally posted by badfish1060:

set up markets and sell the berries (and fish and bread etc) to your people

I only manage to build a berry market, the fishery is locked for me (i don't know why,i lack something) and I don't have enough gold to build the bread chain

[badfish1060]

Originally posted by ♚Emperor of the Jews♚:

Originally posted by badfish1060:

set up markets and sell the berries (and fish and bread etc) to your people

I only manage to build a berry market, the fishery is locked for me (i don't know why,i lack something) and I don't have enough gold to build the bread chain

Are they buying berries from the market? You should make a small profit at first. Unlock fishing hut up the top center, the thing with the hammer, you may need a tent on your market to get enough influence

[badfish1060]

Also, go ahead and build that stuff as you can afford it. wheat field first, then windmill, then bakery

[James]

Advice is: not to be in such a rush! Money and resources will accumulate...

[50ShadesOfPlay]

Originally posted by ♚Emperor of the Jews♚:

Originally posted by badfish1060:

set up markets and sell the berries (and fish and bread etc) to your people

I only manage to build a berry market, the fishery is locked for me (i don't know why,i lack something) and I don't have enough gold to build the bread chain

Import items and sell them in your markets to make gold early. You can put multiple gathering huts around one berry bush node to make sure you have plenty of berries to feed your people and trade to other towns.

[badfish1060]

Originally posted by ShadesOfPlay:

Originally posted by ♚Emperor of the Jews♚:

I only manage to build a berry market, the fishery is locked for me (i don't know why,i lack something) and I don't have enough gold to build the bread chain

Import items and sell them in your markets to make gold early. You can put multiple gathering huts around one berry bush node to make sure you have plenty of berries to feed your people and trade to other towns.

There is nothing that you can import and sell for a profit

[Oddible]

I just started myself and noticed a few things to help with your questions.

Several buildings can only be unlocked by increasing prestige (?) -the little star- and then collecting hammers, swords, or orbs for people, nobles, clergy. They're the buttons in the middle top. The star you increase by building stuff like signs, churches, etc. The quests that come along periodically asking you to get 5 bread allow you to pick which you want. Just trade for the bread at first.

As far as money goes. Don't build too fast. I know it has a quest to build a keep but that's really expensive so holf off because you won't have the cloth to complete it anyway. Check your economy. Sell berries and raw stone at first. Also don't over-buy land early on. You don't really need a second plot till you're ready to drop your wheat farm, if even then! Sell lumber once you unlock the tree planter.

[spielerinchen]

if you don't make enough profit from berries selling, then you don't have enough foragers to gather & enough markets to sell
berries are THE main income in the beginnings
make at least two forager huts, fully staffed, make two markets selling berries
export in the beginning berries also at the warehouse
berries are the easiest good to gather most conveniently & atm endless

[m4gic]

I had a huge problem with my budget, until I realized I was reading the description of new territory incorrectly.

I thought it meant I received new taxes, but several hours into my third attempt at a large town I realized that every territory I purchased increased my expenses!

[GUTS-CHAN]

you make a lot of money by sending soldiers off to war too

[MesserJoe]

Originally posted by badfish1060:

Originally posted by ShadesOfPlay:

Import items and sell them in your markets to make gold early. You can put multiple gathering huts around one berry bush node to make sure you have plenty of berries to feed your people and trade to other towns.

There is nothing that you can import and sell for a profit

you can buy bred for 10 and sell it for 12, so there is a very small profit.

[Cranglevoid]

Originally posted by m4gic:

I had a huge problem with my budget, until I realized I was reading the description of new territory incorrectly.

I thought it meant I received new taxes, but several hours into my third attempt at a large town I realized that every territory I purchased increased my expenses!

:lunar2019crylaughingpig:

Thanks, I've apparently made the exact same mistake. Time to start over :)

[orsa1305]

one thing i found out, take it slow, very slow, just build the first buildings, stone cutter, lumber camp, berries camp, well and market, then wait for money to go up.
after that make a sawmill and wait until you have enough planks to get a warehouse and open the trade route.

then wait again to get the money up.

[Bergmeister_1981]

Originally posted by ♚Emperor of the Jews♚:

Hi all,Im new to the game and im still in the trial and failure process
I already understand the importance of trade (since selling berries isn't making me enough) but Im allways getting stuck and can't progress - I don't have enough money to build a bread complex (wheat field + mill + bakery), im not making enough money from plank selling and im stuck in this situation and can't progress. I don't know what am I doing wrong, i try to play minimalistically and don't waste money but it doesn't work

To get fish as early as possible, put up a market (DUH) then cover the stalls with blue or red covers, that increases your labor splendor level, which allows you to build the fisher hut.. another user on here told me in my own thread how to do all this...