Not enough tools to get past start of game

[Rokefre]

If I build a lumber camp and stonecutter's camp to get basic resources, that's 10 of my 20 tools. Building a rustic church takes 11-13 (core says it costs 5 but consistently costs 6, tower costs 5 but sometimes costs 6, and door costs 1).

Am I not supposed to build one of the basic resource gathering buildings in order to get a rustic church?

[Minotorious]

You are supposed to build the basic things (lumber camp, gatherer hut, stonecutter, market for berries, well) and follow the starting quests that will at some point instruct you to build a warehouse and set up a trade route for more tools

PS: you only need a rustic church after your villagers have upgraded to Serf status for them to become Commoners.

[Rokefre]

Hrmm...maybe it's presented the quests out of order to me or something. I am in my third attempt and I just finished the build a market, sell berries quest and all I have left is "Raise your villagers to Commoner."

I'll try another restart and see if I'm missing something. Thanks!

[Minotorious]

Have you raised your villagers to Serf status? I don't remember when exactly you get the trading route quest, will check now :D

[Minotorious]

Update:

once you build: woodcutter, gatherer, stonecutter you get the "build and set up a market" quest
once you complete that you get the "unlock a trade route for tools" quest (i.e. gather 20 planks and unlock it in the trading menu found on the top right of the screen)
once you complete that too you instantly get the "set up a trade route" quest

[Rokefre]

Okay, thanks all!

I think I must have been pushing too hard and putting up buildings so quick the "Set up a trade route quest" was disappearing or something.

[SaltyBunco]

no it just did it to me i worked out i placed 4 woodcutters on top of each other without realizing...there goes all my tools lol start again....they should fix that.

[[1AD] Focha]

I have all the 3 trades and cannot get tools from the tradder...

[dperx]

Originally posted by 1AD Focha:

I have all the 3 trades and cannot get tools from the tradder...

What do you mean by "all the 3 trades?" Your first trade route unlocked should allow you to buy tools.

[captpkelly]

Originally posted by 1AD Focha:

I have all the 3 trades and cannot get tools from the tradder...

If you want to buy something from a trader, you set it in the trade resource window to buy it, set the quantity you want to stock AND set a warehouse to store it. It must be selected in a warehouse for the trader to leave it there.