Stuck at Mesolithic Era

[Proky E. O. Speedwagon]

When can I unlock Neolithic Era? It's been many years ingame and I still cant click it.

[Ronald Gordo]

In normal gameplay, you need to accumulate knowledge points (KPs), then click on the tech tree and advance to the new age.
Collect KPs (hunting, manufacturing and building) and do as you did to get out of Paleolithic to Mesolithic.
Press key 8 to see the progression of hunted animals, buildings and fabricated tools.

[Proky E. O. Speedwagon]

I know, but I have like 60 points now, and all the other techs unlocked too

[buds]

Hold your population to 36 in Mesolithic until you have sufficient KP to plant. Perhaps 40 is still fine with CD and Northlands hardcore but not on mods like Very Ancient Warriors or EverWinter.

If your map has plenty of hunts you’re good to go higher population.

They key to early game is the basic essentials must be sustainable before upping your population.

I had an experimental game on hardcore Very Ancient Warriors mod and I did not notice I went up to 40s and my food is dwindling so I have to force hunt quite far distances even on winter.

[Proky E. O. Speedwagon]

Do I need certain population to unlock Neolithic Era?

[Ronald Gordo]

I do not think so. Just need the KPs.

[Proky E. O. Speedwagon]

Then my game bugged out. I will have to start a new one

[buds]

If you have 60 extra KP after finishing Mesolithic techs your game might be bugged up if the Neolithic icon doesn’t turn White.

[Proky E. O. Speedwagon]

Yep

[martiño]

Have you tried clicking on the cereal domestication? That is the tech you need. Could you share a screenshot?

[Proky E. O. Speedwagon]

I don't have the save of the game unfortunately, I have started a new one where everything is working correctly! Though I have no idea how to make my people happy. They don't work much, and I made them a lot of megaliths :D

[Calico-Jack]

Originally posted by Proky:

I don't have the save of the game unfortunately, I have started a new one where everything is working correctly! Though I have no idea how to make my people happy. They don't work much, and I made them a lot of megaliths :D

This game is a city builder. The mechanisms used to control development in city builders are money generation and budgeting. Budgeting controls how the money generated is spent.

The period this game covers predates money so your capital/finance are your people and their time for making stuff. The budgetary controls are the stockpile levels.

You can monitor the tasks via the workload screen (keyboard 7) which will show tasks in course and those planned. Ideally you want to make sure your settlers have some free time so keeping the workload under 100% is good. this is where your stockpiles come in. Via the Stockpile levels screen (F4) you can change the quotas your settlers will try to fill.

Another tip is to avoid setting tasks manually (as each task will bump up the workload) unless you really have to. Use work areas to designate the resources you want collected and how many people will be responsible for their collection and let the ai work out the rest.

[Ronald Gordo]

DoM tries to get as close to reality as possible.
So working in agriculture (planting and harvesting) and carrying heavy loads without means of transportation are the main causes of unhappiness of the people.
Obvious, isn't it? Who likes hard work?
To avoid this problem, reduce tasks before and after planting and harvesting (so they can regain morale) and have many sledges (and cars).
Also, don't forget that they need various types of moral-related structures. Usually players only build totems (because they give more prestige) but all structures are required.