I still need help with missing Pig Farm Silo

[Oliver Tressillian]

Hi is there anybody that can help me to start the lvl II [2] pig farm, as it needs a silo, which for what ever reason i am unable to find so that production can start

Thanks in advance Ollie

[Hundinger]

The silo is not in the build menu but in the pig farm menu itself. You place it just like you place the fields.

[Oliver Tressillian]

hi thx i cannot see the damm thing what am i missing here

[Hundinger]

Have you unlocked it already? You get a quest from a farmer and a newspaper article praising the power of silos appears. After that silos should be buildable. Have these things occured already?

edit: you need 300 workers apparently. Grain farms must be unlocked too since you need grain to run the silos. Make sure they have a street connection so they can get their grain.

[Oliver Tressillian]

Hundinger

I have the grain farms.

I also have more than 300 workers.

No mission has popped up or if it has i might have missed it some how maybe ?

I do not see silo's as an seperate item i can click on in the menu to select it.

Does it only unlock after a certain chapter has passed, as i am currently playing the campaign

[Oliver Tressillian]

and no it has not happened yet no article or mission in my playing thru of the story line

[Hundinger]

I'm not sure if it has to do with the campaign, but that's at least a possible explanation. Try to continue, not having the silos right away isn't the end of the world. Are you sure you activated the bright harvest DLC? I think you can see which DLCs are activated when you look at the save files in the main menu.

Good luck, silos are awesome.

[Hundinger]

Ah, I thought about something. You need steel to build silos. In the campaign steel production is locked behind a quest in which you have to find a guy who can help you get rid of the rubble that blocks access to the iron mines. I'm pretty sure that's it. Just continue playing and all will be fine.

[Oliver Tressillian]

Thx mate i have acquired the steel but no mission has popped as yet any idea o how long after you get the steel

[asterix52]

Silos unlock at 300 Workers. You need Timber & Bricks to make them, you don't need steel
https://anno1800.fandom.com/wiki/Silo

[XceptOne]

Silos unlock together with grain farms. The accompanying mission is just a tutorial without rewards, silos can be build without completing it.

No steel required for building silos, just 20 wooden planks and 10 bricks.
It's the purple button below building efficiency.

It should look like this (Sorry, my UI is in german)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085197269
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085197218
And when the silo is build
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085197321

If the button is not there the Bright Harvest dlc is probably not activated.

If playing the story campaign, I'm not sure if it is unlocked right away. It's possible that you need to complete the campaign first, as it was made without any dlc in mind.

Just to be sure your game files aren't corrupted, try verifying them via steam (and deactivate mods).

[Oliver Tressillian]

Many thanks that explains it very clearly and no that purple button has not showed up yet but i will keep an eye open for it.

do you need to have the specific DLC for it to become active tho?

Ollie

ps: and German is fine, at least i can read it somewhat.

[Hundinger]

Haha, are you serious? Of course you need a specific DLC! It's DLC content. I even asked you if you've made sure you activated it. Okay, that's funny if that's the solution.

Go buy Bright Harvest. It's really worth it.

[Oliver Tressillian]

He He He

i got the mod that allows for the pig farm to got up to lvl II [2], but the specific farm does not work when placing it, so i found a work around to have the pig farm produce at an faster speed.

I thought i would ask if there was something that i am missing while using the mod. [will unsub from it for now]

Yep know the game is dlc based, i have however not yet acquired the specific dlc yet, but thanks for your time and explanation.

Ollie

[Hundinger]

Originalmente postado por asterix52:

Silos unlock at 300 Workers. You need Timber & Bricks to make them, you don't need steel
https://anno1800.fandom.com/wiki/Silo

True, I forgot. Just ran out of ideas what the reason could be, since OP already has 300 workers. Turns out they likely just don't have the DLC

[Hundinger]

Originalmente postado por Oliver Tressillian:

He He He

i got the mod that allows for the pig farm to got up to lvl II [2], but the specific farm does not work when placing it, so i found a work around to have the pig farm produce at an faster speed.

I thought i would ask if there was something that i am missing while using the mod. [will unsub from it for now]

Yep know the game is dlc based, i have however not yet acquired the specific dlc yet, but thanks for your time and explanation.

Ollie

It's okay. But it's important to add info like this when you ask for help. Was wondering what you mean with level 2 pig farms, but forgot to ask. Bright Harvest isn't expensive, you should just buy it. Silos and tractor farms are both game changers.