Development

The development trees in early access

Each region has a settlement level, determined by the number and level of burgage plots. All regions start at settlement level 1: Small village.

• Level 2 (Small village) requires 5 burgage plots of level 1.
• Level 3 (Medium village) requires 5 burgage plots of level 1 and 2 burgage plots of level 2.
• Level 4 (Large village) requires 10 burgage plots of level 1 and 5 burgage plots of level 2.

Each region also has a "development". Each time its settlement level increases, the region will gain a development point, which can be used to unlock new buildings or upgrades or make existing ones more efficient. There are 4 development trees, each one with 10 or 11 development branches.

Farming development tree

Orchardry New backyard extension: Apple orchard		Sheepbreeding Sheep grazing on the pastures slowly multiply.		Heavy plow Farmhouse upgrade: Add a plowing station
Rye Cultivation New crop: Rye. Identical to wheat and can be grown in places with lower fertility.	Irrigation Dramatically lowers the amount of damage caused by droughts.		Fertilization Field upgrade: Fence up		Bakeries New backyard extension: Bakery extension
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Trade development tree

Foreign suppliers New building: Firewood cart New building: Food cart		Trade logistics Establishing a new trade route always costs a maximum of 25 regional wealth.
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Industry development tree

Basic armormaking New backyard extension: Armorer's workshop		Charcoal burning New building: Charcoal kiln
Advanced armormaking Armorer's workshop can produce mail armor, which can be used to equip citizens of burgage plots of level 3 and above, or promoting a new retinue.	work in progress	Deep mining Mining pit upgrade: Deep mine	work in progress
Master Armormaking Armorer's workshop can produce plate armor, which can in turn be used to upgrade the retinue.	work in progress	work in progress	work in progress

Gathering development tree

Beekeeping New building: Apiary		Forest Management Doubles capacity of all berry deposits.		Trapping Enables hunters to skillfully lay traps in the forest, which gives a passive income of meat.
work in progress	Advanced beekeeping Apiaries also produce wax.		Advanced skinning Doubles the amount of meat harvested by hunters and butchers and from goat pens.		Pelt extraction Hunters also collect hides from traps.
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