Step 2 - Sturdy Huts
The only thing you need to do to develop this housing
to large huts is water. There are two ways you can provide this; wells
and water supplies (cisterns). These can only be built on squares located
over ground water. You can find these by using the water overlay. Of
the two, cisterns are by far the better choice. (I have not yet seen
a situation in which wells were useful). You can find out more about
water supplies here.
Here's our watered block:
Now is a good time to see the walker-sprite system in
operation. Watch what happens when you put in the water supply. You
will soon see a walker emerge and start wandering about. He is looking
for occupied housing, and when he finds it, and if there are unemployed
workers in the city, you will see blue water appear in the cistern indicating
that the water supply is operational.
Shortly after that a water carrier will emerge and start
roaming. Turn on the water overlay by using the "w" key. As
the carrier passes housing, a column appears for each house. The fact
that the column is there indicates that the house has access to water.
The height of the column shows how long that house will be watered.
A house must be passed once every six months by a water carrier - if
not, the columns shrinks to zero, the house loses its' water coverage
and devolves.
Maximum possible population of this block = 448
Prosperity cap = 10
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