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[Fleeting Frames]

It'd be nice if the default Play now! option would include something like three random rock boulders, two pieces of wood, a (cheap?) available metal ore, a piece of available charcoal, perhaps a random available rough gem, a bag of sand and a piece of available clay.

Why? Because currently, a newbie can't build anything in the 'b'uild menu at start, and for lot of stuff not do anything with them until they gather the relevant resources (or deconstruct the wagon). There's plenty of points left over compared to 'Prepare carefully' that it's doable even with steel anvil, too.

This only slows down experienced player by seconds, but makes the entire 'b'uild menu look useless at first glance.

Furthermore, this teaches what actually counts as "building material" in a single moment, and gives understanding what is the rock your mason asks for is and that the boulders on grasslands are unsuitable.

Similar reasoning for bag of sand and clay: Understanding that the clay and sand on floor don't work by themselves.


Might be bit much in terms of introducy lore, but just something that occurred to me. (E: I guess not completely novel: a brief search reveals a post suggesting tools as a comment in the 2nd page of a thread last decade.)

[eerr]

Man that sounds great
+1

maybe three pieces of wood and six pieces of coke.

[Shonai_Dweller]

It would be nice if you could set up building jobs without having access to materials, same as adventurer buildings. With a note under "requires architect" that says "requires non-economic stone" (or just "building materials").

Oh to designate the roof of a building without having to build the damn stairs first...

(but yeah, quickstart profile with some wood would be helpful).