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Anyway, last night I noticed a lot of new immigrants are willing to work, but lack direction. Old residents, please take the time and show them what they can do to be useful to the settlement (mostly food production). Grinding flour brings LP just like grinding baskets, but flour is useful for all of us (whereas wicker baskets are an ugly nuisance that has no place in Bottleneck).
Also, I think our tannery is inefficient. We should set up a fur and leather stockpile right next to the tubs to make the job easier for our tanners. We also need more tubs. And yeah, new players, here's a way to grind that doesn't take skill and is useful: gather bark and put it in a container near the tubs (by the well by my house). It'll save our tanners a lot of walking.
As for our food production, I can't say I'm satisfied. Our population has exploded, and our wheat field can't keep up with it. I'll start expanding it when I log on (downloading new client), but this will only help if there are always people harvesting. I dedicate about 50% of my playing time to harvesting, but it's not enough.
Miners, how's the iron production going? You should try to set some aside for saws, especially now that planks are in much higher demand. We do have one communal saw, but I had it on me when the server went down, and then I went to sleep, so it's been unavailable for quite a while. We need a couple of communal saws to make sure some are always available.
Also, where the hell do our buckets keep disappearing? I swear, I've made at least a dozen of those suckers, and there are never any by the tanners when I look. People, please return buckets to their place when you're done using them. Same goes for all tools. If you want a private tool, make it yourself, don't take the communal ones.
*edit*
Another thing we should look into is setting up a remote logging camp. The southern forest is quickly running out, and we need a lot of blocks for our metal production. We need some planks too, so make those too, but we need more blocks than planks.
*second edit*
OK, some ass cut down that apple in my back yard. Not only did it feed a lot of us, but it provided nearby bark for the tannery. I think some frontier justice is in order.