Frequently asked questions
Recurring player questions checked against current game rules.
Choose an entry to read its rules, values and related information.
Logistics & storage
Goods exist. Why is nobody delivering them?Does planned stock mean a target, or a reserve before shipping out?How much do chests, material piles and shelves hold?Why is nearby storage not connected to a workshop?What is a Turnover Box for?Why will an ice cellar not receive goods or gems?How do selling, everyday-use and shelf-supply switches differ?How do I compost spoiled food?
Wagons
How does a wagon start working? Why is it parked?Must both endpoints lie inside a free wagon's service range?Do free wagons always need 500 items to depart?How does a fixed route load and unload at each stop?Can a fixed route take planned shelf stock to a dining table?How much can two-wheel and four-wheel wagons carry?Why do wagon horses need a different supply from pasture animals?
Population & daily life
I set a population limit of 200. Why does it exceed 200?Why are couples not having children despite beds and food?How do I control ant, rat and pig people's population?Do burrow residents use dining tables?Does noble inheritance policy reduce births?Can rat people be ennobled? How do nobles learn skills?Why do students grow up without an education?Why do nobles not marry even after a banquet?Can children inherit only three traits?Why can baths produce additional children?Why does pausing workshops not reduce worker counts?Why do hired workers not marry and have children?Food exists. Why are residents starving?Why can residents freeze while wearing warm clothes?Why do many medical beds not guarantee treatment?Why does happiness fall? Is fine food the only answer?
Production & resources
Farming & gathering
Why do seeds not trigger sowing? When does a crop change apply?Does every plot use one fertiliser?Do herders take faeces to compost? How do I move a pasture?Do fruit trees bear fruit forever?Do overlapping fishing docks share fish?Do hives increase every crop's yield?Do large stocks generate giant pumpkins or golden eggs?
Trade & territories
Why does automatic buying exceed my configured quantity?Why is a trading facility not buying or selling automatically?Are bank savings the same as physical silver?Do savings always pay 1% annually?Why does silver disappear at New Year? How is royal tax calculated?Why do visitors not occupy beds after I build a reception desk?Why does a trading ship return without trading?Does automatic purchasing from subordinate territories provide free goods?Why does an occupied subordinate territory pay no tax?Why is prestige 100 not an immediate victory?How do royal territorial claims work?
Soldiers & tasks
Why does recruitment not instantly turn residents into soldiers?How do control groups work?Why are unconscious enemies not captured?Why are bodies not removed? Can they become fertiliser directly?Why can I not submit a task despite having the goods?What do I lose by skipping a task?Why do achievements not unlock? Do pumpkins and eggs count as stock?Can weapons and armour break? What happens after death?
Dragons & magic
Saves, mods & multiplayer
Where are saves? How do I continue on another computer?Why does a subscribed mod not work? Is reloading a save enough?Is multiplayer available? Can we build on one shared map?Is there an official mobile game? Does the Android manual run it?What information helps diagnose lag or a crash?Where can I check forgotten shortcuts?