The Ultimate Survival Guide For New Players

Hi, At first I'm not a pro to advice anyone. I just want to share some important things that can help you survive Banished without fail. After spending 88 Hrs in this game I believe there is a lot of things are hidden and we need to understand every one of theme. Here I try to explain everything as short as possible. Hope that's helps you.

Whenever we start this game we continuously increasing populations and try to make a huge village. At first, don't rush it, there are time to expand. In the starting we've to maintain food, firewood, and more.

1. Build House
   
2. Food
   
3. Log
   
4. Fire Woods

After 1-2 years, you've to maintain.

1. Stone
   
2. Iron
   
3. Tools
   
4. Herbs

Yes, I know, I've mention every single things to care about. But there is a way to do it without rushing. Let me explain one by one.

• Do not build any working area way too far from home. This will effect on resource production and villagers happiness. They will freeze to death while travelling from home to work.

• Do not build hose too close to another. At least leave 2 grid from every side to build your next hose.

• Always maintain at least 10 labour. But not too much. So they can be replace if someone died.

• Gather every single resources near you.

That is obvious to build hose for people. But only build that is necessary. Building more hose can increase massive amount of population to handle. In that case there will be no food, fire woods and tools for everyone.

Also, Build a wood cutter to produce fire woods that is necessary.

There is a way to boost your food resource without field, etc. That is Gatherers Hut. One hut can produce enough food for at least 10-12 household.

Build one gatherers hut, one forester lodge & one herbalist together (One by one). Also build 1-2 barn close to this work area or 2 hose near to it, so worker don't have to travel longer.
You can also build 1-2 fishing spot too (after building gatherers hut).

Please take a close look to this image or screenshot.

This 3 builds can get you enough food, medicine & logs.

REMEMBER: As population increase you have to build more of them to balance the production.

I know, it's sound rushing to build a mine too soon, But trust me it's worth to build one. Even if you collect surface resources. Because people won't travel far away to collect resource.

Build a mine close to village (Not too close), and build a stock pile near it. And then build a blacksmith.

Please follow the image or screenshot.

Assign at least 2 worker to the mine. You're free to increse the number of miner. After that build a blacksmith.
These can boost continuous iron and tools.

NOTE: If you ran out of tools this can effect every other works, like Log, firewood, etc. Because worker needs fine tools to work efficiently.

REMEMBER: As population increase you have to build more of them to balance the production.

Yes, It's time to go wild. Build a hunting cabin a little away from village. Because animals don't get too close to village. The production rate will low if you build too close to village.

Please take a look at the image or screenshot.
This will help your food resources and gives you leather to make coats for your people. After hunting cabin, It's time for a tailor. Who can create leather coat for people. You can build this one inside your village.
This will help to increase a little bit of happiness and health.

REMEMBER: As population increase you have to build more of them to balance the production.

After theses STEPS you're free to build other things as needed. Like hospital, church, etc.

If you follow exactly, there is 90% chance you have a stable situation to increase your village population. But remain 10% is relays on you and how you perform.

Banished is a hard game to control. But with this tips I guarantee, you survive easily.

Hi, My name is PowerDeviser.
I like to play every type of games, But Survival games are one of my favourite.

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