Farthest Frontier: Beginner Tips & Tricks
Farthest Frontier is a very satisfying game, but it can be daunting for new players. New challenges seem to spring up from nowhere, and the game has very little in the way of tutorials or guidance. Whether it's due to raiders, crop blight, or a scary new disease, the settlement is always one misstep away from disaster.
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Through trial, error, and perseverance, we've come up with some helpful tips for keeping your town well-supplied, healthy, and growing. Farthest Frontier is the kind of game where you need to be ready for anything, so read on to find out how!
Farthest Frontier is currently in early access. The contents of this guide are subject to change as the game continues its development process.
As your town grows, your Villagers will take on specialized jobs that produce, transport, and refine resources. This is necessary for the settlement to prosper, but each skilled worker is one less Laborer or Builder for carrying out basic tasks. Having too many resources tagged for extraction or buildings awaiting construction means your Villagers will try to do everything at once, effectively getting nothing done.
For this reason, the best approach is to focus on getting one thing done at a time. Whatever your current project - exploiting a new resource, for example, or leveling up your Town Center - try breaking it down into steps. Gather all the raw materials you need, then place the building site.
If a building site would cover a resource, that resource will be highlighted in yellow. Villagers will automatically harvest the resource to make room for the building if it's placed there, usually putting the yield directly toward construction!
For especially long-term projects
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