Preparation

Decisions, Decisions, Decsions

The first thing I have to decide is what my export strategy is going to be. I can export both linen and pottery, but can only develop one industry at a time. Which one should I go with first? Here are the facts:

Pottery - To export 2500 pottery/year I will need to build 4 clay pits, 5 potters, and a storage yard. The total cost of these structures plus opening the trade route to Dunqul would be 1030 debens and I would need 98 workers. If I pay three debens above the Kingdom rate, my yearly wage bill would be 323 debens. I would receive 2625 for the pottery so my yearly income from pottery would be 2625 - 323 = 2302 debens/year. This could be increased by blessings from Ra or Ptah.

Linen - To export 2500 linen/year I need to build 5 weavers and a storage yard. The total cost of these structures plus opening the trade routes to Dakhla and Itjtawy would be 1795 debens and I would need 66 workers. Yearly wages would amount to 218 debens. In addition, I would have to buy 2500 flax/year at a cost of 1350 debens. I would receive 4000 for the linen so the yearly income would be 4000 - (1350+218) = 2432 debens/year. Again, blessings are possible from Ra or Ptah. (Ptah can be more helpful with linen than pottery.)

Given the above, I willl go with linen. Despite the higher initial cost, it is the best choice because it needs fewer workers. This means the industry can get up to full speed faster.

 

Pre - Flight Check

Before doing anything else, I pause the game and:

  • Pick out a site for the first housing block. If possible, it should be proximate to the industrial area.
  • Decide how I am going to feed my folks. In this case fishing.
  • Go to Overseer of Workers and set following priorities:
      1. Religion
      2. Government
      3. Infrastructure
      4. Health and Sanitation
  • Set wage to three debens above the Kingdom rate.
  • Go to the World Map and open the initial trade routes to Itjtawy and Dakhla.
  • Go to Overseer of Commerce and authorize imports of 1600 flax and exports of linen over zero..

Then I set the game speed to 10% and:

  • Place the Festival Square in some out-of -the-way place for the time being.
  • Order a Common Festival for the Patron God.
  • Put in the road system for the housing block, industrial area, and the fishing wharves.

Next, we'll take a look at what we've got so far, and take the city through the first couple of months.

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