One of them is to feed your citizens Romesteadmost enduring early challenges. Hunger lowers productivity and morale, so a reliable food supply must be a priority from the moment you find your first settlement.
Fortunately, you don't need elaborate systems to keep track—with the right approach, even a small settlement can keep its people well-fed without constant micromanagement. We'll cover the best early food sources, guide you through setting up a bread supply chain that adapts well to your growing population, and highlight a civic trait you'll want to avoid at almost all costs.
Romestead is currently in early access – details below may change during development!
Best early food sources
The two most available food sources in the early game are game hunting and searching for apple trees. Both are immediately available without any construction investment, making them your first line of defense against starvation while your settlement is established.
Note that you will need to cook game before it has food value. Citizens will not eat raw meat!
One important caveat though: not all fruit is worth stocking up on. Some fruit, e.g Olives and blackberriesthey have zero food value – but your citizens will eat them regardless, meaning they'll disappear from food stores without making any meaningful dent in their hunger. Better save it for other recipes!
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How to make bread
Once you're done The fruits of the harvest The Ceres quest – the one that involves offering lots of fruit (and cabbage) at the altar – will unlock Bakeryand with it a highly scalable food source: bread. Bread is easily produced in large quantities, making it the most efficient way to feed your citizens for a very long time. However, before you can bake, you will need to set up the entire production chain:
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Harvest Wheat from your farms.
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Crush it Flour in a hand mill.
- We bake flour for bread either by the campfire or in the bakery.
The Bonfire the option is available before unlocking the bakery, but requires more wheat achieve the same result, making it a less efficient path. The bakery is a better solution in the long run – although it's slower and can only queue up ten loaves at a time, so keep an eye on your supplies and fill the queue before it's empty.
Something to be aware of is Gluttonous citizenswho require ten other foods to make you feel satisfied — that's a significant burden at any stage of the game, let alone an early exit when supplies are stretched thin.
If you notice the Gluttony trait in a potential citizen, think very carefully before welcoming them. A single gluttonous resident can destabilize an otherwise perfectly balanced food supply.
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