Sengoku Dynasty: How To Start Your First Village

There are a lot of things to build in Sengoku Dynasty. Even at the beginning of the game, when most of your options are locked, it pays to have a goal in mind and know what you'll need in the near future. You're going to be the one doing most of the work until your village starts to populate, so it's important to have access to the right tools and workstations.

If you're not sure what your starting village needs, try following the steps below. They'll ensure that you are able to feed and house your people while expanding and getting access to better gear.

Where Should You Place The Bell Tower?

After the opening sequence where you build a campfire for Ako, you'll proceed along the road to the ruins of Sosogi Village. Toshichi, the man standing by the torch near the entrance, will give you a bell which you can use to build your Bell Tower.

Village Buildings must be constructed within the blue radius from the nearest Bell Tower.

Toshichi suggests that you can scout around and place the tower anywhere, but frankly, the best spot is right where you're standing. Use your axe to tear down the ruined Bell Tower next to Toshichi and build the new one in its place. Building your town on the ruins of Sosogi has too many advantages to ignore:

• You can salvage the burnt trees and buildings for extra resources, including planks and charcoal.
• It's close enough to the shore to allow fishing.
• There are ample resources a short distance in all directions.
• There is plenty of space to build once the ruins are cleared.
• It's close to the early-game quests.

If you really want to try building somewhere else, try the hills to the north, near the abandoned shrine. Fishing won't be an option, but there's plentiful game for hunting. Just watch out for bears and looters, which are more likely to wander by if you settle here.

How Many Houses To Build

Toshichi's quest only requires that you build one house, but you're going to need more if people are to move in. At first, aim to have three beds available; one for yourself, one for Ako, and one for Yonaisuke, the refugee wandering nearby who will join your village if you ask.

Some of the work buildings you'll be constructing include bed space, and you're unlikely to get too many more residents for a while, so you don't need to build too many vacant houses just yet.

Key Buildings

Once Ako and Yonaisuke move in, you should split your time between doing quests, gathering resources, and building.

• Build a General Storage right away, so that you have somewhere to put excess inventory and your villagers can access materials for their jobs.
• Next, set up a Workshop. This will give you an extra bed and a workbench that lets you craft several important items, including a Copper Yari and Shortbow.

Planting Crops

You'll probably have to make several trips into the nearby wilds for materials. While you're doing that, visit Chiyone in the cherry grove east of the ruins. Doing her quest will get you Gobo Seeds, which you can use to create a crop field. It doesn't need to be big; 2x2 is plenty. Assign a villager to work the field and make sure they have a the seeds and a hoe available in storage, and they'll have the first harvest in by the end of Summer.

You can also harvest Bamboo near Chiyone's house. You don't need much, but it's a required resource for some buildings and furniture.

Woodcutters And Foragers

Once the Workshop is done, build a Woodcutter's Hut. This is for your use, as it will let you easily and efficiently produce planks to make larger buildings. By now you're probably running out of burned buildings to salvage.

With your lumber production set up, build a Forager's Hut near Mata's tent by the river. Assign your remaining villager to collect easy-to-find materials, especially Grass. You'll need Grass to produce Straw, which is critical for later buildings.

Rebuilding The Bridge

At this point, your growth will be limited by money and workforce. If you haven't already, complete Kengyo and Matsumaru's quests. Kengyo's quest is much easier with a Shortbow, and hunting deer can get you some XP in Way of the Warrior that will be useful later.

Once you've completed the quests, Toshichi will ask you to talk to his sister Sayuri; she asks you to rebuild the bridge near Chiyone's house. Get the materials ready and prepare the construction site, then reassign your Forager to the bridge. It will be done the following season.

While you're waiting, look for bandit camps along the river and pick fights with lone enemies to make extra money. The goal is to come up with enough cash to unlock the Drying Rack, which turns Grass into Straw.

Liberating Sosogi

When the bridge is finished, talk to Sayuri again and she'll join your village. If you have the Drying Rack, assign her to it; you'll need a lot of Straw for later projects, so it's good to produce it now.

Talk to Toshichi and equip the Peasant Clothes he gives you. They offer much better protection than your starting Refugee Rags. Craft an extra Copper Yari and Shortbow, and plenty of arrows - it's time to defeat the Looters in the northwest.

If you want to be extra-prepared, follow Toshichi's quest to speak with Onibaba first. She'll give you a mask that gives you a little more armor.

Follow the road north from the ruins and make your way to the beach in the northwest, past where you first washed up. There are a lot of Looters here, but for the most part you can pick them off one at a time. You need to kill at least five, plus the Leader in the main camp by the shore. If you didn't have enough money to unlock the Drying Rack before, you will by the end of this raid.

Once the Leader and his minions are beaten, the Sosogi Region will be fully under your Dynasty's control. You'll now be able to craft Copper tools at the Workshop - no more relying on wood and stone!

Next Steps

What you do next is really up to you, but a good idea is to build a Fisherman's Hut by the shore before heading off to explore. If you were lucky enough to rescue a refugee while hunting bandits by the river, they can use Straw to make Rope and then Fishing Nets and bring in a lot of food for the village this way.

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