i'd make a folder to the desktop and save the pics there.then you can resize and label them as you want easier.

Excellent suggestion. Now, let's see if I can do the next step...

Success! But I see you cannot add comments, so, here's the starting conditions, and my basic starting pieces. I build the DS Village Inns right away, the barn and storage piles, and drop the markets, but don't staff them yet. I put out direct map hunters, build a DS fishing dock and DS Large gatherer. Add a Village woodchopper, and the small workshop, and that carries me through years 1-3 quite nicely. Then clear, clear, clear!

Oh, and a school from the start. And I'm using Kid's Nomad attracting hitching post! 2% per year, I think.
I put in a Fairytale Trader cause I think it's freakin adorable.  I use it to house my excess and currently unneeded inventory.

Chapter 7


  Our first task of year 7 was to decide on a location for a new school.  Our outdoor classroom had room for only 1 more student and there were several 4 and 5 year olds.  Lillam and I had 2 boys ages 3 and 5 and we wanted them to have an education.  We did not want to build a school on the east side of town close to the river.  That left west by the fish pond or north through the tunnel.  North would be closer and part of the walk to school would be inside the tunnel and out of the cold north wind.  We noticed there were now several more ice formations on the north shore due to the heavy mist of late.

  The increased number of icebergs was confirmed by a family of 4 who, like the other couple, were headed to North Port but got caught up in the ice flow instead.  They abandoned their small boat not far from the couples damaged one when they saw the Light.  They were grateful to have one of the new ice caves to call home.

  It snowed heavily several time that summer but the new school was completed by early autumn.  We were happy to see that the elk herd returned to the feeding area before winter.    Our food supply was also good going into yet another winter but with new families we wanted to be sure not to run short of grain.  We had a surplus of fertilizer on the stockpiles, more than enough to support another greenhouse for growing more oats.  In winter the new teacher at the new school came down with influenza.

YEAR 70 and 71

          we ran a diagnal set of tracks to avoid REDs mountain.DS' gravel texture shows up well in the snow. that helped lay them during the fall snow.the tracks are layed thru the mounatin pass into the RK valley.   

          we had hoped for pigs or chickens to be  brought. finally, someone caught some ducks for the small pasture in KID town.

pic 1:mountain pass
pic 2: ducks
pic 3:DS gravel that helps you lay tracks in fall and winter.

@Abandoned Great story, beautiful landscapes and winter accessories - Well done! Regards

using DEBUG to set the start is handy.i don't think of that as a cheat.