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in between doing the Indian villages, settlers arrive. a group of 29 arrived and began clearing land near the east forests to grow food. others dug a mine.  a colonial school and church are built at the edge of what will b St. Louis.

Chapter 12


  All the needed stone was finally delivered to the building site and construction of the Machu Picchu began.  A wooden bridge was being built across the river to get more stone.  We thought that area would be a good place to build another forester or thatch farmer but the natives said they would not cut trees.




  The stone foundation of the boarding house was built and then the high stone wall with stone stairs going upward.  It was autumn before the upper-level stone and thatch houses were built; there were 4 builders working on the project.   A few trees and shrubs were planted on top and the project was finished.  It looked very welcoming, even in winter. 





Aries and I had a baby girl we named Parisa that winter.  Regenie married Fores, the young adult male in the one of the thatch huts across the stream; they later also had a baby girl.  Aries and I had another baby girl, Selene, early in year 9.  Late the following year Malisa married Evante the forester who had 2 sons; his wife, a forester, died in childbirth in summer.  In late summer another forester, Yaynellis died; he was killed by a falling tree.

Chapter 11


  The problem we had was lack of stone.  There was plenty of surface stone lying around but most of it was around the portal and shrines which the natives did not want touched.  They also did not want any removed from the area around their grass huts; some of those stones marked ancestral burial sites.  We could take some but not all from the valley to the northeast.  It was a breeding grounds for the deer, grouse, and boars.




  There was a large untouched area across the river from the native's grass huts.  There were many trees and a lot of iron and stone, but there again it was a breeding grounds for the animals.  It would take a sturdier bridge than the ones built across the stream to cross the river and to carry stones back across it. That was something to think about.

  I often sat on one of the log bridges that crossed the stream when I had something to think about, especially when my house was full of migrants.  Sometimes, especially in spring, the water was high and I could take my shoes off and put my feet in the water.  Sometimes Aries joined me and we would talk about our house guests.  We had none this spring, but I went to sit on the bridge as usual. I had just turned 15.  Aries came and sat beside me and said he thought we got along well and would be happy together if I married him.  I would have fallen off the bridge and into the water if he had not grabbed ahold of me in time.   I agreed and moved from my hut into his.

there were nice deco pieces in the mod. this comp had issues with them. not sure why, could been mod order related. the training pieces were dark, like black not colored and all the horses had saddles.

the CC brins the musket training pieces and a few other fort parts. they require inputs of various supplies to function with low outputs. per CC with its material chains, the end values may b better but the amounts of goods is low. they are functioning. in an RP sence they do work to employ more ppl at the fort without them producing much, kinda like troops would do.  combined they do produce a couple of trade goods but at a high cost of iron and firewood.

there is no perfect world to Banish to keep all the mods 1 wants. always a give and take.

Chapter 10


  Luckily the temperature warmed quickly; there were no coats.  There was not much leather but the tailor had been busy making linen from flax and there was plenty of linen to make coats with.  The food and tool supply was good.  Housing was needed.




  Two stone huts were built and a 3rd one started back behind the cemetery where the last 3 thatch huts had been built.  One of the families that moved into one of the stone huts had a daughter named Virginia who was 15 years old, marriageable age.  I was only 14.   I saw her talking and laughing with Aries several times.

  We planned to build a large complex against the mountain behind those stone houses.  It would have some stone and thatch houses on top and some sets of rooms for families below.  The project would take a lot of stone but it would house many families.  The natives called our plan Machu Picchu, whatever that meant.  We called it a boarding house.

Quote from: brads3 on April 09, 2026, 10:49:57 AMyes, I removed it with this last overhaul to the mod order.  I did like the wall design. I often used the hunting towers. due to computer memory limits, some things always get cut to add other mods. it is such a give and take. there have been many many mods over the years that I wish I could pull a piece or 2 out of and keep.

i would have think all the other things i've put inside.

this is a fort , and the guys need to train and excercise their skills, i would have expected to see some training grounds... combat dummies... archer stands and archer targets ... it is the only source of things like that

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we more than doubled our forests. 2 large KIDD forests work across the river from the pine forest and south of the lake. the sawmill nearby should keep the fort supplied with firewood.

east of the new forests, the Iroquois have established the 1st Indian village. they hunt, fish, and farm. they will supply us with tobacco for trade.

yes, I removed it with this last overhaul to the mod order.  I did like the wall design. I often used the hunting towers. due to computer memory limits, some things always get cut to add other mods. it is such a give and take. there have been many many mods over the years that I wish I could pull a piece or 2 out of and keep.

Chapter 9





  We were surprised, that with all the new people who came through town or decided to stay, that we did not have any serious illnesses or diseases.  The herbalist healer was doing a good job keeping everyone healthy but by the time the snow began to fall, we stated building a healing hut just south of our village. 



  The logs and firewood were again in short supply mainly because of all the new huts.  We were out in the cold and snow cutting trees and gathering branches.  There was little thatch to be found.  We considered building another thatch farmer but it would have had to be further away than was practical.  Instead we built another woodcutter's hut on the road from the first forester's hut by the small stockpile.  The new woodcutter would cut firewood from logs rather than making it from thatch.  With the 2nd forester's hut close by, there should soon be enough logs for building needs and firewood.



  In spring, 15 migrants with 1 child came from the southeast and wanted to stay here with us.  Aries and I were glad there were other young single alone in huts now who could temporarily house the newcomers until more huts were built.

1 mod is missing from your list for your fort .... TrainingCampDeco.pkm