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In Sengoku Dynasty, there’s a lot to construct. Even at the start, when many options are still locked, having a clear goal is essential. You’ll be doing most of the work until your village starts attracting more residents, so it’s vital to have the right tools and workspaces at your disposal.
If you’re uncertain about what your initial village requires, consider following these steps. They’ll help ensure that you can feed and shelter your people while also expanding and gaining access to better equipment.
Where Should You Place The Bell Tower?
After the introductory sequence where you create a campfire for Ako, you’ll travel down the road to the ruins of Sosogi Village. There, Toshichi will give you a bell that you can use to build your Bell Tower.
All village buildings need to be built within the blue radius of the nearest Bell Tower.
Toshichi recommends scouting different locations for your tower, but the best place is right where you’re standing. Use your axe to demolish the ruined Bell Tower next to Toshichi, and then build a new one in its place. Establishing your town on the ruins of Sosogi offers numerous advantages:
- You can salvage materials such as planks and charcoal from the burnt trees and structures.
- It’s near the shore, enabling fishing.
- There is an abundance of resources in all directions within a short distance.
- Once cleared, there’s ample space available for construction.
- It’s also close to early-game quests.
If you prefer a different location, try the hills to the north, near the abandoned shrine. There won’t be any fishing, but you’ll find plenty of wildlife for hunting. Just be cautious of bears and bandits, who may be more frequent in this area.
How Many Houses To Build
While Toshichi’s quest only asks for one house, you’ll need more for your villagers to settle in. At first, aim for three beds: one for yourself, one for Ako, and one for Yonaisuke, a nearby refugee who will join if you invite him.
Many of the buildings you will construct will include bed space, so you don’t need to rush to build extra houses right away.
Key Buildings
Once Ako and Yonaisuke settle in, you should balance your time among quests, resource gathering, and construction.
- First, build a General Storage to hold surplus inventory, providing villagers easy access to materials for their tasks.
- Next, establish a Workshop. It not only provides an extra bed but also a workbench to craft crucial items like a Copper Yari and a Shortbow.
Planting Crops
You may need to make several trips into the wilderness for resources. While doing this, talk to Chiyone in the cherry grove east of the ruins. Completing her quest will reward you with Gobo Seeds, which can be used to create a crop field. A small 2×2 plot is sufficient. Assign a villager to tend to it and ensure they have the seeds and a hoe in storage for the first harvest by the end of summer.
You can also collect Bamboo near Chiyone’s house. It’s a required resource for certain buildings and furniture, though only a little is needed.
Woodcutters And Foragers
When the Workshop is complete, build a Woodcutter’s Hut. This will enable you to efficiently produce planks for larger constructions. You’re likely running low on salvageable burned buildings by now.
With lumber production up and running, construct a Forager’s Hut near Mata’s tent by the river. Assign a villager here to gather readily available materials, especially Grass, which is necessary to make Straw for later structures.
Rebuilding The Bridge
Your growth will now depend heavily on your finances and workforce. If you haven’t done so, complete the quests from Kengyo and Matsumaru. Kengyo’s quest becomes a lot simpler with a Shortbow, and hunting deer provides valuable XP to help you level up in the Way of the Warrior.
After finishing the quests, Toshichi will tell you to speak with his sister, Sayuri. She will ask you to repair the bridge near Chiyone’s house. Gather the necessary materials and prepare the construction site; then reassign your Forager to work on the bridge. It should be finished by the next season.
While waiting, search for bandit camps along the river and engage with solitary enemies to earn extra money. Aim to save enough to unlock the Drying Rack, which converts Grass into Straw.
Liberating Sosogi
Once the bridge is complete, talk to Sayuri again, and she will join your village. If you have the Drying Rack, place her there, as you’ll need a significant amount of Straw for future projects.
Have a chat with Toshichi and wear the Peasant Clothes he gives you, which offer better protection than your initial Refugee Rags. Craft an extra Copper Yari and Shortbow, along with plenty of arrows; it’s time to take on the Looters in the northwest.
If you want to be extra cautious, follow Toshichi’s quest to talk to Onibaba first. She’ll give you a mask that provides additional armor.
Travel north from the ruins to the northwest beach, where you first washed ashore. You’ll encounter many Looters; however, you can typically pick them off one by one. You’ll need to defeat at least five along with the Leader at the main camp by the shore. By the end of this raid, you should have enough money to unlock the Drying Rack if you didn’t before.
After defeating the Leader and his gang, the Sosogi Region will be fully under your control. You’ll then be able to craft Copper tools at the Workshop – no more relying on just wood and stone!
Next Steps
What you decide to do next is up to you, but a solid move would be to construct a Fisherman’s Hut near the shore before venturing out to explore. If you were fortunate enough to recruit a refugee while hunting bandits by the river, they can use Straw to create Rope and then Fishing Nets, which can provide a substantial food supply for the village.