Section Focus

Route traders, trade routes, amber spending, and cornerstone value. This hub targets repeat settlement decisions: when to open glades, which blueprint to pick, when to push reputation, what to stop before storm, and how to control losses in seal or Prestige runs.

OrderPageProblem It Solves
1First Trade Route: Amber or RelationshipFirst Trade Route: Amber or Relationship: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.
2Trader Buy Priority: Blueprints, Goods, Tools, ServicesTrader Buy Priority: Blueprints, Goods, Tools, Services: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.
3Amber Spending Discipline: Reroll Is Not DefaultAmber Spending Discipline: Reroll Is Not Default: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.
4Early Cornerstone Picks: Stability Before TricksEarly Cornerstone Picks: Stability Before Tricks: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.
5Negative Cornerstone Check: Count the CostNegative Cornerstone Check: Count the Cost: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.
6Trade Hub Strategy: When Traders Can Win the RunTrade Hub Strategy: When Traders Can Win the Run: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.
7Building Around a Cornerstone: When to PivotBuilding Around a Cornerstone: When to Pivot: use a practical checklist for resources, hostility, blueprints, and reputation so the settlement does not collapse mid-run.

How To Use It

  • Beginners should read route and economy pages before copying high-difficulty templates.
  • When stuck, identify whether the issue is food, fuel, hostility, blueprints, or reputation.
  • If visuals help, jump to Video Guides.
  • Returners should prioritize updates, DLC, seals, and Prestige pages.