I’ve not seen the little bit of wood being a problem, since even now with all the trading I’ve done… I have plenty of wood. That is a cheap low cost item when that trader rolls by. They usually have a bit of wood, which will add up after a while.
My question is, what are people doing that is taking so much wood. Carpenter was not truly meant to be used primarily with RC. That is just what I would call “Exotic Luxury” for these desert people.
Many of the products do use wood, however not really all that much. Most of it is clay. When there is wood it is small. The chest mentioned from the blacksmith… I consider that a Luxury. I am aiming to build at least one granted myself, and I definitely have enough wood for a few.
The thing I mainly lack is the ores. Almost there for one. Trading has its’ focus, and I utilize it for things that my colony lacks. Since wood is more sparce, of course I would buy wood. Since I don’t really truly mine with them. Have not really started to mine, even if I have a mountain to mine into right at my doorstep. Clay pits I do, but that is a short distance away from my village.
And now I am even buying clay, because I don’t want to really dig more clay pits. I’ve amounted a lot of gold from trading for the lesser stuff and selling back to them a manufactured piece. Cloth and leather for example. Is what I started out selling. Buying the skins to be made into leather. fiber… I have silkweed all over my plateau…
So really I don’t see wood being a problem, although would be nice if there was a trader to sell saplings, albeit rare. After all that would be exotic. That way there would most likely be something prized to buy. Maybe not extremely rare, as that would defeat the purpose of having a shop for it.
Anyway I am just a bit left confused as if people are trying to play RC like Ascendancy. Not saying people are, but almost sounds like it. The way I see it is each faction will have their own perks and advantage as well disadvantage. I see the ascendancy as the average people, as in jack of all trades master of none. Something like that, more like the middle ground.
What they really need is a faction that can contrast that aspect and go the other extremely even if mildly. Well need is a strong word, more like would be nice. I guess we will see more differences when they do add more factions, as does peak my interest. 