Here are some truly valuable expert tips for you:
The early bird catches the worm:
The price of cannonballs keeps rising as the game progresses. The earlier you stock up on them, the more gold you can save.
The back entrance:
The warehouse on your estate can also be supplied directly by your workers from the right side. It’s a good idea to build a road along the right-hand side to take advantage of this.
Watch your workers:
Take the time to observe what your workers are doing. This will help you see whether you’re producing enough input goods and whether your buildings are placed optimally. Workers always choose the most efficient route for themselves. For example, if the harbour storage is no farther away than the sugar mill, your sugar cane planter will likely deliver the goods there instead of directly to the sugar mill. Your sugar distiller then has to fetch them again to process them further. If you place the sugar mill between the sugar cane plantation and the harbour storage, it will usually be supplied directly.
If you don’t use it, you lose it. — or don’t you?
Idle workers build up a resting boost that they use once they return to work—and this bonus can be quite powerful. Before assigning your workers to a job they’re not suited for just to keep them busy, it’s often better to let them rest and benefit from the resting boost.
