One Comment to Westward

1. Eric says:

   March 11, 2008 at 2:18 pm

   Tips & Tricks for Westward:
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   * Each Farm can support about 10 people.
   * Trading Posts are especially useful on maps with few resources.
   * A mix of Gunslingers and Deputies is more effective than one or the other alone.
   * Ranches use Wood and Water, but each Citizen working there produces more Food than a Citizen at a Farm.
   * When a character is selected, if you hold down the Shift key and then left-click on the map, the character will move to that location.
   * Focusing all your lawmen on a single Bandit at a time wins battles quickly.
   * Exploring as much of the map as possible is always a good idea.
   * Many advanced buildings bring Gold into your town.
   * Pressing the “TAB” key will cycle through all the units that you control
   * Combat units will not fight while moving.
   * Your combat units will automatically begin firing at bandits when in range.
   * Bandits will only follow you so far until they give up.
   * If a bandit is attacking one of your combat units and another of your combat units is in range they will automatically start attacking the bandit.
   * Trading posts are great for buying much needed food during a drought or famine.
   * Many buildings drop wood, food, or gold when destroyed.
   * You can scroll the view using the arrow keys.
   * Click and drag the left mouse button to lasso-select a group of characters.
   * Visit Trading Posts to exchange one kind of resource for another.
   * Only Citizens can take jobs at your buildings.
   * You need at least one Ranch before you can build a Sheriff’s Office.
   * A Settler or Citizen has to walk to a construction site to build most buildings.
   * A Plague can wipe out your entire Food supply, but does not affect production.
   * Drought will slow the rate at which your town gathers Water.
   * Famine dramatically slows the rate at which Food is harvested.
   * Unlike Lumber Camps, Lumber Mills can gather Wood from any forested area.
   * Sheriffs and Deputies can throw Drunks in jail to sober them up.
   * Drunks will reform if they are taken to a Church.
   * Water Towers are more expensive than Wells, but hold a lot more Water.
   * You don’t need to provide Food, Water or housing for Gunslingers.
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   Lasso-selecting a character will usually stop them in their tracks.

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