What buildings can I put into my town?

[Zak]

Okay, so I hate having a town which has only four or five buildings in them. They always seem more like a small camp than a town, but when I try to extend the size of my towns I'm unsure as to what I can put into those extra buildings.

I have:-
- The Inn, of course
- One or two shops
- Sometimes a pub.
- An odd cafe.
- An odd church.

So what else can I put into my towns? I'd really appreciate any advice. Thanks!

 

[Dawne]

houses

 

[dadevvtsvre]

A small library or museum, a park, or even a post office. Just try to think of what you would find in a town now. Things like doctor's offices and restaurants add a touch of realism as well.

 

[Zak]

Aha, thanks! I guess I should just remember that I can just look out my window to get ideas. Again, thanks!

 

[Durastik]

Also, don't assume everybody lives at their place of work, an easy way to make a town realistic is to count how many families there are in your town and make a house for each of them.

Peace

 

[JADgirl]

Movie theater, theme park. Wouldn't a character on a merry-go-round be sooo cute?! :biggrin:

 

[RnLGG]

You could have the necessary buildings then maybe a few houses and then a *special* place like a library or something.

 

[SolstICE]

auction house? music hall? great temple? fighter guild?

we like to put something different in each town to make it seem unique. a special place that isn't in any others

 

[Sniper]

If you want to combat the problem of citizens vs. available housing, you could always have unaccessible houses viewable from the sides of the town screen.

Example, the Inn is at the edge of the town accessible to the player, but instead of having walls around the town, you see portions of buildings and roofs, help add to the apparent size of the town without actually increasing the depth. EVERY town should have some houses that are just there for the player to expllore, show the player the town and its' setting has depth.