You have sat up this colony to be somewhat self sustaining. Though… you may want to check your Work menu (toolbar across the bottom) to make sure your pawns sat for hunting have a firearm (not melee). This way they can hopefully kill what they hunt before it attacks them. For now,...
cabins need to be built in the town proper– that is to say, above the railroad tracks. On the other hand, cabins also provide valuable passive bonuses, such as decreased unit training time and giving your sheriff some exp when