Topic: Settlements should store food in cellars  (Read 80 times)


Marcie35

« on: May 18, 2025, 05:16:30 PM »
Pretty simple suggestion to increase the immersion in settlements by moving village food stocks to one or more cellars spawned in the settlement.

I know the village food stocks aren't subject to spoilage but it still seems strange to find piles of meat stored in random buildings.  As players we are required to use cellars for longterm storage which feels much more fitting. This divide is an unnecessary reminder that settlements don't play by the same rules.

If this suggestion was implemented it would benefit the game by increasing player immersion in settlements because they would seem to follow the player mechanics more closely, increasing visual interest of settlements with cellars tiles adding more diversity to the settlement layout, and it would benefit player experience when trading for food by narrowing the amount of locations food can be stored therefore requiring less searching to buy what were looking for.

I would also be excited to see how cellars are implemented in the settlements, as I have no concept of a traditional cellar placement outside of the home, and sorta put mine wherever feels convenient  ;D

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« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:00:27 AM »
That would be nice addition for immersion.

IRL cellars would be within the yard, door preferably leeward (so wouldn’t amass excess snow with wind blowing), side of either natural mound/hillock, or the soil used from excavating to make the walls. Cellar on flat ground takes lot more digging. Most definitely floor of cellar above ground water level.
Those seem to be the common factors on cellars that I’ve seen.