Agriculture & Food · Wild West Pioneers
Communal Kitchen
Central settlement mess hall. Consumes 3 Raw Potatoes and 1 Firewood to cook 4 Hearty Stew rations every 30 seconds, feeding up to 16 pioneers daily.
Construction Cost
35 Timber, 25 Stone, 4 Pioneer Tools
Worker Capacity
2 Pioneer Cooks
Operating Upkeep
5 Gold / day
Input Ratio
3 Potatoes + 1 Firewood / 30s
Output Ratio
4 Hearty Stew rations / 30s (8.0 Stew/min)
Settler Sustenance Capacity
Feeds 16 Settlers per Kitchen
Service Radius
20-tile road radius to residences
Frontier Tier
Tier 1 (Foundation)
Operational Overview & Strategic Role
Raw potatoes stave off starvation but cause settler complaints. The Communal Kitchen prepares cooked Hearty Stew, a nutritious meal that fulfills hunger demands, prevents scurvy, and provides a baseline +5 happiness rating across all tier residences.
Parametric Specifications & Workload Matrix
| Attribute | Operational Metric |
|---|---|
| Construction Cost | 35 Timber, 25 Stone, 4 Pioneer Tools |
| Kitchen Cooks | 2 Dedicated Mess Cooks |
| Batch Recipe | 3 Raw Potatoes + 1 Firewood / 30 seconds |
| Ration Throughput | 8.0 Stew Rations / min (feeds 16 settlers) |
| Service Corridor | 20-tile road radius to residential shacks |
Logistics Optimization & Placement Tactics
- Fuel Security: Always maintain an active Woodchopper Yard. If firewood runs dry, the kitchen ceases boiling stew, forcing settlers to eat raw food and cutting morale by 25%.
- Centralized Distribution: Place the kitchen halfway between residential blocks and the food warehouse to minimize settler walking distance during noon meal breaks.
- Scout Expedition Supply: Scouting missions draw food directly from the kitchen pantry; ensure a buffer of 15 stew rations is locked before deploying explorers.