Settlements Overview
Displays resources, diplomacy requirements, surplus/deficits, and expansion costs for Cultural Settlements.
The Cultural Settlement module gives you a complete overview of what’s required to complete your current settlement. It helps you track goods, diplomacy, expansion progress, and even connects to the City Planner.
Menu Overview
The module consists of following:
Top Menu:
Show Sums Toggle the building requirements display
Current LvL Displays current run of settlement
Bonus Chance Displays bonus chance for x4 goods collection (depending on Current LvL)
Currency Total amount of available currency, and current production (eg. Shells)
Expansion Cost Overview next expansion cost
Submit to City Planner Button
Building Requirements (Middle Table)
Building All unlockable buildings for the settlement.
Done Shows ✓ or ✗ to indicate if the building has been unlocked.
Goods columns Required goods for unlocking each building.
Diplomacy Required diplomacy for unlocking each building.
- **Green numbers** Indicates surplus resources. - **Red numbers** Indicates a deficit (needed resources).
Totals (Bottom Summary)
Total: Sum of all goods needed to unlock remaining buildings.
Current Stock: How many of each good you currently have.
Surplus / Needed: Shows shortfall or excess for each good in red or green respectively.
Show Sums
If Show Sums is selected, goods requirements calculation will display cumulative amount needed and shortfall or excess per good type.
Expansion Overview (Top Table)
If Next Expansion is selected, table will expand to display costs of future expansions per good type of choice.
Next Expansion: Shows the cost of unlocking the next available expansion.
Future Expansions (+1 to +8): Lists costs for all upcoming expansions.
Goods Required: Columns for each cultural good.
"off" Column: Shows whether the specific expansion bonus is active or not.
Bonus Info: Displays current building level and active bonus chance (e.g., 10%).
City Planner Integration
Click Submit to City Planner to send your current settlement layout and data to the FOE Helper City Planner website.
Once submitted, you’ll find it under the "New City" tab on foe-helper website, detailed info on page City Planner
Features
Helps calculate exact shortfalls before you commit to unlocks.
Indicates which resources you’re missing (and by how much).
Offers diplomacy assistance for buildings where you’re below the required amount.
Direct export to layout planning tool (City Planner).
FAQ
Q: What does the “off” label in the expansion row mean? A: It indicates whether a specific expansion’s bonus chance is currently activated or not.
Q: What does the blue “?” icon do? A: Hovering it will show how to meet the missing diplomacy requirement for a building.
Q: What happens after I click “Submit to City-Planner”? A: Your current settlement plan is uploaded and accessible under the New City section on the City Planner website.
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