Release 227: Decorative Crops!

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@2Siel

I thought the buffer protection is to prevent settlements merging thus protecting its settlements’ identities

That was not mentioned, as far as I know. And it only takes 1 person per settlement to merge them anyway, so I doubt this would really help for bigger settlements.

This was the reasoning:

@james

What this system does mainly does it give an entitlement to players who were there first .

You should have a say over who can claim an available plot next to you. Your investment in your beacon is longer and that should count for something. Players would often prefer wilderness than an unfriendly or unwanted neighbour.

I read that as it’s mainly to keep neighbors away if you don’t want them. And everyone who played the game for an extended time, will just plot enough to keep neighbors out of sight.