Granite :(

[keith.lamothe]

If you don't have enough granite and there are no other settlements in the world, then yes, you'll need to wait until the game is closer to finished

But settlements should show up on the world map as soon as their tile is revealed, no scouting necessary for that.

[Meta]

As I don't want to create a new topic I'll post my small question here: how can I use the resources on the strategic map?

I know I need to kill the mini-bosses who guard the place, then the resources become available on the strategic map, but I don't know what to do to salvage them.

Edit:
I just found the Q&A topic which answered my question:
http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,9142.msg83655.html#msg83655
Killing the mini-bosses who guard a resource gives the nearest town (3 tiles of distance max.) a boost of this resource's production, if there's one. You need the appropriate guild to benefit from the bonus.

[keith.lamothe]

As I don't want to create a new topic I'll post my small question here: how can I use the resources on the strategic map?

I know I need to kill the mini-bosses who guard the place, then the resources become available on the strategic map, but I don't know what to do to salvage them.

Edit:
I just found the Q&A topic which answered my question:
http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,9142.msg83655.html#msg83655
Killing the mini-bosses who guard a resource gives the nearest town (3 tiles of distance max.) a boost of this resource's production, if there's one. You need the appropriate guild to benefit from the bonus.

Yep   And as of 0.502 the description for the resource deposits on the right-click details should point you in the right direction.

[BobTheJanitor]

I think the moral of this story is to take nothing for granite.



Eh? Eh?

[keith.lamothe]

I think the moral of this story is to take nothing for granite.



Eh? Eh?

Somebody drop a rock on him.

[Meta]

The only problem with these available bonuses is that they're not near my base...


[No spoiler tags? Bah!]

When you say 3 tiles of distance, is it orthogonally or diagonally?

[keith.lamothe]

The only problem with these available bonuses is that they're not near my base...

Yea, out of luck there then, for the time being.  Other settlements may have some nearby, and it's planned to have a way to get at least some benefit from resources that are within some distance of the road network, but that won't help you right now.

When you say 3 tiles of distance, is it orthogonally or diagonally?

Manhattan distance.