Visible route building, staged construction, and abstract trade still feel weakly coupled #6

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opened 2026-08-23 09:39:35 +00:00 by rhelwig · 0 comments

rhelwig commented

2026-08-23 09:39:35 +00:00

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Summary

Visible Roadwright path work, staged workstation construction, and abstract inter-settlement trade can still progress on different cadences, which makes the settlement story feel less coherent than players expect.

Expected

Once a Roadwright chooses a meaningful route, the Surveyor map should keep that route visible until the current route segment is resolved
A player-placed Trade Board should lead fairly promptly to visible Trading Post construction when the settlement is loaded and stocked
When two villages are already trading, the visible route-building story should broadly match the abstract trade story

Actual

Route traces previously disappeared during short task or observability gaps even when the Roadwright still had a meaningful corridor to work
A custom village with a Trade Board, donated materials, and a nearby larger settlement built only the small fallback shelter for a long time while the Trading Post still had not visibly started
Route trade can continue abstractly on its own cadence even when visible route progress feels slow or disconnected

Relevant files

src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementRoadwrightWork.java
src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementConstructionWork.java
src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/LiveVillagesSavedData.java
src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementEconomySimulator.java
src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/RouteNetworkSimulator.java

Already tried

Changed loaded Roadwright execution so cached roadwork continues between Decide windows
Stopped worker and map observability from inventing fresh hypothetical Roadwright plans
Added longer-lived Surveyor route-trace memory so chosen corridors remain visible across short pauses and breaks

Current best leads

Surface Trading Post build-site existence and per-site progress more clearly in the overlay
Expose whether the current Roadwright route is internal, Milepost-guided, or settlement-to-settlement
Show whether the visible route is the same route that currently contributes to abstract trade quality
Re-check whether early custom settlements still over-prioritize fallback housing relative to the first Trading Post
Revisit route-trade cadence and throughput expectations for nearby settlements

Notes

This is more of a coherence / player-feedback issue than a single isolated code defect

Migrated from https://github.com/rhelwig/LiveVillages/issues/6
Original author: rhelwig
Original labels: none

## Summary Visible Roadwright path work, staged workstation construction, and abstract inter-settlement trade can still progress on different cadences, which makes the settlement story feel less coherent than players expect. ## Expected - Once a `Roadwright` chooses a meaningful route, the Surveyor map should keep that route visible until the current route segment is resolved - A player-placed `Trade Board` should lead fairly promptly to visible `Trading Post` construction when the settlement is loaded and stocked - When two villages are already trading, the visible route-building story should broadly match the abstract trade story ## Actual - Route traces previously disappeared during short task or observability gaps even when the Roadwright still had a meaningful corridor to work - A custom village with a `Trade Board`, donated materials, and a nearby larger settlement built only the small fallback shelter for a long time while the `Trading Post` still had not visibly started - Route trade can continue abstractly on its own cadence even when visible route progress feels slow or disconnected ## Relevant files - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementRoadwrightWork.java` - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementConstructionWork.java` - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/LiveVillagesSavedData.java` - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementEconomySimulator.java` - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/RouteNetworkSimulator.java` ## Already tried - Changed loaded Roadwright execution so cached roadwork continues between Decide windows - Stopped worker and map observability from inventing fresh hypothetical Roadwright plans - Added longer-lived Surveyor route-trace memory so chosen corridors remain visible across short pauses and breaks ## Current best leads - Surface `Trading Post` build-site existence and per-site progress more clearly in the overlay - Expose whether the current Roadwright route is internal, Milepost-guided, or settlement-to-settlement - Show whether the visible route is the same route that currently contributes to abstract trade quality - Re-check whether early custom settlements still over-prioritize fallback housing relative to the first `Trading Post` - Revisit route-trade cadence and throughput expectations for nearby settlements ## Notes - This is more of a coherence / player-feedback issue than a single isolated code defect --- Migrated from https://github.com/rhelwig/LiveVillages/issues/6 Original author: `rhelwig` Original labels: none

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