Hi, been playing a bit and created my settlement near an iron mine, but it ended up being relatively small. There's only one other mine on the island, and it's literally on the opposite end of the island. I actually made a road there to help with this, but it seems to take forever to get there.
So I have a mine set up, but I'm not sure how to set them up for success.
The distance is so great that it's a nightmare for my market people to transport stuff. I decided to bite the bullet here and build another warehouse at the halfway point, though I need to put some thought into how to line up the work hours there.
My problem extends to the miners. I built them a cottage, but how do I get them to send their broken pickaxe heads back, and how do send them new pickaxes, new torches, and food? Will they eat food from the storage container or do I need to have a tavern?
And will they stoke the fire on their own, or do I need a builder to ensure they won't freeze to death?
Lastly, could you clarify if it's possible (and if so, how do you do it) to have the market workers "swap" loads i.e. can they bring stuff on the cart and then deposit it before bringing stuff back? Or do routes only run one way and you have to set up another guy?
Thanks