Wild West Pioneers: Residents’ Needs and the tent unlock

The November 6 patch makes church upkeep much lighter: the Church now collects 0.2 money from each resident instead of 2, and a Church Blessing needs an offering of 200 instead of 500. The Church also gets the Main Road's +10 range bonus.

The Chapel's effect range grows from 20 to 30 at Level 1 and from 20 to 40 at Level 2, so one Chapel covers more homes. These are the developer's numbers; Kingy has not tested them in a settlement.

The population limit rises to 1,000 per settlement, and the Logistics Center can transfer residents between settlements. The notes fix removed residents still holding houses and jobs, citizens not leaving after 24 hours at zero happiness, and pioneers being assignable to unfinished buildings. Woodland Keepers and Family Wood Cabin upgrades now count toward progression. Terrain around Tents no longer shifts when upgraded to Family Wooden Cabins. Kingy has not tested these changes.

The patch fixes fulfilled Moonshine whims still appearing incomplete, completed whims remaining visible, and many decorations blocking or undoing whim completion. It adds a Game Over screen at zero residents. These changes do not establish new tent-unlock rules.

In a September 25 Steam discussion, a player asked where to collect these logs. A developer pointed them to a little pile of wood on the floor close to the Town Hall. Look around the Town Hall at ground level before searching another building. The reply does not identify a build or demonstrate the next quest step, so follow the objective shown in your game after collecting it.

These checks follow the developer’s revised quest order. The hotfix says the Tutorial Assistant can be reopened after declining it, but does not specify the exact menu path. Use the current interface rather than an invented shortcut.

1. Open Residents’ Needs and read its active objective before spending Journey Points.
2. Check whether tents are unlocked and compare your available points with the displayed unlock cost.
3. Follow the tent objective shown by your build. Return to the Tutorial Assistant if you need its written or video explanation.
4. Check that the objective advances before following the next step of an older walkthrough.

Keep a screenshot of the objective and tent state if you remain blocked. The notes document changes, but do not establish a universal save-repair procedure. Do not delete your settlement to test a guess.

Use the next requirement shown in Journey and record its cost before expanding. The developer announced Early Access economy changes, but Kingy has not checked their released values. The next guide explains how to compare an old building budget with the screen in front of you.