Farmstead Sites
Eight quiet working places now stand in the countryside. They are peaceful. You can use their workstations, crops and animals, and each has a chest or two with food, seeds, saplings and farming or hearth runes.
They only appear in chunks you have not explored yet. Finding any one of them earns Country Roads, and each site has its own advancement as well (see the table at the end).
Windmill farmstead
Where: plains, sunflower plains, meadows and savannas.
A stone mill with white sails stands between two wheat fields. The west field is wet and ripening, but the east field is dry. Read the sign and press the button on the well to water it. Climb the ladder to the loft for the miller’s chest.
Herbalist’s cottage
Where: forests, flower forests, birch forests, old growth birch forests and cherry groves.
A steep-roofed cottage among flower beds, with berry bushes on one side and beetroot behind. Inside are a brewing stand, a full cauldron and the herbalist’s chest. Herbs dry in the loft up the ladder, beside a second chest.
Beekeeper’s apiary
Where: flower forests, meadows, sunflower plains and cherry groves.
Three terraces of beehives climb a slope to the keeper’s shed. A signal fire burns on hay under one hive, so its smoke keeps the bees calm when you harvest it. The shed chest holds honey, combs and bee runes.
Walled orchard
Where: plains, forests, birch forests and flower forests.
A mossy wall rings fruit trees and an old rune garden. A stand by the gate holds apples and saplings. The sign in the garden hints at a second cache. Dig under the rooted dirt to find it.
Shepherd’s hut
Where: meadows, windswept hills, plains and savanna plateaus.
A stone hut with a loom and a smoker sits beside a fenced pen of sheep. Keep the gate shut. The chest has wool, shears, leads and herding runes.
Sunken mushroom ring
Where: dark forests and old growth spruce taigas.
A round glass-walled pit with a giant mushroom at its heart. Take the steps down to find a cauldron, a smoker and a chest of mushrooms, stew and compost runes.
Granary barn
Where: plains, sunflower plains, savannas and taigas.
A big barn full of barrels, with two cows in a stall. Outside is a harvest shrine with a bell, a cake, candles and pumpkins. The sign asks you to share the harvest. The shrine chest holds pies, cookies and feast runes.
Scarecrow field
Where: plains, savannas and taigas.
An abandoned field watched by four scarecrows, with a farmhouse missing half its roof. By day it is quiet. After dark, a few zombies and skeletons may rise from the furrows, so do not linger. The farmhouse chest has seeds and field runes.
Advancements
| Site | Advancement |
|---|---|
| Windmill farmstead | Grist for the Mill |
| Herbalist’s cottage | Simples |
| Beekeeper’s apiary | Smoke and Honey |
| Walled orchard | Behind the Wall |
| Shepherd’s hut | Count the Flock |
| Sunken mushroom ring | Down Among the Caps |
| Granary barn | Harvest Home |
| Scarecrow field | Do Not Linger |
All eight sit under Country Roads, which itself sits under Ley Line. The farming and hearth runes in the chests are part of the everyday rune packs.