Logistics & Storage · Wild West Pioneers
Frontier Warehouse
Central storage depot providing 500 inventory slots and deploying 2 Handcart Couriers across a 25-tile road network to prevent supply line stalls.
Construction Cost
60 Timber, 30 Cut Stone, 5 Pioneer Tools
Worker Capacity
2 Handcart Couriers (Upgradable to 4)
Operating Upkeep
6 Gold / day
Storage Capacity
500 Cargo Slots
Service Radius
25-tile connected road radius
Logistics Function
Hauling, Buffer Storage, Delivery
Prerequisite
Town Hall (Town Lvl 1)
Frontier Tier
Tier 1 (Foundation)
Operational Overview & Strategic Role
The Frontier Warehouse represents the circulatory heart of production in Wild West Pioneers. Without a functional, road-connected warehouse, workshops immediately trigger the fatal No Warehouse Connected production halt. The warehouse manages incoming raw timber, stone, crops, and ores while dispatching finished construction goods to building sites.
Parametric Specifications & Workload Matrix
| Attribute | Operational Metric |
|---|---|
| Construction Cost | 60 Timber, 30 Cut Stone, 5 Pioneer Tools |
| Logistics Staff | 2 Handcart Couriers (Upgradable to 4) |
| Storage Buffer | 500 Universal Units |
| Courier Reach | 25 tiles along paved or dirt roads |
| Courier Speed | 2.5 tiles/sec (Dirt) | 4.0 tiles/sec (Cobblestone) |
Logistics Optimization & Placement Tactics
- Road Connectivity Rule: Every production facility must connect via continuous road to the warehouse. A single missing road segment severs courier delivery chains instantly.
- Dedicated Courier Routing: Place the primary warehouse at the junction between the industrial district (Sawmill, Smelter) and the agricultural fringe to minimize round-trip haul latencies.
- Storage Saturation Alert: If inventory exceeds 90% capacity (450/500 units), construct a secondary storage annex or upgrade to Tier 2 Brick Depot to avoid blocking incoming harvest wagons.