Humans

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A Human

Overview

Humans are an adaptable species, but very susceptible to the rain. The are adept at  Farming and really enjoy  Brewing.

Their Starting Ability is to reveal the nearest patch of Fertile Soil. Humans have a base Resolve of 15, with a Break interval of 02:00 minutes. Their Resilience is listed as Low, and their Demand, along with Beavers', is the highest at 30. With a Decadence level of 4 and a Hunger Tolerance of 6, Humans are one of the last to leave and make for a stable species.

Consumption and Satisfaction

Like all species, Humans need to fulfill Complex Needs to start generating Reputation. The more Complex Needs you fulfill, the higher their Resolve will go, up to a maximum of 50. With the exception of the Housing Needs, every need fulfilled grants an additional effect, like  Porridge's increased double production chance.

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  Biscuits
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  Pie
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  Porridge
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  Leisure
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  Religion
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  Basic Housing
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  Human Housing
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  Clothing

Needs overlap

The table^[1] below lists the needs Humans share with other species:

Beavers	Lizards	Harpies	Foxes	Frogs	Bats
Biscuits  Coats  Leisure	Pie	Coats	Porridge  Religion	Porridge  Pie  Religion	Biscuits  Coats

Human firekeeper ability

Main article: Hearths#Firekeeper_bonus

1 Perk with ID 'ReputationPenaltyRate_HearthEffect_Human'

Name	Description
Beacon	Human firekeepers create a special link with the Citadel. Impatience grows 25% slower.

Proficiency & Comfort

Main Page: Farming

 Farming is the Proficiency specialization of Humans. It grants them a 10% chance to produce twice the amount of resources when working in the following buildings:

•  Brineworks
•  Foragers' Camp
•  Small Foragers' Camp
•  Granary
•  Greenhouse
•  Herb Garden
•  Hallowed Herb Garden
•  Homestead
•  Pantry
•  Plantation
•  Rain Mill
•  Flawless Rain Mill
•  Small Farm
•  Hallowed Small Farm

Main Page: Brewing

 Brewing is the Comfort specialization of Humans. It grants them 5 Resolve when working in the following buildings:

•  Alchemist's Hut
•  Brewery
•  Flawless Brewery
•  Cellar
•  Flawless Cellar
•  Distillery
•  Monastery
•  Scribe
•  Tavern
•  Tinctury

Human-specific buildings

These buildings appear as Reputation rewards only when Humans are on the map. They can still spawn as Ruins.

•  Brewery
•  Brick Oven
•  Monastery

Orders

Main article: Orders

13 Orders named 'human'

Name	Difficulty	Requirements	Rewards
Human Colony	Medium	Own at least 6 Human Houses.	5 Clay per minute. Not affected by production bonuses and does not contribute to production-based perks. 30 Pie 5 Humans will join the settlement.
	Hard	Own at least 8 Human Houses.
Joyful Humans	Easy	Keep Humans Resolve above 23 for 30 seconds	5 Grain per minute. Not affected by production bonuses and does not contribute to production-based perks. 5 Parts 3 Humans will join the settlement.
	Medium	Keep Humans Resolve above 25 for 30 seconds
	Hard	Keep Humans Resolve above 27 for 30 seconds
Human Population	Easy	Have at least 6 Humans for 30 seconds Keep Humans Resolve above 24 for 30 seconds	30 Pie 15 Amber Brick Oven Blueprint
	Medium	Have at least 8 Humans for 30 seconds Keep Humans Resolve above 28 for 60 seconds
	Hard	Have at least 10 Humans for 30 seconds Keep Humans Resolve above 32 for 120 seconds
Human Influx	Easy	Deliver 35 Grain.	5 Humans will join the settlement. 15 Bricks 25 Porridge
	Medium	Deliver 50 Grain.
	Hard	Deliver 65 Grain.
Human Relatives	Easy	Fulfill your villagers' need for eating biscuits 30 times (retroactive). Own at least 4 Human Houses.	Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Humans remember your help. (+3 to Humans Resolve) 5 Humans will join the settlement. 50 Vegetables
	Medium	Fulfill your villagers' need for eating biscuits 40 times (retroactive). Own at least 6 Human Houses.
	Hard	Fulfill your villagers' need for eating biscuits 50 times (retroactive). Own at least 8 Human Houses.
Human Majority	Easy	Have at least 16 Humans for 30 seconds	+2 to Pottery production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 25 Amber 20 Planks
	Medium	Have at least 20 Humans for 30 seconds
	Hard	Have at least 22 Humans for 30 seconds Deliver 10 Pack of Crops.
Happy Humans	Easy	Keep Humans Resolve above 24 for 30 seconds Deliver 20 Grain.	+2 to Coats production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 30 Pie 2 additional Humans will come with each group of newcomers.
	Medium	Keep Humans Resolve above 26 for 30 seconds Deliver 25 Grain.
	Hard	Keep Humans Resolve above 28 for 30 seconds Deliver 30 Grain.
Aid for the Human Clan	Easy	Deliver 6 Pack of Crops. Have at least 8 Comfort decorations.	3 Humans will join the settlement. Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Humans remember your help. (+3 to Humans Resolve) 2 Parts
	Medium	Deliver 8 Pack of Crops. Have at least 10 Comfort decorations.
	Hard	Deliver 10 Pack of Crops. Have at least 12 Comfort decorations.
Human Villagers	Easy	Have at least 8 Humans for 60 seconds Have at least 6 villagers with the Coats need fulfilled for 60 seconds.	+1 to Fabric production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 3 Humans will join the settlement. 5 Parts
	Medium	Have at least 10 Humans for 120 seconds Have at least 8 villagers with the Coats need fulfilled for 60 seconds.
	Hard	Have at least 12 Humans for 120 seconds Have at least 10 villagers with the Coats need fulfilled for 60 seconds.
High Society	Easy	Keep Humans Resolve above 25 for 30 seconds	+1 to Grain production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 20 Reed
Help From the Queen	Easy	Have at least 6 Humans for 30 seconds	20 Grain +1 to Grain production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). Small Farm Blueprint
People's Resolve	Easy	Keep Humans Resolve above 20 for 30 seconds	2 Humans will join the settlement. 30 Grain 3 Parts
	Medium	Keep Humans Resolve above 22 for 30 seconds
	Hard	Keep Humans Resolve above 25 for 30 seconds
Safe Place	Easy	Own at least 2 Human Houses. Own at least 2 Beaver Houses.	+2 to Flour production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 10 Bricks A group of 3 villagers.
	Medium, Hard	Own at least 3 Human Houses. Own at least 3 Beaver Houses.

Cornerstones and Perks

3 Perks mentioning 'Human'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources										Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra	Dec	Por	Fir	Ser	Bio
Beacon	None	Human firekeepers create a special link with the Citadel. Impatience grows 25% slower.	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Fir	x	x	0
Human Clan Support	Rare	Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Humans remember your help. (+3 to Humans Resolve)	x	x	Ord	x	Tra	x	x	x	x	x	24
Human Friendship	Rare	2 additional Humans will come with each group of newcomers.	x	x	Ord	x	Tra	x	x	x	x	x	22.5

Strategy

• Counterintuitively, the Human starting ability to reveal Fertile Soil has the largest impact on maps that discourage farming like the Marshlands and Rocky Ravine, and no impact on the Bamboo Flats, which centralizes farming as the main Biome mechanic.
  • Since Fertile Soil is rare in the Marshlands and Rocky Ravine, the ability to reveal Fertile Soil can enable farming Blueprint picks when they would otherwise be unwise choices.
  • The Bamboo Flats contains no Fertile Soil at all, so the reveal Fertile Soil ability has no effect there. Additionally, since the Bamboo Flats grants increased Farm production bonuses based on how much Fertilizer has been generated, the +10% bonus that Human farmers get is quickly made negligible in comparison.
  • Similarly, the Barren Lands World Map modifier removes Fertile Soil from the Map and also disables Farms and Fertile Soil buildings completely, making the Human proficiency bonus irrelevant.
• Humans have the highest base Resolve of any species, allowing them to weather the Storm more easily than other species in early years.
  • This enables strategies like favoring vulnerable species during the storm, as Humans may be able to withstand the -5 Resolve penalty without dropping to 0 Resolve.
• Since early Impatience can help reduce Hostility to manageable levels, the Human Firekeeper ability is very situational and can even harm your progress towards victory.
  • The best time to use a Human Firekeeper is when you know in advance that high Impatience will become a problem. Modifiers like Sparkdew Crystals and Land of Greed can quickly cause failed settlements if not managed correctly. Strategies that revolve around killing or exiling your own villagers can also quickly cause Impatience to build up.

Trivia

• There is a Human Trader named Sahilda.
• Humans have two skins, with one skin having black detail on a smaller coat and black shoes, and the other featuring a burlier coat and white shoes.
• They also have two voice pitches, high and low.
• When assigned to  Herb Garden,  Homestead,  Plantation,  Small Farm, or  Brineworks, Humans'  Farming double production bonus applies during planting in Drizzle Season, like all double production bonuses for those buildings. Harvesting doesn't influence the chance for double production.
• At 9 blueprints, Humans' Proficiency specialization is tied with Bats for the most common in the game.
• Humans were one of the three initial species available in Against the Storm.

References

1. Table was made by Discord user @2siders

See also

• Bats
• Beavers
• Foxes
• Frogs
• Harpies
• Lizards