my overall experience in salem.

[Droj]

broken economy where 90% of people are self-sustainable and only 10% actually need to buy nails/hay, the latter of which could be split into two categories. The newbies and the experienced/grinders that would mutually benefit from the products of their time spent crafting.

[Darkside]

After you get your claim up I would suggest getting an ore smelter up asap. There are so many things that needs iron bars and nails and they are expensive to buy, even from another player. Becoming self-sufficent in iron will help you immensely. Check on the wiki what you need to get your iron production going.

These days easiest is to find an abandoned claim with smelters and mine nearby. I found a couple before deciding to squat at one and plopped my claim stone on it. Nice setup all there for me. Only thing is I miss out on the build up part which is fun but I plan to defend this position for a temporary time stocking up iron, trying to make sales and scout further for a more permanent location I can start from scratch

So you say, but don't be surprised when your "temporary" location becomes permanent until the day you get raided . It's just so much easier staying and building than trying to re-establish yourself somewhere else...

So true... Im already making myself quite at home here... extending its defenses, repairing, moving things around the way I prefer, planting fields.... I'm already not so keen to moving out in the future

[Vvengyr]

So true... Im already making myself quite at home here... extending its defenses, repairing, moving things around the way I prefer, planting fields.... I'm already not so keen to moving out in the future

Hehe, had the same feelings... But it's way safer to move on far away from the civilization, and the building part is fun!