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Dungeon Settlers Basic Farming: research books and unlock order
Symptom / what you seeBasic Farming is grey or Farm is missing from Build → Agriculture even though the settlement has a Research Station.
Try this firstOpen Research, select the node that unlocks Farm, follow the prerequisites shown in your build, then confirm Farm appears under Build → Agriculture.
Settlement work orderPlayer questionOfficial image for context
01Most likely cause
Why it happens
The Farm unlock is a research-tree node, not a settlement-time unlock. References use both Basic Farming and Basic Agriculture labels; identify the node by its Farm unlock effect. The current guide supports the Research → Farm → Build/Agriculture path, while a separate 25154317 data reference lists a possible Basic Cuisine parent and book cost; the current research UI is authoritative.
Current research path—read the node, bring the books home, then verify the Farm unlock.
01Open the Research Station or the top-right Research control and select the node whose unlock is Farm. Read the prerequisites and cost shown in your current build before copying any reference value.
02Take an expedition and bring Tech Books back from dungeon floors, event rooms, or named enemies; keep the book count and current node visible before spending them.
03Complete the prerequisite(s) shown by the current UI, then start the Farm-unlocking research. The 25154317 Basic Farming data (Basic Cuisine parent and 3-book node) is a reference lead, not a guarantee of the live label or cost.
04Return to Build → Agriculture and confirm that Farm is available. Food Storage holds food but does not unlock or grow crops.
03Success feedback
Know when it worked
The selected research node completes and Farm appears in the build/research UI. A book in storage by itself is not proof until the node advances or the building becomes available.
The research guide places Tech Books in dungeon floors, event rooms, and named enemies, and explains the Research Station prerequisite loop; exact labels remain build-sensitive.
Steam build 25154317 data lists Basic Cuisine as a possible prerequisite, 3 Tech Books for Basic Farming, and Farm/Wood Fence as data unlocks; the source explicitly says availability and behavior were not checked in play, so these values are not hard current instructions.
The Sep 12 update reduces research work multipliers on Very Hard from 1.33× to 1.15× and Devastation from 1.66× to 1.30×; it does not publish a new Basic Farming prerequisite or book cost.
Research dependency screenOfficial screenshot for game context. It does not verify the steps above.
