Tips
Town to City Tips & Strategies
Practical tips for growing your Mediterranean town — from crop planning to tourism strategy, drawn from experienced players.
Tips
Practical tips for growing your Mediterranean town — from crop planning to tourism strategy, drawn from experienced players.
The default map features three distinct towns — Belvau (main hub), Fontebrac (agriculture), and Rocemarée (tourism). The fastest way to stall a save is to treat them all as mini-cities. These ten tips are the difference between a town that grows and a town that merely survives.
Develop each town with a clear focus rather than trying to make every town self-sufficient. Fontebrac should focus on farming and granaries, Rocemarée on hotels and attractions, and Belvau on administration, research, and processing.
Different crop-powered buildings consume crops at very different rates. The Pub needs 75 Hops vs. 25 of each other crop — plant roughly 3x more Hops than other Tier 3 crops. The Candle Maker alone consumes 75 Beeswax, rivaling the combined demand of Hattery and Cathedral. Reference the exact input requirements before planting.
Warehouses have a transport range. Buildings within range automatically access stored goods, while those outside require manual hauling. Place warehouses strategically between farm districts, processing buildings, and shops to minimize transport time and prevent production stalls.
When your farms reach Tier 3, the available farming surface doubles. This is a critical upgrade point — plan for it by leaving room around your farm plots. The extra space can accommodate the higher crop volumes needed for City-rank buildings like the Apothecary (80 Medicinal Herbs) and Pub (75 Hops).
Town to City uses a class-based labor system. Workers, Artisans, and Bourgeoisie fill different job slots. When you upgrade citizens, ensure you do not leave critical Worker positions unfilled. A Bourgeoisie citizen cannot work a farm — maintain a balanced tier distribution for stable production.
Tourism revenue does not happen automatically. You need Hotels, scenic routes, and attractions (Lighthouse, Art Atelier, Monumental Ruins, Obelisk). Beach-themed decorations also boost appeal. Dedicate Rocemarée to tourism with high beauty scores and connected scenic routes for maximum returns.
The Research Center applies town-wide upgrades that benefit all your connected settlements. Place it in your main hub (Belvau) and assign Research Workers to unlock new buildings, decorations, and farm tier upgrades. Prioritize farm tier research to expand crop variety and production capacity.
Citizens need their needs met to upgrade to higher tiers. Food access, goods availability, and beauty all contribute to satisfaction. Satisfied citizens upgrade more readily, generating higher tax income and unlocking advanced buildings. Check citizen needs regularly and address shortages before they spread.
Town to City allows building movement. If you place a building in a suboptimal location, you can relocate it rather than demolishing and rebuilding from scratch. Use this to refine your layouts as you understand how coverage ranges and transport work.
Town to City features a photo mode and first-person view for walking through your streets. Use these to inspect your town closely and identify traffic bottlenecks, uncovered areas, or aesthetic issues that are not visible from the standard top-down view. These modes are also great for sharing your creations.
The fastest way to stall a save is to treat every town the same. The Tips page names the three towns on the default map — Belvau, Fontebrac, Rocemarée — each with a clear job. We reproduce that read here as a table so you see the real split instead of a manufactured power ranking.
| Town | Focus | What it staffs / unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Belvau | Main hub — administration, research, processing | City management, the Research Center, and advanced processing buildings. |
| Fontebrac | Agriculture — farming and granaries | Farms, granaries, and the crop supply that feeds your production chain. |
| Rocemarée | Tourism — hotels and attractions | Hotels, scenic routes, and attractions (Lighthouse, Art Atelier, Monumental Ruins, Obelisk). |
Different crop-powered buildings consume crops at very different rates. The Tips page gives the exact reads — the Pub needs 75 Hops vs. 25 of each other crop, the Candle Maker alone consumes 75 Beeswax. We show the same input table without smoothing the numbers into a fake average.
| Building | Crop demand | Compared to baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Pub | 75 Hops | 3x more than the 25 of each other Tier 3 crop |
| Candle Maker | 75 Beeswax | Rivaling the combined demand of Hattery and Cathedral |
| Bakery | Corn + Wheat | Powers bread production alongside the Winery |
| Winery | Grapes | Powers drink production from Tier 1 grapes |
The Town to City wiki has all 30+ buildings, the citizen tier system, research order, and a tourism build path with exact numbers.