[Octopath Travelers 0 Strategy]Complete guide to town reconstruction | From top-priority construction order, optimization of resident placement, building reinforcement priority, use of the cauldron to efficient collection of ingots! A thorough manual for city development that will give you an overwhelming advantage in the early stages

In Octopath Travelers 0, town reconstruction is the most important system that dramatically affects the speed of completing the entire game. The process in which the protagonist rebuilds his hometown, Wishvale, with his own hands, becomes the foundation that supports everything from acquiring equipment, training friends, raising funds, and exploring the field. The slight difference in choices you make in the early stages will have a direct impact on the level of comfort in the second half, so if you don't proceed with the reconstruction work correctly, the difficulty of the battle will increase rapidly and stress will accumulate. On the other hand, if you proceed with the right priorities, you will be able to obtain powerful equipment early from the store, learn ability secrets at the training center, and unlock blue treasure chests at the church, making the story progress surprisingly fast.

This guide provides a detailed explanation of the entire process of town reconstruction from start to finish. Everything from the optimal route to leveling up the town, locking residents, how to efficiently collect shining foundations, and how to obtain large quantities of silver and gold ingots is carefully described. By practicing this, anyone can build an ideal city from the beginning and obtain a comfortable playing environment that overwhelms others.

1. Overall picture of town reconstruction and optimal route to improve town level

Town reconstruction is a mechanism in which new buildings and functions are released one after another by raising the town level in stages. The town level increases mainly by clearing each chapter of the main story “The Torchbearer”, completing the sub-stories “Light of Reconstruction Parts 1 to 3”, the number of residents moving in, and the number of facilities installed.

At town level 1, you start with a construction workshop, at town level 2 you can expand the bar, field, and ranch, at town level 3 you can install a delivery box, at town level 4 a training center appears and you can master your abilities, at town level 5 you can build a church and cauldron, at town level 6 you can build a museum and a monster arena, and at town level 7 you can build extra large facilities. Each level up expands the area you can build, increases the number of homes you can install, and adds decorations such as special harvest boxes and silver farming tools.

The best route is to clear Chapter 1 of “The Torchbearer”, “Hunter Fenn” to establish a base, clear Chapter 2, “Boy Basil” to expand the field, clear Chapter 3 to invite Margo and set up agricultural tools, and clear Chapter 4 to invite Ludo and start trading. At the same time, clear the substory “Lamp of Reconstruction Part 1” and build a private house to increase the number of residents to 15 or more. When you reach town level 4, complete the installation of 12 facilities and release special moves at the training center. At Town Level 5, collect upper stones and upper cloth materials, rush to the church, and stock up on at least 6 shining foundations. By following this flow, the intimacy enhancement command “Ask more” will be unlocked by town level 6, and the town's automatic growth will accelerate at once.

If you are a beginner, first explore the forest paths around Wishvale, collect initial materials, and clear Chapter 1 of “The Torchbearer” as quickly as possible. After inviting Ludo, actively purchase and deliver trade goods to make town tasks more efficient. By raising the town level in this way, the town will naturally form an independent economic zone, and the burden on the player will be extremely reduced.

2. Ideal sequence and release conditions for building construction starting from the architectural workshop

The construction workshop, which is the starting point for reconstruction, is automatically constructed immediately after the start of the game, and all construction begins from here. The ideal building order is: Architectural workshop → Tavern (in the base) → Store → Training center → Church. By proceeding in this order, material supply, equipment acquisition, training enhancement, and search efficiency will be improved in a chain reaction.

The bar can be fully used after clearing Chapter 2 of “The Torchbearer'', the basic functions of the shop can be used even before Ludo is invited, the training center is unlocked at town level 4, and the church is unlocked at town level 5. You can cook at the bar from the beginning, and you can make things like Yakitori and grilled fish. Building a church requires 30 stones and a musician's instrument. Delivery boxes appear at Town Level 3 and are essential for accumulating ingots.

The key to facility placement is to place shops, training centers, delivery boxes, and churches near the entrance to reduce travel time to almost zero. If you follow this order, you will be able to learn all characters' special moves by Town Level 4, and your battle turnover rate will greatly improve.

3. Iron rules for resident placement: lock function and method of selecting and fixing optimal personnel

Resident placement is the lifeline of reconstruction. The abilities each resident has determines the productivity of the city. Be sure to lock and secure good residents.

The person in charge of cooking will have the ability to increase the number of dishes, the shop will have someone with purchasing and discerning skills, the fields and ranch will have someone with the ability to increase yield and speed, and the training center will have someone with technical training and practical training. The person will be fixed in the church after joining Ophelia.

Residents you'll want to prioritize include a pushy farmer (good at harvesting), a woman who talks about the coastland (selling ingredients), Margo, Ludo, and Goodwin. Once placed, immediately turn on the lock and increase intimacy to maximum. This will automatically replenish ingredients and eliminate unnecessary purchases when updating stores.

4. Required steps to achieve church rank 3: Collect shining foundations and release blue treasure chests

A total of 6 Shining Foundations are required to raise the church to rank 3. Aim to stock 6 items by the time you reach town level 5. You are guaranteed to get one Shining Foundation by defeating dungeon symbol enemies around the continent.

Prioritize defeating symbols such as Snowflake Cave, Valore West Road, and Flame Grace Snowy Road. When you reach church rank 3, you will be able to unlock the blue treasure chest, and you will be able to obtain a large amount of high-end equipment and secrets.

5. Prioritizing all building upgrades and improving material efficiency

The priority order for upgrading is Shop Rank 3 → Training Center Rank 2 → Church Rank 3 → Base Rank 2. At store rank 3, the valuables quota increases significantly, and at training center rank 2, JP efficiency improves.

6. Order of unlocking the most important functions of the cauldron and how to use them

The cauldron will be unlocked at Town Level 5. The functions that should be unlocked with the highest priority are Surrounding Research → Animal Talk → Fast Travel. Undefeated symbol routes will become clear through surrounding research, and materials can be obtained automatically through animal talk.

7. Simultaneous progress of valuables management, food supply, and intimacy enhancement

Please use the store's reserve function to purchase valuable items with utmost priority. Ingredients are always kept in stock by replenishing stores and using farms. Intimacy can be increased quickly with certain items.

8. Mass ingot acquisition method and final facility layout optimization

Silver and gold ingots are obtained from delivery boxes and Octolin statue enhancements. You can accumulate a large amount by purchasing or asking NPCs in high-risk areas. For the final location, concentrate the church, shops, training center, and delivery boxes near the entrance to reduce travel time to zero.

If you do all of these things thoroughly, equipment, training, and funds will be in an infinite loop, making the entire game extremely comfortable. Please put it into practice and complete the strongest wish veil!