Your Settlement in the World
Black Duke Games
Hello everyone,
this time, we have some information about the settlement that you will help get back on its feet in Rise of the Merchants .
Every player will be able to give their settlement its own individual appearance. Depending on where you build your buildings and how you develop your small village into a thriving trading post, every settlement can look completely different.
You will also be able to customize roofs, half-timbering, plaster, wood and walls. This way, every settlement will be unique!
When you zoom out from the settlement view, you find yourself on the world map, where you can see the settlements of other players. Other players will be able to see your settlement in the same way.
Every settlement is represented accurately on the world map. As you expand and develop your settlement, that is exactly how it will appear in the game world.
And of course, you can also jump into the settlement views of other players and take a look at how people are building elsewhere ;)
Below, you will find a few examples and comparisons of the different views! We're still working on it
and keep improving.
Have fun and best regards,
Erik from Black Duke Games Settlement 1 Settlement 2 Settlement 3 Settlement 4
This announcement was originally published by Black Duke Games on Steam on Sep 17, 2026.
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