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the smallest map ever 4x4

If you are looking for a small panorama map,
or a small challenge map,
-there are many awesome maps in the workshop.

but if you want to know if you can settle hell in form of
4x4 groundspace...
WELCOME, you are in the right place
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story:
when my beavers found out about this, they started a rebellion
and I had to move into a bunker...again
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the objective here is not to complete a tech tree
but to find out how far you can climb it
...and to find out if this map-size is survivable at all
so...the main objective is to support a stable population

drought and badtide will outright kill you in some really tiny maps,
this one is no exception (deactivate)
a small starting population is also a good idea,
but starvation can also help

Folktails have the benefit of not needing food for reproduction,
but I think Ironteeth are the better bet here.

with Ironteeth you can plan population and even stop pop-growth
pause breeding pots only at high progress bar
so a stable population here could be as low as 1 with job rotation.
and even 0 with an active breeding pot.
you can keep a breeding pot paused as long as you want if it
doesnt run out of resources and has enough to finish work
+buildings you need like farm are smaller
+no housing needed

Folktails should have a stable population around 4 beavers to
replace their numbers. maybe a semi-stable population of 3
with the risk of 2 dying off
+no berries needed / more space for growing
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story update:
wet socks and some water is getting in
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the map / Tipps

°natural overhangs and stairs for additional area
(can be generally useful for smaller maps)
(you may find a better spacing solution in the editor for this)

°enough trees for essential buildings and more
(a single tree and empty spot is technically a natural growth farm)
(you dont need a tree if you have built all that you want to anyway)

°adult berry bushes spaced between trees
(cut trees for chance of natural growth)
(replace what you dont need with food farm crops if possible)

°a place for drinking water
(didnt know you can place watersources on overhangs, is this new?)

°base had to be put on top and I could not build past it

°despite not being in the spirit of challenge in the options you can also set food and water need for beavers
(but also recycling buildings percent costs)

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my last warning:
this is a UNIQUE map and can entertain micromanagers for a short time _fun?/ worth trying?_You decide

and now,
have to grab scuba gear as beavers are flooding my bunker

map by Arcadaeus