[Feature Request] Villager Construction Distribution Option

Age of Empires IV IV - Discussion
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I would like to request an optional villager construction behavior that improves how villagers handle multiple queued buildings.

Currently, when ordering for example 10 farms with 10 villagers selected, all villagers stack on the first farm and then move together to the next ones, which is inefficient and slows down early‑game macro.

The proposed feature has two possible modes:

  1. Distributed Construction Mode
    Each villager automatically takes one of the queued farms (or buildings) and constructs it individually.
    Once finished, the villager immediately starts gathering from that farm.
    This mirrors the intuitive behavior seen in AoE2 and reduces unnecessary overstacking.

  2. Dynamic Assignment Mode
    Villagers may still build cooperatively, but once a farm is completed, one villager automatically moves to that finished farm to begin gathering, while the rest continue constructing the remaining queued farms.
    This keeps construction fast while improving post‑build efficiency.

This feature would significantly improve macro flow, reduce idle time, and make villager behavior more predictable when placing multiple farms or buildings at once.
It would also help new players and high‑APM players alike by reducing repetitive micro.

Thank you for considering this.

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You can let villagers build farms efficiently by clearing their shift-queue by right-clicking the mill. After the building is built, the villagers built-in ai will take over, and they will start gathering as farms are built.

Sample Video(Youtube short)

Not a complete feature, but a workaround.