County of Fortune Raft Port Unlock Requirement Explained

The raft port is a second-level building: you cannot place it in a freshly founded settlement. Level up a village on the shore of the river first, and the raft port option becomes available — so it is a building, not a settlement of its own. This answer comes from players in the game's official Steam discussion forums, where one player who hit the same wall was told exactly this, and it resolved the problem for them.

What you need before placing one

The raft port connects two regions across a river, and the unlock hinges on the settlement level, not on the resource the new region holds. In the reported case, the player had founded a settlement in a new region with clay and searched in vain for the raft port option — because the option simply is not offered at level 1.

1. Found the riverside settlement

   Place the settlement in the new region as normal, ideally on the bank of the river you want to cross.

2. Grow it to level 2

   Develop the village until it reaches the second settlement level. In the demo this is the maximum level anyway, so the cap does not block you here; the official Early Access version allows leveling up to level 4.

3. Place the raft port

   Once the shore village is level 2, the raft port appears as a buildable option. Place it to link the two regions.

If you cannot see the option after founding the new region's settlement, check the level of the village on the river shore — that is the side that must be upgraded, and a level 1 village is the most common reason the building stays hidden.

FAQ

Is the raft port a settlement or a building?

It is a building — a second-level one. You build it in an existing settlement on the river shore, not as a new settlement in the other region.

Why is the raft port not showing in my new region?

Because it requires a level 2 village. Founding the settlement is not enough; level up the village on the river shore and the option unlocks.

Does the demo support the raft port?

Yes. The demo allows settlements to reach level 2, which meets the raft port's requirement, per the DEMO FAQS on the official Steam page.

Check note

The unlock requirement comes from the Steam discussion thread on the raft port, a first-hand player exchange; the demo's level 2 cap comes from the official Steam page developer FAQs. The exact costs or production effects of the raft port are not covered by either page and remain unconfirmed.