You scan the map and find a 15-crop at (50|50).
Your main village is at (40|40).
Distance = 10 tiles → ~1 hour settler walk.
The tile has two crop oases nearby (+50% and +25%).
You claim it before anyone else — now you can support a 10,000+ troop army.
To truly master the crop finder, you need to understand the mathematics of starvation. A tool might show you a 15-cropper, but is it actually good?
The Formula for Crop Surplus:
(Crop Production + Trade) – (Population + Army Consumption) = Surplus
The Oasis Multiplier: A 15-cropper without oases produces 15 * 80 = 1200 crop/hour (level 10 fields). A 15-cropper with 3 Wheat Oases (75% bonus) produces ~2100 crop/hour.
The Travian Crop Finder Logic: When using a map tool, do not just look for the village. Look for the neighbors.
If your crop finder returns a 15c village but the surrounding 5 tiles have no green oases, skip it. You will spend the entire game buying crop.
A: Usually, no, if they are "read-only." If the script automatically moves your settlers to the crop village, yes. If the script just draws a circle on the map, it is generally allowed. Check the server’s "fair play" policy.