So it does work the way you explained it, at least for a portion of the buildings. you drop full individual block blueprints and supply all the resources and your npc’s will build it.
The confusion might be due to there also being the presence of smaller buildings that don’t work that way and also have loading screens.
Darkwood, Fear & Hunger and Faith are some of the spookiest games I’ve played, and they are all 2D. They create horror via suspense and dread instead of just jump scares.
So it does work the way you explained it, at least for a portion of the buildings. you drop full individual block blueprints and supply all the resources and your npc’s will build it.
The confusion might be due to there also being the presence of smaller buildings that don’t work that way and also have loading screens.