Buildings

Every settlement rises from bare ground and ambition. The structures a Governor raises determine what the island can produce, who it can shelter, and how fiercely it can defend itself. This chapter catalogues every structure known to the archipelago, from the humblest mine to the tallest watch-tower.

Resources & Economy

Production rates and storage limits that govern what can be built.

Units

Military forces trained in Barracks and Harbour structures.

Research

Advancements conducted in the Laboratory.

The Workyard

Only one structure may be raised or improved at a time. The workyard handles a single project. Governors who plan their build order carefully will outpace those who do not. The Main House is the great standing accelerator: each level shaves another 5% off the remaining build time, compounding as it rises. By Level 12 a project runs in roughly half its base duration.

For a one-off push, goods can speed up a project too. When starting a build, spend repair timber from the stores to cut the construction time — each crate shaves a slice off, though no amount will buy away the whole job. The same trick hastens troop training, ship-building, and research, each with its own fitting goods.

Master Quill: Margin note

The Main House governs the pace of all works and the size of the coin vault. A Governor who upgrades it early will see every subsequent project completed in shorter order, and can hold more coin reserves for the Bazaar.

The Settlement

The backbone of any domain. The Main House stands at the centre of every settlement. It unlocks new structures and speeds construction across the board. Around it rise the civic works that keep a population housed, fed, and productive: Housing provides roofs for workers and soldiers, the Farm sustains food supply, the Church slowly gathers Lumen, the Storehouse guards the treasury from raiders, and the Marketplace opens the door to trade with neighbouring Governors. A Workshop turns the settlement toward durable goods, storing what you craft and loot and housing the trade that makes it. And when the day's work is done, the Tavern opens its games of nerve: every level of the tavern earns a table credit, and each table costs one to open for good. The games pay nothing and cost nothing to play. They are for pride, best scores, and passing the tide.

Main House

infrastructure

The governor's seat, where every work order is signed. A grander hall keeps the crews moving and opens the way to greater works.

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Main House level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	100	80	40	1m 54s
2	150	120	60	2m 51s
3	225	180	90	4m 16s
4	337	270	135	6m 24s
5	506	405	202	9m 37s
6	759	607	303	14m 25s
7	1,139	911	455	21m 38s
8	1,708	1,366	683	32m 27s
9	2,562	2,050	1,025	48m 41s
10	3,844	3,075	1,537	1h 13m
11	5,766	4,613	2,306	1h 49m
12	8,649	6,919	3,459	2h 44m
13	12,974	10,379	5,189	4h 6m
14	19,461	15,569	7,784	6h 9m
15	29,192	23,354	11,677	9h 14m
16	43,789	35,031	17,515	13h 51m
17	65,684	52,547	26,273	20h 47m
18	98,526	78,820	39,410	31h 11m
19	147,789	118,231	59,115	46h 47m
20	221,683	177,347	88,673	70h 11m

Storehouse

infrastructure

Deep cellars and barred doors for the settlement's stores. Every new vault fits more under lock — and less walks off when raiders land.

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Storehouse level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Capacity
1	80	120	60	1m 25s	51,000
2	120	180	90	2m 8s	101,000
3	180	270	135	3m 12s	151,000
4	270	405	202	4m 48s	201,000
5	405	607	303	7m 12s	251,000
6	607	911	455	10m 49s	301,000
7	911	1,366	683	16m 13s	351,000
8	1,366	2,050	1,025	24m 20s	401,000
9	2,050	3,075	1,537	36m 31s	451,000
10	3,075	4,613	2,306	54m 46s	501,000
11	4,613	6,919	3,459	1h 22m	551,000
12	6,919	10,379	5,189	2h 3m	601,000
13	10,379	15,569	7,784	3h 4m	651,000
14	15,569	23,354	11,677	4h 37m	701,000
15	23,354	35,031	17,515	6h 55m	751,000
16	35,031	52,547	26,273	10h 23m	801,000
17	52,547	78,820	39,410	15h 35m	851,000
18	78,820	118,231	59,115	23h 23m	901,000
19	118,231	177,347	88,673	35h 5m	951,000
20	177,347	266,020	133,010	52h 38m	1,001,000

Housing

infrastructure

Rows of cottages climbing back from the waterfront. Each new row makes room for more hands and more spears.

Requires: main house Level 2

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Housing level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Population
1	60	80	100	1m 25s	125
2	90	120	150	2m 8s	173
3	135	180	225	3m 12s	220
4	202	270	337	4m 48s	266
5	303	405	506	7m 12s	310
6	455	607	759	10m 49s	353
7	683	911	1,139	16m 13s	395
8	1,025	1,366	1,708	24m 20s	435
9	1,537	2,050	2,562	36m 31s	474
10	2,306	3,075	3,844	54m 46s	512
11	3,459	4,613	5,766	1h 22m	549
12	5,189	6,919	8,649	2h 3m	585
13	7,784	10,379	12,974	3h 4m	619
14	11,677	15,569	19,461	4h 37m	653
15	17,515	23,354	29,192	6h 55m	686
16	26,273	35,031	43,789	10h 23m	717
17	39,410	52,547	65,684	15h 35m	748
18	59,115	78,820	98,526	23h 23m	778
19	88,673	118,231	147,789	35h 5m	807
20	133,010	177,347	221,683	52h 38m	835

Farm

infrastructure

Terraced fields and pens that keep the table set. Sow wider and the larder outlasts lean seasons and hungry mouths.

Requires: main house Level 2

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Farm level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	70	60	110	1m 35s
2	105	90	165	2m 22s
3	157	135	247	3m 33s
4	236	202	371	5m 20s
5	354	303	556	8m
6	531	455	835	12m 1s
7	797	683	1,252	18m 2s
8	1,196	1,025	1,879	27m 3s
9	1,794	1,537	2,819	40m 34s
10	2,691	2,306	4,228	1h
11	4,036	3,459	6,343	1h 31m
12	6,054	5,189	9,514	2h 16m
13	9,082	7,784	14,272	3h 25m
14	13,623	11,677	21,408	5h 8m
15	20,435	17,515	32,112	7h 42m
16	30,652	26,273	48,168	11h 33m
17	45,978	39,410	72,252	17h 19m
18	68,968	59,115	108,378	25h 59m
19	103,452	88,673	162,568	38h 59m
20	155,178	133,010	243,852	58h 29m

Marketplace

infrastructure

Stalls and weighing scales where island trade changes hands. A busier square means the factors take a thinner cut of every deal.

Requires: main house Level 2

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Marketplace level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	150	120	100	2m 22s
2	225	180	150	3m 33s
3	337	270	225	5m 20s
4	506	405	337	8m
5	759	607	506	12m 1s
6	1,139	911	759	18m 2s
7	1,708	1,366	1,139	27m 3s
8	2,562	2,050	1,708	40m 34s
9	3,844	3,075	2,562	1h
10	5,766	4,613	3,844	1h 31m
11	8,649	6,919	5,766	2h 16m
12	12,974	10,379	8,649	3h 25m
13	19,461	15,569	12,974	5h 8m
14	29,192	23,354	19,461	7h 42m
15	43,789	35,031	29,192	11h 33m
16	65,684	52,547	43,789	17h 19m
17	98,526	78,820	65,684	25h 59m
18	147,789	118,231	98,526	38h 59m
19	221,683	177,347	147,789	58h 29m
20	332,525	266,020	221,683	87h 44m

Tavern

infrastructure

Ale, dice and a table sticky with old wagers. The barkeep hosts games of nerve for governors with coins to spare, and a higher roof draws bolder tables.

Requires: main house Level 3

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Tavern level cost?10 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	120	140	160	2m 51s
2	180	210	240	4m 16s
3	270	315	360	6m 24s
4	405	472	540	9m 37s
5	607	708	810	14m 25s
6	911	1,063	1,215	21m 38s
7	1,366	1,594	1,822	32m 27s
8	2,050	2,392	2,733	48m 41s
9	3,075	3,588	4,100	1h 13m
10	4,613	5,382	6,150	1h 49m

Workshop

infrastructure

A craftsman's hall of benches, racks and patient hands. More benches, fuller shelves — and raid boats bring salvaged cargo home.

Requires: main house Level 4

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Workshop level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	220	180	160	3m 19s
2	330	270	240	4m 59s
3	495	405	360	7m 28s
4	742	607	540	11m 13s
5	1,113	911	810	16m 49s
6	1,670	1,366	1,215	25m 14s
7	2,505	2,050	1,822	37m 52s
8	3,758	3,075	2,733	56m 48s
9	5,638	4,613	4,100	1h 25m
10	8,457	6,919	6,150	2h 7m
11	12,686	10,379	9,226	3h 11m
12	19,029	15,569	13,839	4h 47m
13	28,544	23,354	20,759	7h 11m
14	42,816	35,031	31,139	10h 47m
15	64,224	52,547	46,708	16h 10m
16	96,336	78,820	70,063	24h 15m
17	144,504	118,231	105,094	36h 23m
18	216,757	177,347	157,641	54h 35m
19	325,136	266,020	236,462	81h 53m
20	487,704	399,030	354,694	122h 50m

Church

resource

Gathers Lumen — the sacred light that fuels the shrine's blessings — and guards it within its reliquary. Raise the church to draw Lumen faster and hold more before the surplus spills away.

Requires: main house Level 4

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Church level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Per Hour
1	180	130	140	2m 41s	0.2
2	261	188	203	3m 54s	0.41
3	378	273	294	5m 39s	0.64
4	548	396	426	8m 12s	0.87
5	795	574	618	11m 53s	1.12
6	1,153	833	897	17m 15s	1.38
7	1,672	1,208	1,301	25m	1.65
8	2,425	1,751	1,886	36m 16s	1.94
9	3,517	2,540	2,735	52m 35s	2.23
10	5,100	3,683	3,966	1h 16m	2.54
11	7,395	5,341	5,751	1h 50m	2.86
12	10,723	7,744	8,340	2h 40m	3.19
13	15,548	11,229	12,093	3h 52m	3.54
14	22,545	16,282	17,535	5h 37m	3.89
15	32,690	23,609	25,426	8h 8m	4.26
16	47,401	34,234	36,867	11h 48m	4.64
17	68,732	49,639	53,458	17h 7m	5.03
18	99,661	71,977	77,514	24h 50m	5.44
19	144,509	104,368	112,396	36h	5.85
20	209,538	151,333	162,974	52h 13m	6.28

Treasurer Mora: Treasury habit

The Storehouse is the silent partner of every mine. Without adequate storage, surplus production spills into the dirt, and without protection, raiders will strip the rest. Build it early, build it tall.

The Mines

Gold, stone, and lumber are the three pillars of the material economy. Each has its own extraction site: the Gold Mine, the Stone Quarry, and the Lumber Mill. The land provides a modest trickle even without a mine, but a well-developed extraction operation dwarfs the passive yield many times over. Most experienced Governors raise all three early and keep them climbing. A high-level mine is the foundation of everything that follows.

Gold Mine

resource

Shafts and sluices sunk into the island's gold seam. Dig deeper and the carts come up heavier each day.

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Gold Mine level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Per Hour
1	50	40	30	57s	8
2	75	60	45	1m 25s	16.48
3	112	90	67	2m 8s	25.44
4	168	135	101	3m 12s	34.88
5	253	202	151	4m 48s	44.8
6	379	303	227	7m 12s	55.2
7	569	455	341	10m 49s	66.08
8	854	683	512	16m 13s	77.44
9	1,281	1,025	768	24m 20s	89.28
10	1,922	1,537	1,153	36m 31s	101.6
11	2,883	2,306	1,729	54m 46s	114.4
12	4,324	3,459	2,594	1h 22m	127.68
13	6,487	5,189	3,892	2h 3m	141.44
14	9,730	7,784	5,838	3h 4m	155.68
15	14,596	11,677	8,757	4h 37m	170.4
16	21,894	17,515	13,136	6h 55m	185.6
17	32,842	26,273	19,705	10h 23m	201.28
18	49,263	39,410	29,557	15h 35m	217.44
19	73,894	59,115	44,336	23h 23m	234.08
20	110,841	88,673	66,505	35h 5m	251.2

Stone Quarry

resource

Terraced cliffs where the island gives up its stone. Cut higher terraces and the block-carts roll down fuller.

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Stone Quarry level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Per Hour
1	40	30	40	57s	7
2	60	45	60	1m 25s	14.42
3	90	67	90	2m 8s	22.26
4	135	101	135	3m 12s	30.52
5	202	151	202	4m 48s	39.2
6	303	227	303	7m 12s	48.3
7	455	341	455	10m 49s	57.82
8	683	512	683	16m 13s	67.76
9	1,025	768	1,025	24m 20s	78.12
10	1,537	1,153	1,537	36m 31s	88.9
11	2,306	1,729	2,306	54m 46s	100.1
12	3,459	2,594	3,459	1h 22m	111.72
13	5,189	3,892	5,189	2h 3m	123.76
14	7,784	5,838	7,784	3h 4m	136.22
15	11,677	8,757	11,677	4h 37m	149.1
16	17,515	13,136	17,515	6h 55m	162.4
17	26,273	19,705	26,273	10h 23m	176.12
18	39,410	29,557	39,410	15h 35m	190.26
19	59,115	44,336	59,115	23h 23m	204.82
20	88,673	66,505	88,673	35h 5m	219.8

Lumber Mill

resource

Saw pits and drying racks at the treeline. More blades at work, and the timber stacks climb quicker.

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Lumber Mill level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Per Hour
1	40	40	30	57s	6
2	60	60	45	1m 25s	12.36
3	90	90	67	2m 8s	19.08
4	135	135	101	3m 12s	26.16
5	202	202	151	4m 48s	33.6
6	303	303	227	7m 12s	41.4
7	455	455	341	10m 49s	49.56
8	683	683	512	16m 13s	58.08
9	1,025	1,025	768	24m 20s	66.96
10	1,537	1,537	1,153	36m 31s	76.2
11	2,306	2,306	1,729	54m 46s	85.8
12	3,459	3,459	2,594	1h 22m	95.76
13	5,189	5,189	3,892	2h 3m	106.08
14	7,784	7,784	5,838	3h 4m	116.76
15	11,677	11,677	8,757	4h 37m	127.8
16	17,515	17,515	13,136	6h 55m	139.2
17	26,273	26,273	19,705	10h 23m	150.96
18	39,410	39,410	29,557	15h 35m	163.08
19	59,115	59,115	44,336	23h 23m	175.56
20	88,673	88,673	66,505	35h 5m	188.4

Treasurer Mora: Treasury habit

Gold is always the first shortage. Every wall, every ship, every research project demands it. Raise the Gold Mine first and keep it a level ahead of the others. The rest follows from there.

Arms & Fleet

When diplomacy fails and walls are not enough, a Governor must muster forces. The Barracks trains land units, stone throwers, spearfighters, archers, and siege catapults, while the Harbour launches warships, merchant vessels, and colonisation fleets. Both require a developed Main House before they can be established: the Barracks opens at Level 2, the Harbour at Level 5. Higher levels of each reduce training times and unlock access to stronger forces. The Barracks also gates how many catapults an island can stockpile (see Combat), and the Harbour gates the size of your fleet: each level adds ship berths, and bigger hulls take more of them (see Harbour berths).

Barracks

military

Drill yards and bunkrooms for the island's levy. Widen the yards and sterner companies muster to your banner.

Requires: main house Level 2

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Barracks level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	150	100	80	2m 22s
2	225	150	120	3m 33s
3	337	225	180	5m 20s
4	506	337	270	8m
5	759	506	405	12m 1s
6	1,139	759	607	18m 2s
7	1,708	1,139	911	27m 3s
8	2,562	1,708	1,366	40m 34s
9	3,844	2,562	2,050	1h
10	5,766	3,844	3,075	1h 31m
11	8,649	5,766	4,613	2h 16m
12	12,974	8,649	6,919	3h 25m
13	19,461	12,974	10,379	5h 8m
14	29,192	19,461	15,569	7h 42m
15	43,789	29,192	23,354	11h 33m
16	65,684	43,789	35,031	17h 19m
17	98,526	65,684	52,547	25h 59m
18	147,789	98,526	78,820	38h 59m
19	221,683	147,789	118,231	58h 29m
20	332,525	221,683	177,347	87h 44m

Harbour

military

Cranes, pitch-pots and timber yards where your fleet takes shape. Lengthen the slipways and greater hulls leave the yards.

Requires: main house Level 5

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Harbour level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	250	200	200	3m 48s
2	375	300	300	5m 42s
3	562	450	450	8m 33s
4	843	675	675	12m 49s
5	1,265	1,012	1,012	19m 14s
6	1,898	1,518	1,518	28m 51s
7	2,847	2,278	2,278	43m 17s
8	4,271	3,417	3,417	1h 4m
9	6,407	5,125	5,125	1h 37m
10	9,610	7,688	7,688	2h 26m
11	14,416	11,533	11,533	3h 39m
12	21,624	17,299	17,299	5h 28m
13	32,436	25,949	25,949	8h 13m
14	48,654	38,923	38,923	12h 19m
15	72,982	58,385	58,385	18h 29m
16	109,473	87,578	87,578	27h 43m
17	164,210	131,368	131,368	41h 35m
18	246,315	197,052	197,052	62h 23m
19	369,472	295,578	295,578	93h 35m
20	554,209	443,367	443,367	140h 23m

Marshal Voss: Field order

The Barracks come first. Land forces defend the island before any fleet is built. Once the Harbour opens, a Governor gains reach, but reach without a garrison at home is an invitation.

Fortifications

Walls, watchers, and war hounds are the three layers of island defence. The Stone Wall multiplies the defensive strength of every defender on the island, including standing settlement defenses. The Watch-Tower spots approaching fleets at a distance, giving the Governor precious time to prepare or call for aid. The Kennels house scent-ward patrols that make the island harder to spy upon. Together, they turn a settlement from an easy target into a fortress worth avoiding.

Kennels

defense

Raised runs and handlers for the island's war hounds. Build out the pens and the packs grow larger, with keener noses on the watch.

Requires: main house Level 3

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Kennels level cost?10 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	90	70	80	1m 44s
2	135	105	120	2m 36s
3	202	157	180	3m 55s
4	303	236	270	5m 52s
5	455	354	405	8m 49s
6	683	531	607	13m 13s
7	1,025	797	911	19m 50s
8	1,537	1,196	1,366	29m 45s
9	2,306	1,794	2,050	44m 38s
10	3,459	2,691	3,075	1h 6m

Stone Wall

defense

A ring of dressed stone between the settlement and the shore. Set it higher and every defender behind it stands harder to break.

Requires: main house Level 2

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Stone Wall level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	100	200	60	1m 54s
2	150	300	90	2m 51s
3	225	450	135	4m 16s
4	337	675	202	6m 24s
5	506	1,012	303	9m 37s
6	759	1,518	455	14m 25s
7	1,139	2,278	683	21m 38s
8	1,708	3,417	1,025	32m 27s
9	2,562	5,125	1,537	48m 41s
10	3,844	7,688	2,306	1h 13m
11	5,766	11,533	3,459	1h 49m
12	8,649	17,299	5,189	2h 44m
13	12,974	25,949	7,784	4h 6m
14	19,461	38,923	11,677	6h 9m
15	29,192	58,385	17,515	9h 14m
16	43,789	87,578	26,273	13h 51m
17	65,684	131,368	39,410	20h 47m
18	98,526	197,052	59,115	31h 11m
19	147,789	295,578	88,673	46h 47m
20	221,683	443,367	133,010	70h 11m

Watch-Tower

defense

A high lookout with a bell that has ended many surprises. From a taller perch, hostile sails show sooner and in sharper detail.

Requires: main house Level 3

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Watch-Tower level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time
1	120	150	100	2m 22s
2	180	225	150	3m 33s
3	270	337	225	5m 20s
4	405	506	337	8m
5	607	759	506	12m 1s
6	911	1,139	759	18m 2s
7	1,366	1,708	1,139	27m 3s
8	2,050	2,562	1,708	40m 34s
9	3,075	3,844	2,562	1h
10	4,613	5,766	3,844	1h 31m
11	6,919	8,649	5,766	2h 16m
12	10,379	12,974	8,649	3h 25m
13	15,569	19,461	12,974	5h 8m
14	23,354	29,192	19,461	7h 42m
15	35,031	43,789	29,192	11h 33m
16	52,547	65,684	43,789	17h 19m
17	78,820	98,526	65,684	25h 59m
18	118,231	147,789	98,526	38h 59m
19	177,347	221,683	147,789	58h 29m
20	266,020	332,525	221,683	87h 44m

Marshal Voss: Field order

A wall without a garrison is decoration. A garrison without a wall is a sacrifice. Build both, and your enemies will look elsewhere.

The Laboratory

Knowledge compounds. The Laboratory is where scholars study weapons technology: improvements to spear, shield, bow, catapult, and sail that permanently strengthen every unit trained afterward. Research is slow and costly, but its effects are lasting. A Governor who invests early in the Laboratory will field forces that punch well above their numbers. Consult the Research chapter for the full catalogue of advancements.

Scholars also quicken the pace at which charts are read. The Laboratory level on a Governor's capital island shortens the scouting delaybetween regions on the world chart, useful when chasing treasure islands before a rival reaches them.

Laboratory

research

Scholars, smiths and sailmakers trading notes under one roof. Give them room and deeper studies open to your craftsmen.

Requires: main house Level 3

Main House Level:Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20(affects build time)

What does each Laboratory level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Build Time	Scouting delay
1	200	150	100	2m 51s	2.9s
2	300	225	150	4m 16s	2.7s
3	450	337	225	6m 24s	2.6s
4	675	506	337	9m 37s	2.4s
5	1,012	759	506	14m 25s	2.3s
6	1,518	1,139	759	21m 38s	2.1s
7	2,278	1,708	1,139	32m 27s	2.0s
8	3,417	2,562	1,708	48m 41s	1.8s
9	5,125	3,844	2,562	1h 13m	1.7s
10	7,688	5,766	3,844	1h 49m	1.6s
11	11,533	8,649	5,766	2h 44m	1.4s
12	17,299	12,974	8,649	4h 6m	1.3s
13	25,949	19,461	12,974	6h 9m	1.1s
14	38,923	29,192	19,461	9h 14m	1.0s
15	58,385	43,789	29,192	13h 51m	0.8s
16	87,578	65,684	43,789	20h 47m	0.7s
17	131,368	98,526	65,684	31h 11m	0.5s
18	197,052	147,789	98,526	46h 47m	0.4s
19	295,578	221,683	147,789	70h 11m	0.2s
20	443,367	332,525	221,683	105h 17m	0.1s

Master Quill: Margin note

Research cannot be rushed, but neither should it be delayed. Every day without a Laboratory is a day your rivals grow sharper while your forces remain unchanged.

Common questions