Coal

Coal
Details
A basic resource
Require:	Kiln
Storage:	Warehouse, Towncenter, Chest
Source:	Kiln, Quarry, Trade mission, Trains
Usage:	research, crafting, trade, ships, workers, military, trains, facilities
Category:	Resources, Capped resources

Coal is a basic resource

Coal has many uses including crafting, research and trade.

• Your available Coal, storage capacity, production rate and any bonuses to production, displays after you get some in the game.

Access

Coal appears, after you build a Kiln on Buildings.

• You need 2 000 Mineral and 15 Blocks, to build your first Kiln.

Construction required:
Construct	Requirement	Resource cost
Kiln	build on Buildings	Mineral	2 000
		Block	15

• You can get Coal, with:
  • some buildings, on Buildings;
  • a Trade mission, at the Dock; and
  • Trains, at Market.

Storage

Your maximum available Coal is limited by storage capacity.

• Storage for Coal is provided, by:
  • some buildings, on Buildings; and
  • Chests.

Storage provided:
Item	Amount
Warehouse	5
Towncenter	5
Chest	0.15

• Other factors increment storage.

Production

• Active Kilns and Quarries, on Buildings, produce Coal.

Coal produced:
Producer	Rate
Kiln	0.01 per second
Quarry	0.02 per second

Bonuses to production

• Other factors increment Coal production.

Bonuses to production:
Item	Amount
Coal mastery	depends on level
Global production	varies
Boost	× 2
Rush economy	30 minutes of production

Bonuses also affect the quantity of resources brought in by a Cargo train.

Uses

• Coal is used, to:
  • maintain production of foundrymen, on Jobs;
  • research, on Technologies;
  • craft items and maintain active Workshops, on Crafting;
  • explore, by Light tanks, on Military;
  • construct Fireships and trade, at the Dock;
  • fuel a Cargo train, at Market; and
  • maintain production, on Facilities.

Use of coal:
Use	Item	Amount
craft	Glass	100
craft	Gunpowder	100
research	Steel	50
research	Mineral coal	500
construct	Fireship	300
explore	Light tank	50
fuel	Cargo train	0.02 per second
consume	Workshop	0.03 per second
consume	Power plant	0.05 per second
export	Trade mission	varies

Other

• A Cargo train can haul 0.05 Coal per second, before any bonuses.

• You can import Coal, with a Trade mission, from the Dock.

Trades for coal:
Send	ratio	Receive
Chemicals	1 : 4	Coal
Copper	4 : 1	Coal
Food	2 000 : 3	Coal
Iron	5 : 2	Coal
Steel	10 : 17	Coal
Tin	10 : 7	Coal
Wood	1 000 : 1	Coal

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