Engine

Engine
Details
A steam powered engine
Require:	Steam engine
Source:	crafting, salvage
Craft:	400 Steel 200 Bronze 100 Plate
Usage:	construction, military
Category:	Crafts, Inventory, Resources

A steam powered engine

Engines are used for construction and research.

• Your available Engine is listed in an inventory, after you get some.

Access

Engine appears, on Crafting, after you research Steam engine on Technologies.

• You can craft an Engine, after you research Steam engine.
• Steam engine has a requirement to access and research.

Technology required:
Technology	Requirement	Research cost
Steam engine	invest 45 000 Knowledge in any branch	Iron	800
		Plate	50
		Knowledge	1 800

Craft

You can craft an Engine, on Crafting, after you research the required technology.

• You need 400 Steel, 200 Bronze and 100 Plate, to craft an Engine.

Resources required:
Resource	Amount
Steel	400	-	Bronze	200
Plate	100

• You can increase the number of Engines crafted, for the base cost, with increases to Craft efficiency.
• You can craft multiple amounts at a time, with Workbenches and Factories.
• After you research Logistics, you can craft Engines directly from the inventory.

Uses

• Engines are used, by:
  • Light tanks, on Military;
  • Cargo trains, at Market; and
  • Workshops, on Crafting.

Use of engines:
Use	Item	Amount
construct	Light tank	2
construct	Cargo train	8
construct	Workshop	10 × 1.3n
where 'n' is the number of the item

Other

• A variable amount of Engine is returned when you salvage a Cargo train, at Market.

Engines returned:
Cargo train	1 → 3

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