Iron

Iron
Details
A basic metal
Require:	Foundry or Exploration
Storage:	Warehouse, Towncenter, Chest
Source:	Foundry, Trade mission, Expedition, Blast furnace, Trains
Usage:	buildings, research, crafting, Foundryman, ships, trade
Category:	Resources, Capped resources

Iron is a basic metal

Iron has many uses including crafting, construction and research.

• Your available Iron, storage capacity, production rate and any bonuses to production, displays after you get some.

Access

• Iron appears, after you:
  • find some, on an Expedition.
    • You can get Iron, from expeditions, after you research Exploration.
  • build a Foundry, on Buildings.
    • You need Mineral and Copper, to build your first Foundry.

Access requirements:
Technology	Requirement	Research cost
Exploration	build 2 Libraries	Food	100
or
Construct	Requirement	Resource cost
Foundry	build on Buildings	Mineral	500
		Copper	5

• You can get Iron:
  • from some buildings, on Buildings;
  • with Trains, at Market;
  • on Expeditions, with Military; and
  • at the Dock, from a Trade mission or if you salvage Caravels.

Storage

Your maximum available Iron is limited by storage capacity.

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

Storage provided:
Item	Amount
Warehouse	5
Towncenter	10
Chest	0.2

• Other factors increment storage.

Production

• Active Foundries and Blast furnaces, on Buildings, produce Iron.

Iron produced:
Producer	Rate
Foundry	0.02 per second
Blast furnace	0.01 per second per Foundryman

Bonuses to production

• Other factors increment Iron production.

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

Uses

• Iron is used, to:
  • construct and maintain production, on Buildings;
  • maintain production of foundrymen, on Jobs;
  • research, on Technologies;
  • craft items, on Crafting; and
  • construct Caravels and trade, at the Dock.

Use of iron:
Use	Item	Amount
craft	Sword	10
craft	Structure	20
craft	Ammo	50
craft	Musket	500
craft	Plate	200
research	Metallurgy	5
research	Iron sword	10
research	Storage management	15
research	Coin forging	20
research	Bronze	40
research	Steel	50
research	Quenching	500
research	Gunnery	500
research	Metalwork	750
research	Steam engine	800
consume	Foundryman	0.04 per second1
construct	Docks	100 × 1.3n
construct	Crusher	100 × 1.2n
construct	Train station	500 × 1.2n
consume	Carpentry	0.1 per second
construct	Caravel	500
export	Trade mission	varies
where 'n' is the number of the item
1inconsistant with tooltip; v0.9.3 beta

Other

• There is 7.5% chance to find Iron, on Expeditions, if no enemies appear in your way.

• A Cargo train can haul 0.1 Iron per second, before any bonuses.

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

Trades for iron:
Send	ratio	Receive
Chemicals	1 : 10	Iron
Coal	1 : 1	Iron
Copper	5 : 3	Iron
Food	5 000 : 11	Iron
Mineral	500 : 1	Iron
Steel	1 : 5	Iron
Tin	10 : 13	Iron
Wood	625 : 1	Iron

• A variable amount of Iron is returned if you salvage a Caravel at the Dock.

Iron salvaged:
Ship	Amount
Caravel	100 → 150

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