Tin

Tin
Details
A basic metal
Require:	Bronze
Storage:	buildings, Chest
Source:	Foundry, Trade mission, Trains
Usage:	research, crafting, trade
Category:	Resources, [[:Category:Capped resources | Capped resources]]

Tin is a basic metal

Tin is used for crafting, research and trade.

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

Access

Tin appears after you research Bronze, on Technologies, and build a Foundry on Buildings.

• Bronze has a requirement to access and research.
• You need 500 Mineral and 5 Copper, to build your first Foundry.

Access requirements:
Technology	Requirement	Research cost
Bronze	build 5 Libraries	Iron	40
		Copper	40
Construct	Requirement	Resource cost
Foundry	build on Buildings	Mineral	500
		Copper	5

• You can get Tin:
  • from Foundries, on Buildings;
  • with a Trade mission, at the Dock; and
  • with Trains, at Market.

Storage

Your maximum available Tin is limited by storage capacity.

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

Storage provided:
Item	Amount
Warehouse	4
Towncenter	10
Repository	5
Chest	0.15

• Other factors increment storage.

Production

• An active Foundry, after you research Bronze, produces Tin.

Tin produced:
Producer	Rate
Foundry	0.005 per second

Bonuses to production

• Other factors increment Tin production.

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

Uses

• Tin is used, to:
  • research, on Technologies;
  • craft items, on Crafting; and
  • trade, from the Dock.

Use of tin:
Use	Item	Amount
craft	Bronze	10
craft	Glass	50
research	Float glass	200
export	Trade mission	varies

Other

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

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

Trades for tin:
Send	ratio	Receive
Coal	10 : 11	Tin
Copper	20 : 7	Tin
Sand	100 : 1	Tin
Steel	2 : 5	Tin

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