Explore
From The Utopian Encyclopedia
Exploration
Via the Explore page, a province may send out soldiers, at the cost of gc, to acquire additional acres.
Restrictions
The following restrictions are in place:
- Provinces may not explore without the resources to cover the costs.
- At least 50% of existing acres must be built upon or undergoing construction.
- A Province must have at least one Exploration Leader before conducting exploration.
- The Explore Pool must be greater than 0 acres.
Effects of War on Exploration
The following penalties apply during war:
- Exploration costs increase by 100%
- Traditional March attacks from an enemy kingdom take 10% of their gains from the Explore Pool.
Exploration Leaders
The Exploration Leaders are in place to restrict the abuse of a bug whereby exploring 1 acre at a time would cause all acres to arrive earlier than if explored in one batch. Each province is allocated 50 Exploration Leaders and they are consumed one at a time per batch of acres explored, returning once the exploration is finished. They do not take up Networth, or contribute to population in any way.