Exploring, Construction & Building Formulas

Exploration Costs

Outdated as of age 54. New formula applied in Age 55 that is not yet known.

Soldier Cost

Exploration Soldier Cost = ROUND (3 + Metric/210 * Race * Personality * Stance)

GC Costs

Exploration Gold Cost = Floor ((600 +  2.3 * Metric) * Race * Personality * Stance * Mills)

where

Metric       = ( Full Metric + Half Metric )1.12

Full Metric  = Total Land - 300

Half Metric  = MIN (Full Metric / 2 , [Land Explored - Land Lost] / 2)

Construction

Construction Time

Construction Time = 16 * Personality Mod * Builders Boon * Double Speed * Fortified

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Builders Boon	0.75	1
Double Speed	0.5	1
Double Speed in Protection	0.75	1
Fortified	0.5	1

Construction Costs

Construction Costs = Race Mod * Personality Mod * Mills Mod * Double Speed * 2/31 * (land + 11600)

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Race: Dwarf	0	1
Pers: Shepherd	0.7	1
Double Speed	2	1

Raze Costs

Raze Costs = 350 + (0.0625 * Total land)

Buildings

Building Efficiency

Available Workers         =  Peasants + ROUNDDOWN ( Prisoners / 2 )

Optimal Workers           =  ROUNDDOWN ( Total Jobs * 0.67 )

% Jobs Performed          =  MIN ( Available Workers / Optimal Workers , 1 )

Building Efficiency       =  [ (0.5 * (1 + % Jobs Performed)) * Race * Stance * Science * Dragon ]  + Personality

• The "Current Available Workers" value, provided by the Internal Affairs Adviser page, already takes prisoners into account.
• Building Efficiency affects all Flat Rate and Percentage-Based buildings.
• Building Efficiency has NO effect on Capacity component of Capacity Buildings as well as Libraries.

Building Efficiency Change Rate  =  Formula

• Changes in Building Efficiency take effect gradually.

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Race: Dwarf	1.3	1
Dragon: Gold	0.75	1

Building Effects

Percentage Based Buildings = Base Effect * BE * Max(50%, % of building) * (100% - Max(50%, % of building))


Flat Rate Buildings = Base Effect * Number of Buildings * BE * Monarchy Bonus * Science

• Max Effect of a %-Based Building is 25 x Base Effect
• If your BE is less than 100%, the effect you would have with 50% of that building is the maximum.
• If you have less than 100% BE, additional buildings past 50% will have no effect.

Build Table

Building	Capacity	Flat Rate Base	Percent Base Effect	Percent Max	Living Space	Jobs	Description
Barren Lands	15 People	2 Bushels			15	0	Houses 15 people and Produces 2 bushels per hour (Unaffected by BE)
Homes	10 People		4%	100%	35	0	Houses 35 people and Increases Birth Rate. Employs no peasants
Stables	80 Horses	2 Horse			25	25	Houses horses and increase their production rate
Dungeons	20 Prisoners				25	25	Houses Prisoners of War
Forts			2.0%	37.5%	25	25	Increases Defensive Military Efficiency
Guard Stations			2%	50%	25	25	Decrease Resource Losses when Attacked
Barracks			1.5%	37.5%	25	25	Lowers Attack Time
Hospitals			2% 3%	50% 75%	25	25	Daily Chance of Curing the Plague Decreases Military Losses
Guilds		0.02 Wizards			25	25	Wizards Trained per day Guilds also increase spell duration
Libraries			2%	50%	25	25	Increase in Science Effect (Unaffected by BE)
Thieves Dens			4% 3%	95% 75%	25	25	Lowers losses in Thievery Operations Bonus to TPA
Watchtowers			2% 3%	50% 75%	25	25	Chance of Catching Enemy Thieves Rate of Repelling Individual Enemy Thieves
Schools			1.5% 5.0%	37.5% 87.5%	25	25	Decrease in Science Costs Protection of Books from Learns
Training Grounds			1.5%	37.5%	25	25	Increases Offensive Military Efficiency
Mills			4% 3% 2%	99% 75% ?%	25	25	Decreases Build Costs (Max of 99%) Decreases Gold Exploration Costs Decreases Soldier Exploration Costs
Banks		25gc	1.25%	31.25%	25	25	Produces 25gc per day Increase in Income
Armouries			2% 2% 1.5%	50% 50% 37.5%	25	25	Decreases Draft Costs Reduction of Wages Decreases Training Costs
Towers		12 Runes			25	25	Produces 12 runes per day
Farms		70 Bushels			25	25	Produces 70 bushels per day
Building	Capacity	Flat Rate Base	Percent Min	Percent Max	Living Space	Jobs	Description

Retired buildings

• Shipyards: 1.5% chance of creating a boat, holds 5 boats per shipyard. 1 boat was needed per 100 troops sent to attack someone on another island.
• Universities: Produced 3 science points per acre
• Taverns: Lowered draft costs and mercenary costs
• Plazas: Employed extra peasants
• Strongholds: Increased OME (now Training Grounds)
• Mines: Produced a certain number of per acre