Exploring, Construction & Building Formulas

Soldier Cost

Exploration Soldier Cost = ROUND (3 + Metric/210 * War Status * Mills)

GC Costs

Exploration Gold Cost = Floor ((600 +  2.3 * Metric) * War Status * 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 * Racial Mod * Builders Boon * Double Speed * Expedient Ritual * Artisan Science

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Builders Boon	0.75	1
Double Speed	0.5	1
Double Speed in Protection	0.75	1
Expedient Ritual	0.8 (if at 100% efficiency)	1
Race: Dwarf	0.6	1

Construction Costs

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

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Race: Dwarf	0	1
Double Speed	2	1
Expedient Ritual	0.75 (if at 100% efficiency)	1

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Personality: Shepherd (Retired)	0.7	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 * Personality * Tools Science * Dragon * Blizzard

• 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 Laboratories.

• Changes in Building Efficiency take effect gradually.

Modifier Type	Active	Otherwise
Race: Dwarf	1.25	1
Dragon: Gold	0.75	1
Spell: Blizzard	0.9	1

Building Effects

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


Flat Rate Buildings = Base Effect * Number of Buildings * BE * Tools Science

• In general, the Max Effect of a %-Based Building is 25 x Base Effect (exceptions apply, refer to table)
• 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

Note: Capacity of buildings are not affected by Building Efficiency (i.e., Homes, Stables, Dungeons can hold the specified number regardless of BE).

Building	Capacity	Flat Rate Base	Percent Base Effect	Percent Max	Living Space	Jobs	Description
Barren Land	15 People	2 Bushels			15	0	Houses 15 people and Produces 2 bushels per hour (Unaffected by BE)
Homes	10 People		4%	75%	35	0	Houses 35 people and Increases Birth Rate
Farms		70 Bushels			25	25	Produces 70 bushels per day
Mills			4% 3% 2%	100% 75% 50%	25	25	Decreases Build Costs (Max of 100%) Decreases Gold Exploration Costs Decreases Soldier Exploration Costs
Banks		25gc	1.25%	31.25%	25	25	Produces 25gc per day (Unaffected by BE) Increase in Income
Training Grounds			1.5%	37.5%	25	25	Increases Offensive Military Efficiency
Armouries			2% 2% 1.5%	50% 50% 37.5%	25	25	Decreases Draft Costs Reduction of Wages Decreases Training Costs
Military Barracks			1.5%	37.5%	25	25	Lowers Attack Time
Forts			2.0%	37.5%	25	25	Increases Defensive Military Efficiency
Guard Stations			2%	50%	25	25	Decrease Land Losses when Attacked
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 (Unaffected by BE) Guilds also increase spell duration (Unaffected by BE)
Towers		12 Runes			25	25	Produces 12 runes per day
Thieves Dens			4% 3%	95% 75%	25	25	Lowers losses in Thievery Operations Bonus to TPA
Watch Towers			1.8% 2.7%	50% 75%	25	25	Chance of Catching Enemy Thieves Reduced damage caused by Enemy Thieves
Laboratories			4%	95%	25	25	Increases scientist spawn rate (Unaffected by BE)
Schools			1.8%	50%	25	25	Increases generation of science books in selected Category
Universities			2.7%	50%	25	25	Grants protection against Amnesia and Learn
Stables	80 Horses	2 Horse			25	25	Houses War Horses and increases their production rate
Dungeons	30 Prisoners				25	25	Houses Prisoners of War
Building	Capacity	Flat Rate Base	Percent Base Effect	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.
• 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.
• Libraries: Increase in Science Effect (books).