Overview
Tool Enhancement increases Research Speed. It is available in 5 tiers (Tool Enhancement I, Tool Enhancement II, Tool Enhancement III, Tool Enhancement IV, Tool Enhancement V), each with multiple upgrade levels.
Research costs include 5 resources: Resource, Meat, Wood, Coal, and Iron. Prerequisites require a specific Research Center level and, for higher tiers, completion of previous tiers. Construction times are base times and do not account for Research Speed bonuses.
Tool Enhancement I
| Level |
Prerequisites |
Resource |
Meat |
Wood |
Coal |
Iron |
Time |
Bonus |
Power
|
| 1 |
Research Center 1 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
450 |
110 |
140 |
00:00:35 |
Research Speed: 0.40% |
2,000
|
| 2 |
Research Center 2 |
3,200 |
3,200 |
640 |
160 |
190 |
00:00:52 |
Research Speed: 0.40% |
2,000
|
| 3 |
Research Center 3 |
6,800 |
6,800 |
1,300 |
340 |
420 |
00:02:20 |
Research Speed: 0.50% |
2,500
|
Tool Enhancement II
| Level |
Prerequisites |
Resource |
Meat |
Wood |
Coal |
Iron |
Time |
Bonus |
Power
|
| 1 |
Research Center 6 Ward Expansion II 1 Camp Expansion II1 |
22,000 |
22,000 |
4,500 |
1,100 |
280 |
00:06:30 |
Research Speed: 0.60% |
3,000
|
| 2 |
Research Center 7 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
6,400 |
1,600 |
390 |
00:09:45 |
Research Speed: 0.60% |
3,000
|
| 3 |
Research Center 8 |
68,000 |
68,000 |
13,000 |
3,400 |
840 |
00:26:00 |
Research Speed: 1.00% |
5,000
|
Tool Enhancement III
| Level |
Prerequisites |
Resource |
Meat |
Wood |
Coal |
Iron |
Time |
Bonus |
Power
|
| 1 |
Research Center 11 Ward Expansion III 1 Camp Expansion III 1 |
73,000 |
73,000 |
14,000 |
3,600 |
840 |
00:26:00 |
Research Speed: 1.00% |
5,000
|
| 2 |
Research Center 12 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
20,000 |
5,100 |
1,100 |
00:39:00 |
Research Speed: 1.00% |
5,000
|
| 3 |
Research Center 13 |
220,000 |
220,000 |
44,000 |
11,000 |
2,500 |
01:44:00 |
Research Speed: 1.00% |
5,000
|
| 4 |
Research Center 14 |
540,000 |
540,000 |
110,000 |
27,000 |
6,200 |
05:12:00 |
Research Speed: 1.60% |
8,000
|
Tool Enhancement IV
| Level |
Prerequisites |
Resource |
Meat |
Wood |
Coal |
Iron |
Time |
Bonus |
Power
|
| 1 |
Research Center 17 Ward Expansion IV 1 Camp Expansion IV 1 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
100,000 |
25,000 |
6,600 |
06:40:00 |
Research Speed: 1.60% |
8,000
|
| 2 |
Research Center 18 |
700,000 |
700,000 |
140,000 |
35,000 |
9,200 |
10:00:00 |
Research Speed: 1.60% |
8,000
|
| 3 |
Research Center 19 |
910,000 |
910,000 |
180,000 |
46,000 |
12,000 |
16:00:00 |
Research Speed: 1.60% |
8,000
|
| 4 |
Research Center 20 |
1,200,000 |
1,200,000 |
240,000 |
60,000 |
16,000 |
1d 00:00:00 |
Research Speed: 1.60% |
8,000
|
| 5 |
Research Center 21 |
2,400,000 |
2,400,000 |
490,000 |
120,000 |
32,000 |
2d 10:00:00 |
Research Speed: 2.60% |
13,000
|
Tool Enhancement V
| Level |
Prerequisites |
Resource |
Meat |
Wood |
Coal |
Iron |
Time |
Bonus |
Power
|
| 1 |
Research Center 24 Ward Expansion V 1 Camp Expansion V 1 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
230,000 |
57,000 |
33,000 |
2d 04:00:00 |
Research Speed: 2.00% |
10,000
|
| 2 |
Research Center 25 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
230,000 |
57,000 |
33,000 |
2d 04:00:00 |
Research Speed: 2.00% |
10,000
|
| 3 |
Research Center 26 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
230,000 |
57,000 |
33,000 |
2d 08:00:00 |
Research Speed: 2.00% |
10,000
|
| 4 |
Research Center 27 |
1,400,000 |
1,400,000 |
280,000 |
71,000 |
41,000 |
3d 18:00:00 |
Research Speed: 2.00% |
10,000
|
| 5 |
Research Center 28 |
3,900,000 |
3,900,000 |
790,000 |
190,000 |
67,000 |
5d 10:00:00 |
Research Speed: 1.80% |
9,000
|
| 3 |
Research Center 28 |
3,900,000 |
3,900,000 |
790,000 |
190,000 |
67,000 |
14d 10:40:00 |
Research Speed: 2.50% |
12,500
|
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