Production Chains
To better understand what I’ll be writing below here is an informative explanation with a complicated (but we can all agree on – mandatory in our lives) production chain: Beer!
Beer
2 Grain Farm –> 1 Malthouse (Input 2 grain, Output 2 Malt/min)
1 Malthouse + 3 Hop Farms –> 2 Breweries (Input 1 Malt + 1 Hop, Output 1 Beer)
Hop Farm explanation: 1 Hop farm – 0.667 hop/min, 3 Hop Farms – 2 hop/min (Supports 2 breweries)
Supports 1300 Workers OR 975 Artisans OR 750 Oberos (New World)
The numbers before the building name indicate how many buildings are required of each type for a 100% efficient production chain per minute.
So 2 Grain Farms produce enough Grain for 1 Malthouse at 100% efficiency
1 Malthouse along with 3 Hop Farms produce enough for 2 Breweries to work at 100% efficiency
The Input and Output are PER 1 BUILDING.
So when it says for example (Input 1 Malt + 1 Hop, Output 1 Beer) This is for a single Brewery.
Old World
Farmers
Timber
1 Lumberjack’s hut –> 1 Sawmill (Input 4 Wood, Output 4 Timber/min)
Fish
1 Fishery (No Input, Output 2 Fish/min)
Supports up to 800 Farmers & Workers
Schnapps
1 Potato Farm –> 1 Schnapps Distillery (Input 2 Potatoes, Output 2 Schnapps/min)
Supports up to 600 Farmers & Workers
Work Clothes
1 Sheep Farm –> 1 Framework Knitters (Input 2 Wool, Output 2 Work Clothes/min)
Supports up to 650 Farmers & Workers
Workers
Bricks
1 Claypit –> 2 Brick Factories (Input 1 Clay, Output 1 Brick/min)
Sausages
1 Pig Farm –> 1 Slaughterhouse (Input 1 Pig, Output 1 Sausage/min) Wonders who eats the rest
Supports up to 1000 Workers OR 750 Artisans (25% less)
Sails
1 Sheep Farm –> 1 Sailmakers (Input 2 Wool, Output 2 Sails/min)
Bread (This is where things start to become messy)
2 Grain Farm –> 1 Flour Mill (Input 2 Grain, Output 2 Flour/min)
1 Flour Mill –> 2 Bakery (Input 1 Flour, Output 1 Bread/min)
Supports up to 1100 Workers OR 825 Artisans (Again 25% less, just take this as a rule of thumb)
Soap
2 Pig Farms –> 2 Rendering Works (Input 1 Pig, Output 1 Tallow/min)
2 Rendering Works –> 1 Soap Factory (Input 2 Tallow, Output 2 Soap/min)
Supplies up to 4800 Workers OR 3600 Artisans
Steel Beams
1 Iron Mine + 2 Charcoal Kiln/Coal –> 2 Furnaces (Input 2 Iron + 2 Coal, Output 2 Steel/min)
2 Furnaces –> 3 Steelwork (Input 1.3 Steel, Output 1.3 Steel beams/min)
Wait what?? 1.3 a minute?
Explanation: Steelworks produce 1 Steel Beam per 00:45 seconds, this means 2 per 1:30 so 1.3 per 1 minute. This is the math if you see any ugly numbers in the future.
Weapons
1 Iron Mine + 2 Charcoal Kiln/Coal –> 2 Furnaces (Input 2 Iron + 2 Coal, Output 2 Steel/min)
2 Furnaces –> 6 Weapon Factory (Input 0.667 Steel, Output 0.667 Weapon/min)
Tip: 1 Steelworks + 1 Weapon Factory use 2 Steel per min, This means 1 Furnace is enough for both factories (Input 2 Steel, Output 1.3 Steel beam + 0.667 Weapon/min)
Beer
2 Grain Farm –> 1 Malthouse (Input 2 grain, Output 2 Malt/min)
1 Malthouse + 3 Hop Farms –> 2 Breweries (Input 1 Malt + 1 Hop, Output 1 Beer)
Hop Farm explanation: 1 Hop farm – 0.667 hop/min, 3 Hop Farms – 2 hop/min (Supports 2 breweries)
Supports 1300 Workers OR 975 Artisans OR 750 Oberos (New World)
