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Player Manual · Live Catalog · v0.68.6

Steamships

Powered vessels make sea travel reliable regardless of wind or current.

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Gameplay details

Gameplay Ready
Yes
Preview Only
No
Infrastructure Tier
Unlocks Route Kind
Branch
maritime
Row
7
Prerequisites
  • navigation
  • steam_power
Required Tier
city
Cost
Timber
650
Stone
400
Food
190
Knowledge
450
Effects
  • Unlocks shipping planetary Networks with two cities
  • Provides the powered-hull foundation for specialized Port vessels
Prerequisite
navigation
Era
industrial
Column
6
Production Duration
31s