Technologies/Ultima Ratio

Woodworking

Land Clearance

Trees hewn. Lands despoiled. Culture effaced. All in the name of "progress"...

• Increases output of timber from Logging Camps in a settlement with a Sawmill by Level 1

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
250; 250 Time to complete: Long

Circular Saw

Even the mightiest of tree trunks are little more than humble planks at its touch.

• Increases output of timber from Logging Camps in a settlement with a Sawmill by Level 2.

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
450; 450 Time to complete: Very long

Agronomics

Mechanised Farming

The fecklessness of farmhands and the fickleness of the seasons are no match for the staid uniformity of a machine.

• Increases output of food from Farms in a settlement with a Granary (+50%).
• Fishing Busses gather Food faster (+50%).

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
250; 100 Time to complete: Short

Commodity Agriculture

Produce is sown and reaped for cash, not for the crops themselves.

• Increases output of food from Farms in a settlement with a Granary (+100%).
• Fishing Busses gather Food faster (+100%).

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
350; 150 Time to complete: Medium

Canning Process

It is hard to have one's cake and eat it if the cake won't stay fresh forever.

• Increases output of food from Farms in a settlement with a Granary (+200%).
• Fishing Busses gather Food faster (+200%).

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
630; 400 Time to complete: Long

Metallurgy

Steam Pump

A crude but effective device for mine drainage and ventilation.

• +100% from mines in a city with a Smelter.

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
200, 160 Time to complete: Medium

Bessemer Process

A revolutionary technique to free prized steel from humdrum pig iron.

• +150% from mines in a city with a Smelter.

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
500, 500 Time to complete: Rather long	[4]

Religion

Missionaries

Spread the news of the joys and comforts of religion and civilisation to those who have yet to hear of them!

• National Borders increased by +4 strength.
• City Combat Range +2.
• City Hitpoints increased by 50%.
• Increases happiness derived from creating Missionaries for Catholics

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
100 Time to complete: Short

Civic Religion

"One nation, one people, one congregation!"

• National Borders increased by +5 strength.
• City Combat Range +3.
• City Hitpoints increased by 100%.Automatically upgrades your Sanctuaries to your civ's designated religious site, ie Cathedral for Protestants; Temples for Hindhus and Buddhists, reducing religious unrest.

Cost	Requirements	Leads to
300 Time to complete: Medium

Knowledge

See University.

Construction

See here.

Medicine

See here

Logistics

See here.

Attrition

See here.

Tax

See here.

Fortification

See here.

Strategy

See here.

Politics

See here.

See also

• Fortress
• Library
• Arsenal
• Senate
• University