Special Goods

What is the Harbor?

You'll first notice the construction site for the Harbor once you unlock your first research from the Arctic Future. It will appear on a small island area to the left of your city grid. As a construction site it will not yet be functional, you will need to unlock the "Promethium Extraction" research for it to become a working Harbor.

The Harbor will allow you to select a crew to send on a journey with a ship and bring back a special resource - Promethium. You will need Promethium to progress forward on the Tech Tree, it's a resource you cannot trade with other players and it cannot be plundered as well. To select a crew member you will need to pay 25 Arctic Future goods of a specific type. The crew members themselves have various strengths and weakness which will result in extra effects such as additional or less Promethium, longer or shorter journey time, less or more ship damage, etc.

In the image above you can already see the stats for your next journey (-15% damage, 50 Promethium, 1 day for the trip). The standard damage is 15% per trip, though it can go up or down depending on the crew you have selected. Whenever your ship returns from a journey, you can switch to the "Repair" tab in the Harbor and if your ship has reached a damage threshold you will be able to repair it using goods. There are several damage thresholds and the more damaged your ship becomes the less Promethium it will bring back but also the journey time will be longer.

If you choose not to repair your ship at all, you will still get Promethium but a very small amount and the journey will be very long.

Harbor Upgrades

The Harbor itself can improve over time as you unlock new researches. The second level for your Harbor comes with the Arctic Stations research. This will improve your journey stats by increasing the Promethium amount (57 instead of 50) and decreasing the time for your journeys (21 hours instead of 24). Additionally, unlocking Arctic Stations will also give you the leveling ability for your crew members. The third level is unlockable with Arctic Mining. Now you can gain 65 Promethium and increase your speed to 18 hours. Additionally you can select 4 crew-members instead of 3 to maximize your profit!

Every time a person is a part of the crew, they get a certain amount of experience points. Once the required experience amount is reached and you decide to pay for the level-up with Arctic Future goods, they will level up! Naturally, the higher the level the greater results of their work. But also the higher level you want to get, the more experience points that crew member will need.

Crew Members

Below you will find a list of all the crew members and their skills. Do note that not all crew members are automatically available to you - some of them require unlocking specific researches.

Crew Member	Skill #1	Skill #2	Research Required	Description
Miner	+	+	Promethium Extraction	A friendly miner, Bobby is great at digging up those promethium deposits.
Miner	+	+	Promethium Extraction	"Pickaxe" Pikatthi is known regionwide for bringing in a good haul of promethium.
Navigator	-	-	Promethium Extraction	Strict and serious Navigator Avril will reduce the duration of your journeys.
Navigator	-	-	Promethium Extraction	Known affectionately by the locals as "Zippy" Zhon, this navigator will speed up your journeys.
Sailor	+	-	Promethium Extraction	Energetic Elise can haul promethium and crew the ship to improve speed.
Sailor	+	-	Promethium Extraction	All-rounder Remy can help with both promethium gathering and ship speed.
Steersperson	-	-	Promethium Extraction	"Tsunami" Tsani is a lightning fast steersperson, but her recklessness will damage your ship.
Storeperson	-	+	Promethium Extraction	Maddox will expand your ship's storerooms beyond their normal capacity, but also causes damage.
Engineer	-	+	Promethium Extraction	"Magic" Malik is good at preventing ship damage, but takes a lot of storage space to do it.
Engineer	+	+	Promethium Extraction	Reliable Riley makes sure the ship takes less damage, but at the cost of speed.
Deckhand		+	Regenerative Methods	As dayworker, Sam helps to stow promethium into the smallest gaps. Together with her twin sister Kim they form an unbeatable team!
Deckhand		-	Regenerative Methods	Kim helps as watchstander to keep a steady course. Together with her twin sister Sam they form an unbeatable team!
Scavenger		N/A	Regenerative Methods	Josh has been in the Arctic several times. He knows where to find precious resources. It's said he is able to find even diamonds in the snowy mountains.
Quartermaster		+	Regenerative Methods	Always smiling and doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. Madiha optimizes the storage, logistics and atmosphere for everyone on board.
Steward		-	Regenerative Methods	Need something? Bryce is your man! He supplies everyone with everything as quickly as possible. So there's enough time to take care of your own tasks.
Guard		+	Frost Immunity	Stellan is a big fan of ships and always wanted to sail out to the sea. The Triplets were the best of their year and now want to make their dreams come true together.
Guard		+	Frost Immunity	Silas always wanted to go to the Arctic to help finding promethium. The Triplets were the best of their year and now want to make their dreams come true together.
Guard		-	Frost Immunity	Sela likes working together with her two brothers. The Triplets were the best of their year and now want to make their dreams come true together.
Scientist		N/A	Frost Immunity	Early in her career, Kita specialized on scientific research about the Arctic. She really likes to share her knowledge with others and gives insights into the secrets of her research.

Crew Skills

Here you can read a more detailed explanation of the various skills that crew members have.

Image	Name	Description
	Promethium	Increases (+) or decreases (-) Promethium from the journey.
	Time	Increases (+) or decreases (-) the duration of the journey.
	Ship Health	Increases health/repairs the ship (+) or decreases health/damages the ship (-) during the journey.
	Twins	When both crew members are selected they boost each other's skills.
	Scavenger	Brings a random additional resource from the journey (even Diamonds possible).
	Promethium Boost	Increases (%) the Promethium output/skill of other crew members.
	Time Boost	Improves (%) the Time skill of other crew members.
	Triplets	When all 3 crew members are selected they boost each other's skills.
	Academic	Increases the experience gained through the journey for all selected crew members.