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== What is the Harbor? ==
== Introduction ==
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.
When you reach the Future era, you will begin to discover alternative versions of the future. You'll first notice a construction site at the beginning of each version. They will appear outside of your city. As a construction site it will not yet be functional, you will need to unlock a technology in each Future version.
Once built, these settlements allow you to launch expeditions for the production of special goods.
For an expedition you will have to hire a crew aboard your conveyance. You will also ensure that your transportation is properly maintained to maximize the performance of your shipments. But beware, each crew member will have specific skills, so you have to choose them according to the purpose you're targeting. Also repairs the vehicle will cost you goods.
Finally, be aware that you will be able to update your extraction site by unlocking a technology. This will allow you, for example, to hire an additional crew member or have more crew members.
Below you will find the various special goods you can produce ''(click on the desired one for more details)''.
{|
|colspan="6" style="width:50%;text-align: center; color:#000; font-weight: bold; background-color:#e9f7f7;"|Arctic Future
|colspan="6" style="text-align: center; color:white; font-weight: bold; background-color:#225a4b;"|Oceanic Future
|-
|colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|link=Promethium|70px|center]] [[Promethium]]
|colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Orichalcumrevamp.png|link=Orichalcum|70px|center]] [[Orichalcum]]
|-
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_nanowire.png|45px|link=|Nanowire]] <br>Nanowire
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_transester_gas.png|45px|link=|Transester Gas]] <br>Transester Gas
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_ai_data.png|45px|link=|AI Data]] <br>AI Data
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:Paper_batteries.png|45px|link=|Paper Batteries]] <br>Paper Batteries
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_bioplastics.png|45px|link=|Bioplastics]] <br>Bioplastics
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[Image:bazaar_3.png|45px|link=|Medals]] <br>Medals
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_pearls.png|45px|link=|Pearls]] <br>Pearls
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_artificial_scales.png|45px|link=|Artificial Scales]] <br>Artificial Scales
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_corals.png|45px|link=|Corals]] <br>Corals
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_biolight.png|45px|link=|Biolight]] <br>Biolight
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[File:fine_plankton.png|45px|link=|Plankton]] <br>Plankton
| style="font-size:11px;text-align: center;" | [[Image:bazaar_3.png|45px|link=|Medals]] <br>Medals
 
|}


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.
== Era Outpost ==
When you reach the Space Age Mars, you will begin to manage a space colony. To visit your very own colony, click on the rocket in your city. Producing era goods requires you to gain a special good.


[[File:Arctic2 harboroverview.png|700px|center]]
Open the Campaign Map and select the Space Age to be able to see where to expand to. Once you have made your claim on the Campaign, you will find special goods deposits on some of the sectors you have conquered. Click on the special good to send an exploration team to it. Depending on the good, this may take some time to complete! Once the exploration phase is complete, you can either battle or negotiate for the special good to process it further.


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.
Once the special good has been extracted, the goods building in your colony can process it further and provide you with plenty of new your goods to trade, research and build with!


[[File:Arctic2 shipstatus.png|700px|center]]
Once you reach Space Age Asteroid Belt, you will unlock [[Synthesizers]]. A synthesizer is a type of goods building that lets you produce goods in your main city that you previously had the ability to produce in your colony or collect on the continents map.


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.
In Space Age Asteroid Belt you will unlock the [[Mars Ore Synthesizer]] and the Mars goods synthesizers.


== Harbor Upgrades ==
In Space Age Venus you will unlock the [[Asteroid Ice Synthesizer]] and the Asteroid goods synthesizers.
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 the various special goods you can produce.
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.


{| !style="text-align: center;"|
{| !style="text-align: center;"|
!style="text-align: center;"| Crew Member
!style="text-align: center;"| Special Good
!style="text-align: center;"| Skill #1
!style="text-align: center;"| Era
!style="text-align: center;"| Skill #2
!style="text-align: center;"| Research Required
!style="text-align: center;"| Description
!style="text-align: center;"| Description
|-
| [[File:MinerBobby.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Miner</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">A friendly miner, Bobby is great at digging up those promethium deposits.</div>
|-
| [[File:MinerPikatthi.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Miner</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">"Pickaxe" Pikatthi is known regionwide for bringing in a good haul of promethium.</div>
|-
| [[File:NavigatorAvril.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Navigator</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Strict and serious Navigator Avril will reduce the duration of your journeys.</div>
|-
| [[File:NavigatorZhon.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Navigator</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Known affectionately by the locals as "Zippy" Zhon, this navigator will speed up your journeys.</div>
|-
| [[File:SailorElise.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Sailor</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Energetic Elise can haul promethium and crew the ship to improve speed.</div>
|-
| [[File:SailorRemy.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Sailor</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">All-rounder Remy can help with both promethium gathering and ship speed.</div>
|-
| [[File:SteerspersonTsani.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Steersperson</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_ship_health.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">"Tsunami" Tsani is a lightning fast steersperson, but her recklessness will damage your ship.</div>
|-
| [[File:StorepersonMaddox.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Storeperson</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_ship_health.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Maddox will expand your ship's storerooms beyond their normal capacity, but also causes damage.</div>
|-
| [[File:EngineerMalik.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Engineer</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_ship_health.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">"Magic" Malik is good at preventing ship damage, but takes a lot of storage space to do it.</div>
|-
| [[File:EngineerRiley.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Engineer</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_ship_health.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Extraction</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Reliable Riley makes sure the ship takes less damage, but at the cost of speed.</div>
|-
| [[File:DeckhandSam.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Deckhand</div>
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_the_twins.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Regenerative Methods</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">As dayworker, Sam helps to stowe promethium into the smallest gaps. Together with her twin sister Kim they form an unbeatable team!</div>
|-
| [[File:DeckhandKim.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Deckhand</div>
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_the_twins.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Regenerative Methods</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Kim helps as watchstander to keep a steady course. Together with her twin sister Sam they form an unbeatable team!</div>
|-
| [[File:ScavengerJosh.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Scavenger</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Hub_main_icon_scavanger.png|30px|center]]</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">N/A</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Regenerative Methods</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Josh has been in the Artcic several times. He knows where to find precious resources. It's said he is able to find even diamonds in the snowy mountains.</div>
|-
| [[File:QuartermasterMadiha.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Quartermaster</div>
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium_boost.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Regenerative Methods</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Always smiling and doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. Madiha optimizes the storage, logistics and atmosphere for everyone on board.</div>
|-
| [[File:StewardBryce.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Steward</div>
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_time_boost.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Regenerative Methods</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">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.</div>
|-
| [[File:All Player Avatars CREW 180x180px GUARD-3.png|60px|center]]
<div style="text-align: center;">Guard</div>
| [[File:Hub main icon triplet boost percentage.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_ship_health.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Frost Immunity</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">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.</div>
|-
|-
| [[File:All Player Avatars CREW CI4 180x180px GUARD-1.png|60px|center]]
|style="text-align: center;"| Mars Ore
<div style="text-align: center;">Guard</div>
|style="text-align: center;"| Space Age Mars
| [[File:Hub main icon triplet boost percentage.png|30px|center]]
| [[File:Fine_mars_ore.png|link=|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">+</div>[[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Frost Immunity</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">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.</div>
|-
|-
| [[File:All Player Avatars CREW CI4 180x180px GUARD-2.png|60px|center]]
|style="text-align: center;"| Asteroid Ice
<div style="text-align: center;">Guard</div>
|style="text-align: center;"| Space Age Asteroid Belt
| [[File:Hub main icon triplet boost percentage.png|30px|center]]
|[[File:Asteroid_Ice.png|link=|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">-</div>[[File:Hub main icon time.png|30px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Frost Immunity</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">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.</div>
|-
|-
| [[File:All Player Avatars CREW CI4 180x180px SCIENTIST.png|60px|center]]
|style="text-align: center;"| Venus Carbon
<div style="text-align: center;">Scientist</div>
|style="text-align: center;"| Space Age Venus
| [[File:Hub main icon experience boost.png|30px|center]]
|[[File:worldmap_icon_venus_carbon.png|link=|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">N/A</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Frost Immunity</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">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.</div>
|}
 
=== Crew Skills ===
Here you can read a more detailed explanation of the various skills that crew members have.
 
{| !style="text-align: center;"|
!style="text-align: center;"| Image
!style="text-align: center;"| Name
!style="text-align: center;"| Description
|-
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Increases (+) or decreases (-) Promethium from the journey.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub main icon time.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Time</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Increases (+) or decreases (-) the duration of the journey.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_ship_health.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Ship Health</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Increases health/repairs the ship (+) or decreases health/damages the ship (-) during the journey.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_the_twins.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Twins</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">When both crew members are selected they boost each other's skills.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_scavanger.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Scavenger</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Brings a random additional resource from the journey (even Diamonds possible).</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_promethium_boost.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Promethium Boost</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Increases (%) the Promethium output/skill of other crew members.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub_main_icon_time_boost.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Time Boost</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Improves (%) the Time skill of other crew members.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub main icon triplet boost percentage.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Triplets</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">When all 3 crew members are selected they boost each other's skills.</div>
|-
| [[File:Hub main icon experience boost.png|50px|center]]
| <div style="text-align: center;">Academic</div>
| <div style="text-align: center;">Increases the experience gained through the journey for all selected crew members.</div>
|}
|}

Revision as of 15:41, 5 July 2021

Introduction

When you reach the Future era, you will begin to discover alternative versions of the future. You'll first notice a construction site at the beginning of each version. They will appear outside of your city. As a construction site it will not yet be functional, you will need to unlock a technology in each Future version. Once built, these settlements allow you to launch expeditions for the production of special goods. For an expedition you will have to hire a crew aboard your conveyance. You will also ensure that your transportation is properly maintained to maximize the performance of your shipments. But beware, each crew member will have specific skills, so you have to choose them according to the purpose you're targeting. Also repairs the vehicle will cost you goods. Finally, be aware that you will be able to update your extraction site by unlocking a technology. This will allow you, for example, to hire an additional crew member or have more crew members. Below you will find the various special goods you can produce (click on the desired one for more details).

Arctic Future Oceanic Future
Hub main icon promethium.png
Promethium
Orichalcumrevamp.png
Orichalcum
Nanowire
Nanowire
Transester Gas
Transester Gas
AI Data
AI Data
Paper Batteries
Paper Batteries
Bioplastics
Bioplastics
Medals
Medals
Pearls
Pearls
Artificial Scales
Artificial Scales
Corals
Corals
Biolight
Biolight
Plankton
Plankton
Medals
Medals

Era Outpost

When you reach the Space Age Mars, you will begin to manage a space colony. To visit your very own colony, click on the rocket in your city. Producing era goods requires you to gain a special good.

Open the Campaign Map and select the Space Age to be able to see where to expand to. Once you have made your claim on the Campaign, you will find special goods deposits on some of the sectors you have conquered. Click on the special good to send an exploration team to it. Depending on the good, this may take some time to complete! Once the exploration phase is complete, you can either battle or negotiate for the special good to process it further.

Once the special good has been extracted, the goods building in your colony can process it further and provide you with plenty of new your goods to trade, research and build with!

Once you reach Space Age Asteroid Belt, you will unlock Synthesizers. A synthesizer is a type of goods building that lets you produce goods in your main city that you previously had the ability to produce in your colony or collect on the continents map.

In Space Age Asteroid Belt you will unlock the Mars Ore Synthesizer and the Mars goods synthesizers.

In Space Age Venus you will unlock the Asteroid Ice Synthesizer and the Asteroid goods synthesizers.


Below you will find the various special goods you can produce.

Special Good Era Description
Mars Ore Space Age Mars
Fine mars ore.png
Asteroid Ice Space Age Asteroid Belt
Asteroid Ice.png
Venus Carbon Space Age Venus
Worldmap icon venus carbon.png