Advanced Weapons

Advanced Weapons is a construction material. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World.

Usage[]

Construction Material[]

Advanced Weapons is a construction material only for military purposes. It is used to build Big Betty and to construct steam military ships, such as Battle Cruiser, Monitor, and pyrphorian ships.

Expeditions[]

Advanced weapons can be used during expeditions, they grant 30 bonus points to naval power skill and 30 bonus morale per 50 tons.

Trade[]

Advanced weapons can be passively sold for 9644 or purchased for 24110 per ton. They can be actively bought from Jean La Fortune or Anne Harlow for 24110 coins. No neutral trader buys advanced weapons for a special price.

Passive trade[]

Advanced weapons can be also be obtained by trading passively with other goods, if any of the following items is equipped in appropriate Harbourmaster's Office:

Savvy Customs Officer Rare
Knows every boat that washes in and out of her jurisdiction.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Trading Posts and Piers	Effects Harbour Activity: +20% Every time passive trade happens at the trading post, there is a chance of gaining 5t of Weapons, Dynamite, Advanced Weapons, Sails.	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +30 Force: +10

Taxman Tim Epic
When Timothy welcomes you into port, you know things will be very taxing indeed.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects All Trading Posts	Effects Harbour Activity: +25% Every time passive trade happens at the trading post, there is a chance of gaining 5t of Weapons, Advanced Weapons. Takeover Lockdown Prevents another party from taking ownership of your island when they possess all shares.	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +40 Force: +20

Regular Production[]

Advanced weapons are produced in a Heavy Weapons Factory from Dynamite and Steel. The basic production chain for advanced weapons is shown below:

Advanced Weapons[]

-17420 -120 -660 -2000 -92

226000 248 440 336 180 180

Heavy Weapons Factory
4 @ 200%
for 4 /min
- Dynamite Factory
  4 @ 100%
  - Rendering Works
    4 @ 100%
    
    Pig Farm
    4 @ 100%
  - Saltpeter Works
    8 @ 100%
- Furnace
  2 @ 100%
  - Iron Mine
    1 @ 100%
  - Coal Mine^★
    1 @ 100%

^★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

Production with Items[]

When particular items are equipped in a Trade Union, Advanced Weapons can be obtained as an extra good alongside the production of other goods.

Extra Advanced Weapons with Bruno Ironbright[]

Bruno Ironbright, Engineering Giant Legendary
Only Ironbright's contributions to modern engineering can be said to have been utterly groundbreaking.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Bicycle Factory Cab Assembly Line Fan Factory Motor Assembly Plant Scooter Factory Sewing Machine Factory	Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Advanced Weapons ^{every 3rd cycle} Occasionally produces extra Steam Motors ^{every 3rd cycle}	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +55 Diplomacy: +25

Affected Building	Productivity	Production Rate	Advanced Weapons Production Rate
Bicycle Factory ()	250% ()	5 /min	1.67 /min
Sewing Machine Factory	150% ()	3 /min	1 /min
Cab Assembly Line ()	250% ()	2.5 /min	0.83 /min