Brass is a Intermediate Good. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World.
Usage[]
Intermediate Good[]
Brass is an Intermediate good, and is used for the production of other goods. See the Production Chains section for more information.
Expeditions[]
Brass can be used during expeditions, it grants 15 bonus points to Crafting skill and 30 bonus morale per 50 tons.
Trade[]
Brass can be passively sold for 400
or purchased for 1000 per ton. No neutral trader buys or sells Brass for a special price.
Production[]
Brass is produced in a Brass Smeltery from 
Copper and 
Zinc. All regular production chains involving Brass are listed below.
Glasses[]
Glasses
-4220
-125
-100
-300
-20
37200
68
120
92
70
70
Supplies:
• 225 
Engineers Residences (up to 9000 Engineers)
• or 112,5 
Investors Residences (up to 5625 Investors)
• or 277,8 
Elders Residences (up to 5555 Elders)
Steam Motors[]
Steam Motors
-7700 -500 -750 -80
315400 128 230 168 140 140
★ The 
Coal Mine may be replaced with two 
Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Gramophones[]
Gramophones
-11410
-5 -200 -1200 -40
416100 144 280 224 200 200
Supplies:
• 760 Investors Residences (up to 38000 Investors)
• or 95,2 
Scholars Residences (up to 11428 Scholars)
Steam Carriages[]
Steam Carriages
-23410 -5 -500 -2950
-40 -100
995500 280 470 360 320 320
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 600 Investor Residences (up to 30000 Investors)
The Passage DLC[]
Oil Lamps[]
Oil Lamps
-1550 -100
-200 -20
48400 72 60 48 40 40
Supplies:
• 333,3 
Explorers Residences (up to 3333 Explorers)
• or 166,7 
Technicians Residences (up to 3333 Technicians)
The High Life DLC[]
Elevators[]
Elevators
-11610 -5 -1300 -1350 -95
454900 234 360 252 220 225
Typewriters[]
Typewriters
-6550 -70 -1050 -200 -45
-250 -95
392600 254 330 148 130 135
Shopping Arcades[]
Copper is also used at Shopping Arcades in the following patents:
Briefcases
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences:
• Happiness: +5 
• Income: +12%
• Consumption reduction:
-20% • 
-10%
-7070 -200 -960 -155 -500
-80 -80
484200 480 800 336 400 220
16
Banker's Lamps
Furniture Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +4
• Income: +11%
• Consumption reduction:
-15% • 
-25%
-11430 -350 -1360 -1200 -40
538200 420 785 466 480 300
Writing Desks
Furniture Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +6
• Income: +14%
• Consumption reduction: -20% • 
-25%
-10260 -75 -250 -960 -800 -45 -250 -80
549300 468 840 432 490 310
Alternatives[]
Brass can be also used in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a 
Trade Union.
Pocket Watches (Chronometrist Chiara)[]
 Chronometrist ChiaraEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| She will not rest until every cog is whirring in perfect agreement. | ||
 Equipped in Trade UnionAffects  Clockmakers |
Effects Replaced Input Instead of  Gold, the building processes  Brass.Maintenance Cost: -40% |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 |
Pocket Watches
Chronometrist Chiara
-4960 -250 -200 -450 -40
246800 102 195 148 110 110
Supplies:
• 510 Engineers Residences (up to 20400 Engineers)
• or 255 Investors Residences (up to 12750 Investors)
Gramophones (Johan the Inventor)[]
 Johan the InventorEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Johan famously gathers anything he can find, glues it all together, and hey presto! | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Gramophone Factory |
Effects Productivity: +40% Replaced Input Instead of  Wood Veneers, the building processes Timber. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 Diplomacy: +20 |
Gramophones
Johan the Inventor
Notice that the green custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.
-8420 -15 -200 -600 -40
328200 104 200 160 140 140
Gramophones supply:
• 912 Investor Residences (up to 45600 Investors)
• or 114,2 Scholar Residences (up to 13704 Scholars)
Items[]
The following items may mention Brass, or share a name with an item that does.
 Fat Chunk Candle MakerEpic DLC Required
The Passage | ||
|---|---|---|
| With such squat and portly candles stomping off the production line, your lamps can go without brass. | ||
 Equipped in Arctic LodgeAffects  Oil Lamp Factory |
Effects Productivity: +35% Replaced Input Instead of Brass, the building processes  Copper. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +35 Crafting Cost  10 Whale Oil 25 Lost Expedition Scrap 15 Brass |
| Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in the Arctic | ||
| Chronometrist Chiara Epic | ||
|---|---|---|
| She will not rest until every cog is whirring in perfect agreement. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects Clockmakers |
Effects Replaced Input Instead of Gold, the building processes Brass.Maintenance Cost: -40% |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 |
 Gerhard Fuchs, of the Patent EyeglassLegendary | ||
|---|---|---|
| A master of the aspherical, Gerhard's snazzy glasses have attracted him quite a following of pupils. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Spectacle Factory |
Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Pocket Watches every 3rd cycleReplaced Input Instead of Brass, the building processes  Wood. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Medicine: +30 |
