Steam Shipyard

Steam Shipyard is a Harbour Building which can construct steam ships. It can be built only in the Old World (and Cape Trelawney), it requires free harbour area and

electricity. It must be connected to a warehouse or a trading post by a road; adjacency to the trading post is not sufficient.

Constructing ships[]

The purpose of steam shipyards is to construct steam ships. Every available ship requires specific amounts of construction materials and influence. Those resources are allocated immediately when the ship is selected for construction. The construction process lasts several minutes, depending on the type of the ship. When the shipyard is idle, it does not use any workforce and its maintenance cost is lowered - the maintenance cost is halved if the inactive upkeep setting is on, and it is zero if inactive upkeep setting is off (this difficulty setting is toggled on or off while creating a new game). During construction though, the maintenance cost increases to its regular value and the necessary workforce is employed at the shipyard.

Steam shipyards require electricity to construct ships. Without electricity shipyards can still receive orders for what ships are supposed to be built but the construction cannot progress. When a ship is being constructed but the shipyard loses access to electricity, the construction process is paused, but its progress is saved and it will continue from the same point once electricity is available again.

Available ships[]

Several ships can be constructed at every steam shipyard. There are a few basic ships which become visible in the shipyard's menu and get unlocked only by reaching specific population thresholds. Additionally, there are some special ships that can become available and appear in the shipyard's menu only when an appropriate item is equipped in a harbourmaster's office (or Docklands) which affect the shipyard.

All ships which can be constructed at steam shipyards and their unlock conditions or requirements are listed below:

Cargo Ship - 500 Engineers
Battle Cruiser - 500 Engineers
Monitor - 1 Investors
Flamethrower Monitor - 500 Engineers
Blue Flamethrower Monitor - requires The Passage DLC and 1 Investors and 750 Technicians
Oil Tanker - 500 Engineers
Great Eastern - requires Land of Lions DLC and researching Great Eastern Permits
Flak Monitor - requires Empire of the Skies DLC and 500 Engineers
World-Class Reefer - requires Docklands DLC and quest item: Deep Blue Ship Blueprints
Extravaganza Steamer - legendary item: Anna Union, Engineer of Extravagant Steamers
Pirate Monitor - legendary item: Maria Pizarro, Maker of Pirate Monitors
Pyrphorian Monitor - legendary item: Stilton Snood, Purveyor of Pyrphorian Monitors
Pyrphorian Warship - legendary item: Slinky Sinistra, Warlock of Pyrphorian Warships
Pyrphorian Battle Cruiser - legendary item: Suspicia Slyhood, Begetter of Pyrphorian Battle Cruisers

Selecting and queuing ships for construction[]

To order the construction of a ship, left-click on its icon in the steam shipyard's menu. Instead of ordering the construction of ships one ship at a time, it is possible to add several ships to the construction queue. After the currently constructed ship is built, the next ship in the queue will start being constructed. Since influence and construction materials are allocated when selecting the ship, it is impossible to plan the construction far ahead and add more ships to the queue when there is not enough influence or resources. Removing ships from the queue refunds all resources and influence invested into the ship. There are a few ways of removing a ship from the queue, in order to do that you can either:

left-click on a button with the bin icon which appears upon hovering over a ship icon
right-click on the ship icon
left-click or right-click on the small ship icon in the list of ships in the queue

It is impossible to change the order of ships in the queue, to do that it is necessary to remove and add appropriate ships to the queue to form the desired order.

Construction time[]

The optimal construction time depends on the type of the constructed ship and items or other modifiers which affect the shipyard. However, the actual construction time can become longer than optimal if not enough workforce is available on the island. In case of insufficient workforce, the construction process lasts longer, proportionally to the remaining duration and the amount of workforce missing.

Workforce assignment[]

The shipyard has a workforce assignment setting that can be toggled on and off by pressing the button with the bell symbol in the shipyard's menu. With the setting off, the lack of workforce is equally divided between the shipyards and other buildings on the same island which employ the same workforce type, thus equally reducing the efficiency of all affected buildings. With the setting on, the workforce of the same population tier is automatically assigned to the ship construction in case of a workforce deficit. When this occurs, the shipyard employs as much workforce as possible, but only up to the normally required amount. This setting does not speed up the construction process, its duration cannot be shorter than the currently optimal construction time - the shipyard can only act as if the exactly required amount of workforce was available. Assigning workforce to the shipyard takes a part of the workforce away from other buildings on the same island which employ the same tier of workforce. In that situation those buildings experience greater workforce shortage than if the workforce assignment setting was off. Therefore this setting allows to ensure that ships are constructed as quickly as possible even when there is a workforce shortage - but at the cost of lowering productivity and efficiency of other buildings. This setting is separate for every shipyard.

Rally point[]

When construction of a ship is finished, it automatically sails out of the shipyard and stops at a specific location - known as the shipyard's rally point. Its default location is at a short distance in front of the shipyard. However, it is possible to set a different rally point. To change it, simply right-click on the desired location when the shipyard is selected, or press the button with the buoy symbol in the shipyard's menu and then click on the ocean within the same region, wherever the rally point is supposed to be located. To cancel selecting the rally point location, right-click on any part of the screen which is not occupied by any part of UI. When the shipyard is selected, its rally point is marked by a buoy floating in the ocean. Rally points are separate for every shipyard and each shipyard can have its own rally point.

Items[]

Some items when equipped in harbourmaster's offices can have an impact on steam shipyards.

Specific items[]

Carpenter Common
Clings on like a barnacle.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Maintenance Cost: -25%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +10

Deep Blue Ship Blueprints Common DLC Required Docklands
Tea-stained blueprints to build an heir to the old shark-ship Deep Blue.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Steam Shipyard	Effects Ship Plans Adds the ability to construct the World-Class Reefer.
Available from the Docklands quest Deep Blue - The Last Leviathan

Ship Builder Uncommon
Builds boats beautifully.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Workforce Needed: -30%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20

Wooden Crane Uncommon
Lift a burden off your shipwrights.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Construction Costs: -15% Chance of Fire: +40%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20

Gantry Crane Rare
Lift a very big burden off your shipwrights.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Construction Costs: -20% Chance of Fire: +20%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +30

Hydroelectric Wheel Rare DLC Required Sunken Treasures
Clever use of water's potential energy to generate electricity.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Calamari Fishery Fish Oil Factory Fishery Lobster Fishery Pearl Farm Sailing Shipyard Salt Works Saltpetre Works Sand Mine Steam Shipyard	Effects Chance of Fire: +150% Explosion Chance: +70% Provides electricity	Crafting Cost 15 Scrap 5 Chassis 10 Filaments
This item can provide electricity only to buildings that can normally be affected by power plants Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in Cape Trelawney

Naval Architect Rare
Favours iron composite constructions.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Maintenance Cost: -50% Construction Costs: -10%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +30 Navigation: +10

Mr. Swell, the Hydrodynamist Epic
Much of his science is trial and error, so it's lucky he's an excellent swimmer.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Workforce Needed: -40% Construction Costs: -20%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 Navigation: +20

Railroad Crane Epic
An extremely large and powerful crane for shipbuilding.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Construction Costs: -25%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40

Stainless Hydroelectric Wheel Epic DLC Required Sunken Treasures
This advanced hydroelectric paddlewheel is immune to rust and corrosion, if not the odd explosion.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Calamari Fishery Fish Oil Factory Fishery Lobster Fishery Pearl Farm Sailing Shipyard Salt Works Saltpetre Works Sand Mine Steam Shipyard	Effects Chance of Fire: +100% Explosion Chance: +50% Provides electricity	Crafting Cost 15 Nice Scrap 5 Chassis 10 Filaments 10 Caoutchouc
This item can provide electricity only to buildings that can normally be affected by power plants Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in Cape Trelawney

Anna Union, Engineer of Extravagant Steamers Legendary
Anna's extraordinary sense of community enables her to build vessels both enterprising and festive!
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Steam Shipyard	Effects Ship Plans Adds the ability to construct the Extravaganza Steamer.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Navigation: +30

Hydraulic Crane Legendary
The hydraulic crane is the most powerful and dependable crane of the era.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Workforce Needed: -50% Construction Costs: -30%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50

Maria Pizarro, Maker of Pirate Monitors Legendary
Sick of the pirate life, Maria fled to the mountains. If convinced back to shore, she sure knows her monitors...
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Steam Shipyard	Effects Ship Plans Adds the ability to construct the Pirate Monitor.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Navigation: +30

RacioN8d Super Spinner Legendary DLC Required Sunken Treasures
This unique hydroelectric generator has a gold plaque inscribed with its inventor's motto: "Consequences be dammed! Ha! — N8"
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Calamari Fishery Fish Oil Factory Fishery Lobster Fishery Pearl Farm Sailing Shipyard Salt Works Saltpetre Works Sand Mine Steam Shipyard	Effects Chance of Fire: +50% Explosion Chance: +30% Provides electricity	Crafting Cost 20 Special Scrap 10 Chassis 10 Filaments 10 Caoutchouc
This item can provide electricity only to buildings that can normally be affected by power plants Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in Cape Trelawney

Rohit Bhargava, the Naval Architect Legendary
Bhargava designed the ship, the Great Eastern, which it is claimed is the largest sailing vessel ever built.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Shipyards Sailing Shipyard Steam Shipyard	Effects Maintenance Cost: -80% Workforce Needed: -50% Construction Costs: -35%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Navigation: +30

Slinky Sinistra, Warlock of Pyrphorian Warships Legendary
Sinistra confessed the Pyrphorian warship plans under torture, and must be kept under guard for everyone's safety.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Steam Shipyard	Effects Ship Plans Adds the ability to construct the Pyrphorian Warship.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Navigation: +30

Stilton Snood, Purveyor of Pyrphorian Monitors Legendary
A Pyrphorian outcast because he whiffed of cheese, Stilton knows exactly how their maleficent monitors are made.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Steam Shipyard	Effects Ship Plans Adds the ability to construct the Pyrphorian Monitor.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Navigation: +30

Suspicia Slyhood, Begetter of Pyrphorian Battle Cruisers Legendary
Defecting to save her own skin, Suspicia's plans for a Pyrphorian battle cruiser are both tantalising, and a little chilling.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Steam Shipyard	Effects Ship Plans Adds the ability to construct the Pyrphorian Battle Cruiser.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Navigation: +30

Items for all harbour buildings[]

Carpenter's Tools Common
Good for repairing buildings.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings* when activated*	When activated Self-Repair +200% Active Healing Your buildings constantly repair themselves, even during combat. Duration:00:45 Destroyed after use	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +6

Builder's Tools Uncommon
Excellent for repairing buildings.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings* when activated*	When activated Self-Repair +300% Active Healing Your ship constantly repairs itself, even during combat. Duration:01:00 Destroyed after use	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +8

Dockyard Toolbox Uncommon
Helps your harbour recover fast!
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings	Effects Maintenance Cost: +15% Self-Repair: +50%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20

Dockyard Toolchest Rare
Helps your harbour recover even faster!
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings	Effects Self-Repair: +75%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +30

Dockyard Tool System Epic
Wow, there's actually a system for keeping the dockyard running smooth now.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings	Effects Self-Repair: +100% Active Healing Your buildings constantly repair themselves, even during combat.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40

Deke's Indispensible Dockyard Crate Legendary
A chest any salty sailor would be proud of, filled with things to keep your dockyard running whatever the weather.
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings	Effects Maintenance Cost: -25% Self-Repair: +150% Active Healing Your buildings constantly repair themselves, even during combat.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50

Hogarth the Harbourmaster, Veteran Of Trelawney Legendary DLC Required Sunken Treasures
Joined after you helped the Queen at Trelawney. Was in charge of logistics during the war, so expect military efficiency at the docks!
Equipped in Harbourmaster's Office Affects Harbour Buildings	Effects Harbour Activity: +30% Every time passive trade happens at the trading post, there is a chance of gaining 5t of Coffee, Gold, Cotton Fabric, Rum, Chocolate. Loading Speed: +100%	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +50
Available from The Queen quest: Tribute to a Legend Unique: you can have only one such item in the game