Whaling Station

Whaling Station
Resources
Credits	200
Materials	5
Maintenance	-75
Workforce	-30
Production
Produces	1 /min
Additional Information
Building Icon
Building Type	Production Harbour
Size	6x17
Hitpoints	2500
Requires	The Passage DLC Free coastline No obstacles in front Whale Fertility Heating
Unlock Condition	100  Explorers

Whaling Station is a Harbour and Production Building which produces Whale Oil. It can be built only in The Arctic, it requires free coastline, whale fertility, and Heating. It must be connected to a warehouse or a trading post by a road to enable goods transportation; adjacency to the trading post is not sufficient.

Productivity

It takes 60 seconds to produce 1 ton of whale oil so the production rate is 1 ton of whale oil per minute. Productivity can be changed by using items.

Production Chains

All regular production chains involving the Whaling Station are listed below.

Pemmican

Pemmican

-175 -85

1400 12

• 
  Pemmican Cookhouse
  1 @ 100%
  for 1 /min

  • 
    Whaling Station
    1 @ 100%
  • 
    Caribou Hunting Cabin
    1 @ 100%

Supplies:
• 83,3  Explorers Residences (up to 833  Explorers)
• or 41,7  Technicians Residences (up to 833  Technicians)

Oil Lamps

Oil Lamps

-1550 -100 -200 -20

48400 72 60 48 40 40

• 
  Oil Lamp Factory
  2 @ 100%
  for 2 /min

  • 
    Brass Smeltery
    2 @ 100%

    • 
      Copper Mine
      1 @ 100%
    • 
      Zinc Mine
      1 @ 100%
  • 
    Whaling Station
    2 @ 100%

Supplies:
  • 333,3  Explorers Residences (up to 3333  Explorers)
• or 166,7  Technicians Residences (up to 3333  Technicians)

Tourist Season DLC

Food & Drink Venues

Whaling Stations are also involved in the following Food & Drink Venues recipes:

Gløgg
Bar Recipe

Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
Happiness: +2
Consumption reduction: -20% • -10% • -10%

-2000 -40 -35 -60 -240

34950 140 80

• 
  Bar: Gløgg
  2 @ 100%

  • 
    Whaling Station
    2 @ 100%
  • 
    Vineyard
    4 @ 100%
  • 
    Orchard: Cinnamon (New World)
    1 @ 100%

The High Life DLC

Shopping Arcades

Whaling Stations are also involved in the following Shopping Arcades patents:

Face Cream
Drug Store Patent

Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +2
• Income: +17%
• Consumption reduction: -10% • -10%

-1050 -480 -70 -60

61500 150 260 120 160 70

• 
  Drug Store: Face Cream
  2 @ 200%

  • 
    Orchard: Coconut Oil
    1 @ 100%
  • 
    Orchard: Citrus
    1 @ 100%
  • 
    Whaling Station
    2 @ 100%

Alternatives

Whaling Stations are also involved in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in an Arctic Lodge.

Oil Lamps (Fat Chunk Candle Maker)

Fat Chunk Candle Maker Epic DLC Required The Passage
With such squat and portly candles stomping off the production line, your lamps can go without brass.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects 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

Oil Lamps
Fat Chunk Candle Maker

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.

-800 -25 -200

9400 48 15 12 10 10

• 
  Oil Lamp Factory
  2 @ 135%
  for 2,7 /min

  • 
    Copper Mine
    1 @ 135%
  • 
    Whaling Station
    2 @ 135%

Oil Lamps supply:
  • 450 Explorer Residences (up to 4500  Explorers)
  • or 225 Technician Residences (up to 4500  Technicians)

Items

Some items when equipped in arctic lodges can have an impact on whaling stations.

Specific arctic lodge items

Driftwood Baleen Boat Uncommon DLC Required The Passage
Sneak up on poor snoozing whales.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Whaling Station	Effects Productivity: +25% Maintenance Cost: +25%	Expedition Bonus Hunting: +15

Inuit Hunter Uncommon DLC Required The Passage
Knows all the best spots.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Bear Hunting Cabin Caribou Hunting Cabin Seal Hunting Docks Whaling Station	Effects Workforce Needed: -25%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20

Artful Inuit Hunter Rare DLC Required The Passage
She knows all the best spots, and breathes more quietly than an Arctic hare.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Bear Hunting Cabin Caribou Hunting Cabin Seal Hunting Docks Whaling Station	Effects Productivity: +30% Maintenance Cost: -40%	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +10 Medicine: +30

Qajak Rare DLC Required The Passage
Perfect for navigating narrow channels where whales come to sleep at night.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Whaling Station	Effects Productivity: +35%	Expedition Bonus Hunting: +25

Toklo the Trapper Epic DLC Required The Passage
Toklo respects his prey, taking only what he needs. Collects feathers from bird roosts.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Bear Hunting Cabin Caribou Hunting Cabin Seal Hunting Docks Whaling Station	Effects Productivity: +40% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Goose Feathers every 7th cycle	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 Faith:+20

Umiak Epic DLC Required The Passage
So smooth in the water, the bowhead cannot hear you as you approach its shoreline bed. Poor whales.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Whaling Station	Effects Productivity: +40% Workforce Needed: -50%	Expedition Bonus Hunting: +35

Arctic lodge items for all production buildings

Music Box Rare DLC Required The Passage
Irritate coworkers by cranking out the same tunes over and over and over again.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects All Arctic Production Buildings	Effects Productivity: +20%	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +25 Crafting Cost 10 Lost Expedition Scrap 10 Timber
Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in the Arctic