Colony Buildings

A newly established colony already includes several buildings, namely a town hall, a carpenter's house, a blacksmith's house, a tobacconist's house, a weaver's house, a distiller's house, a fur trader's house, and a warehouse. You can improve your colonies by upgrading all of these buildings except the town hall, and by constructing various new buildings. However, many buildings can only be constructed in colonies of a certain size, or after certain Founding Fathers have joined the Continental Congress.

The craftsmen's houses can be upgraded to workshops, which produce more manufactured goods. After Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress, workshops can be upgraded to factories, which produce one and a half units of manufactured goods from each unit of raw material. While the town hall itself can not be upgraded, the production of Liberty Bells can be boosted by constructing a printing press and then a newspaper.

The following buildings are all present in every newly established colony:

• The Town Hall, which can not be upgraded, provides workplaces for up to three colonists producing Liberty Bells. Its effect can be increased by building a Printing Press and a Newspaper.

• The Carpenter's House, which can be upgraded to a Lumber Mill once the colony's population reaches 3, is used to convert Lumber to Hammers. Hammers are required to construct or upgrade all kinds of buildings.

• The Blacksmith's House, which can be upgraded to a Blacksmith's Workshop, is used to convert Ore to Tools. Tools are required to construct certain kinds of buildings and to upgrade all kinds of buildings. Tools are also used by Pioneers and to produce Muskets. Once the population of the colony has reached 8, the Blacksmith's Workshop can be replaced by Iron Works, provided that Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress.

• The Tobacconist's House, which can be upgraded to a Tobacconist's Shop, is used to produce Cigars from Tobacco. Once the colony's population has reached 8, it can be further upgraded to a Cigar Factory, provided that Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress.

• The Weaver's House, which can be upgraded to a Weaver's Shop, is used to turn Cotton into Cloth. It can be upgraded to a Textile Mill as soon as the population of the colony is at least 8 and Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress.

• The Distiller's House, which can be upgraded to a Rum Distillery, is used to produce Rum from Sugar. Once Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress and the colony's population is at least 8, the rum distillery can be replaced by a Rum Factory.

• The Fur Trader's House, which can be upgraded to a Fur Trader's Post, is used to produce Coats from Furs. Once the colony's population has reached 6, it can be further upgraded to a Fur Factory, provided that Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress.

• The Depot stores all kinds of goods. Its initial capacity is 100 units of each kind of goods, but it can be upgraded to a Warehouse with a capacity of 200 units and to a Warehouse Expansion, which holds 300 units. No colonists work in the warehouse buildings.

• The Chapel is a small religious building which produces only a single Cross and does not require a preacher. It can be upgraded to a Church as soon as the population has reached 3 and to a Cathedral as soon as the population reaches 8. Both the Church and the Cathedral may house up to three preachers. The religious freedom of the New World (symbolized by Crosses) causes increased emigration from Europe.

• The Pasture surrounding your colony is used to breed horses. It can be upgraded to Stables, which potentially double the production of Horses. Neither the Pasture nor the Stables need colonists to operate.

The following eight buildings are not part of your basic colony and have to be constructed later:

• A colony with a population of at least 4 may build a Schoolhouse, which enables some master craftsman to teach an unskilled colonist their trade. As soon as the population reaches 8, it can be upgraded to a College, in which additional trades can be taught by two colonists. Once the population reaches 10, the college can be replaced by a University, at which all trades can be taught by three colonists. See Skills and Education for details.

• The Armory is used to produce Muskets from Tools. As soon as the population reaches 8, the armory can be upgraded to a Magazine and then to an Arsenal, provided that Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress.

• The Stockade, which can be constructed as soon as the colony's population reaches 3, protects the colonists from attacks. Note that a colony with a stockade can not be abandoned, it can only be burned to the ground by natives. The stockade can be upgraded to a Fort, which provides better protection and bombards Privateers and enemy naval units on adjacent ocean tiles. The fort can be replaced by a Fortress as soon as the population reaches 8.

• The Dock allow colonists to produce Fish on ocean tiles adjacent to the colony. As soon as the population is at least 4, it can be upgraded to a Drydock, which allows the colony to repair damaged ships. When the colony's population reaches 8, it can be further upgraded to a Shipyard, which enables the colony to build new ships.

• The Printing Press, which can be upgraded to a Newspaper as soon as the population reaches 4, increases the colony's production of Liberty Bells.

• The Custom House, which can be built as soon as Peter Stuyvesant has joined the Continental Congress, allows the colony to export goods to Europe directly without the help of ships. Optionally, it may also ignore Boycotts.