Knowledge

The knowledge menu

Some complex buildings and resource production requires at least one of the lords to have the prerequisite knowledge. Lords gain knowledge by reading books, which are housed in the Library. In the Knowledge menu lords can be assigned to study and write books. After studying a book, the lord will be able to create a copy of it using 3 Paper. The knowledge menu will display which lords know which knowledge.

Books are mainly bought from the Holy Caravan. If a lord knows a book they can also write it.

If assigned to read, the lord will do that all day unless they are satisfying a need. If assigned to write, the lord will do it between 9 AM and 6 PM. Other assignments and actions will be completed first before resuming either of these.

The speed at which books are read or written depends on the assigned lord's Intellect skill. Both decrease Rest.

Every city will start with the following three books: Mine, Hop Field and Beer, and Rye Field and Mill.

Building knowledge

Knowledge about buildings comes in 3 levels:

• The first knowledge unlocks the building for construction and allows it to be upgraded up to level 3 has various unlock requirements.
• The second knowledge allows the building to be upgraded up to level 5 and requires the building to reach level 3.
• The third knowledge improves the building's efficiency and requires the building to reach level 5.

Knowledge	Requirements
Hop Field and Beer
Mine
Rye Field and Mill
Flavorful Ale
Herbalist
Scaffold
Temple
Pig Farm	30 Population
Chancellery	40 Population
Coal Furnace	Mine knowledge
Workshop	Mine knowledge
Armor Forge	Workshop knowledge
Melting Furnace	Workshop knowledge
Paper Workshop	Workshop knowledge
Weapon Forge	Workshop knowledge
Alchemist Lab	Herbalist knowledge
Nectar	Alchemist Lab knowledge
Heavy Armor	Armor Forge building
Axes	Weapon Forge building
Swords	Weapon Forge building
Lord's house: Upgrade	Lord's House building
Brewery: Upgrade	Brewery level 3 building
Lumbermill: Upgrade	Lumbermill level 3 building
Mill: Upgrade	Mill level 3 building
Mine: Upgrade	Mine level 3 building
Herbalist: Upgrade	Herbalist level 3 building
Coal Furnace: Upgrade	Coal Furnace level 3 building
Workshop: Upgrade	Workshop level 3 building
Armor Forge: Upgrade	Armor Forge level 3 building
Melting Furnace: Upgrade	Melting Furnace level 3 building
Paper Workshop: Upgrade	Paper Workshop level 3 building
Weapon Forge: Upgrade	Weapon Forge level 3 building
Alchemist Lab: Upgrade	Alchemist Lab level 3 building