Giant engine#
The clone population surpassed 600,000 and continued to grow daily. Oxygen consumption increased. The clones realized that the four great engines created by the creators of this world would soon be unable to handle the daily oxygen supply. Scientists created technical documentation for the engine, although somewhat less powerful than the original. Nevertheless, it was a true wonder of the world, dubbed the “Giant Engine.”
Construction#
The architectural marvel “Giant Engine” may have been built by a viscount in a principality that has entered the oil age.
The cost of construction on the Metropolis and Enclave servers is the same.
Table: Cost of Building a Giant Engine
| Resource | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mega Engine Unit | 50,000 |
Mechanical parts can be obtained using automated freight cars.
Only clones with the Mechanical Engineer education can participate in the construction of the Giant Engine.
Repair#
Starting with 1001 days after its construction, the wonder needs repairs every 30 days.
Table: Cost of repairing the Giant Engine
| Resource | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mega Engine Unit | 400 |
If the building isn’t repaired on time, the time until the next repair is still counted. That is, after 60 days, double the amount of materials will need to be used, and so on.
You do not have to control the repair of the building yourself, since there is an automatic repair function.
Table: Automatic Repair of the Giant Engine
| Functional | Availability |
|---|---|
| Automatic repair | + |
| Automatic purchase of a resource for repairs | - |
| Maximum automatic purchase price | - |
Additional bonuses#
The Giant Engine brings many useful bonuses for the principality and dragons:
- Improved agriculture. Due to the increased oxygen level in the air and the acceleration of oxidation processes, the fields in the principality with the Giant Engine remain in a state of black fallow for 3 days less than usual, and the ripening rate of agricultural products in all fields increases by 5%.
- Increased income from dragons. The Principality of the Giant Engine receives income from the gold brought in by the well-fed dragons living in the principality’s amber caves. The prince transfers half of the gold that the dragon brings under the influence of the Giant Engine to the state budget. This portion of government revenue goes to the Railroad Securities Fund.
- Increases the power of dragon intent. If a dragon was born or lives in a principality with a Giant Engine built, its intention power increases by 5%.
- Daily payments.
The government pays daily bonuses in gold coins to the emperors who have built the Giant Engine.
These payments are formed from the following sources:
- 10% of the Trade Shop’s income.
- 80% of the tertiary products plant’s income.
If there are few completed buildings, the state can regulate payments from the fund, reducing the value and thereby allowing the fund to accumulate for future payments.
Example#
The fund is replenished by 1000 gold daily. If fewer than 10 structures are built, each engine owner receives 100 gold daily, with the remaining funds accumulating in a fund. While engines are few in number, the fund will accumulate mountains of gold, allowing for large payouts for years to come. Increasing the number of engines will suddenly cause the accumulated fund to begin to decrease. At a certain point, the daily accumulated fund will be divided equally among all wonder owners, without any natural regulation by the state.