Gatherers and their Harvesters are buildings that will generate various types of Raw Resource Products that can be used to either make other Products or to be sold to Settlements or the State.
Coastal-based Gatherers:[]
- Sand Collector - Sand
- Water Siphon - Water
Every Gatherer has two components:
- A Hub, which controls the Gatherer
- Harvesters which collects the Raw Resource from the Node.
When the player wants to collect a Raw Resource, they first need to buy and place the Hub and then place the Harvester(s) near or on the Raw Resource Node that was placed on the map.
The hub and each harvester have a monthly upkeep. To avoid paying the upkeep, the hub can be deactivated temporarily.
- While deactivated, they will generate no upkeep.
- All owned fields will be deactivated as well and will not generate its product.
Showing a Water Siphon and one of its Harvesters connected
AOE of Water Siphon placement.
Placing a Gatherer & harvesting[]
- Place a Gatherer by choosing one in the Construction Menu under the Gatherers Tab
- Once you select a Gatherer, place it on the map close to the resource associated with it.
- Once built, the Gatherer building panel should automatically open. If not, Click on the Gatherer to open its panel.
- Gatherers need Harvesters to start gathering resources. By clicking on the Add Harvester button located at the bottom of the panel, you get a Harvester. You will need to place the Harvester close to the Resource before it will function.
- Once the Harvester is placed, it needs to be linked to the Gatherer by a Road. Build one that goes from the Harvester to the Gatherer.
- Some Gatherers (Coal, Copper, Gas, Iron, Oil) do not require a Road to function.
- The Gatherer is now fully operational and will start gathering resources.
Transporting Products - Manual Mode[]
- pen the Gatherers Panel and Click on the Destination Tab
- Click on one of the Destination slots
- Find a Destination from the list and click on it. Only valid destinations are shown, so if there is none, a “0” appears next to the category.
- Click on additional Destination slots to transport more resources or transport resources to multiple destinations.
Sand Collector and Water Siphon Specifics:[]
When placed, these Gatherers require the Player to place their Harvesters along a Coastline which supplies an infinite amount of Units of either Sand or Water.