Science

From WikIkariam, the Ikariam wiki - Guides, buildings, ships and more.

Alternate Language link for Science: de:

Science is a research category.

[edit] Well construction (Well Digging)

Eureka! A well in our settlement! Now we don`t have to wait for rain all the time. Our citizens will be much better off and the fields won`t have to be dry for very long!

Cost: 24 research points

Effect: +50 housing space, +50 happiness in the capital

Requirement(s): None

[edit] Paper

We have found a better way to archive our knowledge! Now we have scriptures made from the papyrus plant, so we don`t have to chisel our words into the heavy stones anymore in order to fill our library!

Cost: 30 research points

Effect: 2% more research point output

Requirement(s): Well Digging

[edit] Espionage

When some of our citizens settle down in other towns, they can help us to keep an eye on our neighbors. We could keep ourselves informed when a neighbor makes a discovery or what kind of resources he has in stock. And in the event of war we could also try and have the town gates opened for us.

Cost: 420 research points

Effect: Allows building Hideouts

Requirement(s): Paper (Science), Wealth (Economy)

[edit] Polytheism

Man cannot rationally explain everything that happens in the world. And whenever he cannot explain it, the answer is sought from the gods. Gods are like humans on the one hand, but are very different on the other hand. After all, what other kind of rational explanation can the unexplainable have? Allows: Temples and Miracles

Cost: 1,428 research points

Effect: Allows building Temples and using Miracles

Requirement(s): Espionage (Science), Expansion (Seafaring), Professional Army (Military)

[edit] Ink

Nature gives us everything we need to write: The birds give us their feathers and eight-armed fish out of the sea provide us with their black ink! Now we can write down our ideas even more easily!

Cost: 2,652 research points

Effect: 4% more research point output (6% total)

Requirement(s): Polytheism

[edit] Invention

There has recently been a number of incidents relating to exploding powder and other substances. That`s why we have set up an own workshop for all the nosy scientists, so that all the explosions don`t disturb the work in the academy any more. It also has stronger walls and can`t burn down as easily.

Cost: 4,320 research points

Effect: Allows building Workshops

Requirement(s): Ink, Improved resource gathering

[edit] Cultural Exchange

Our citizens should really have a look at the cultural achievements of other people. And surely, in exchange, they will be interested in learning from us and exhibiting some of our great works of art in their museums.

Cost: 8,694

Effect: Allows building Museums

Requirement(s): Invention

[edit] Anatomy

We have learned a lot about the human body! Now we can send doctors into battle to help the wounded soldiers to quickly get back on their feet again. Of course they can mix the right tinctures and some doctors even know a secret recipe for a mixture that makes our fighters even braver.

Cost: 14,952

Effect: Allows recruiting Doctors

Requirement(s): Cultural Exchange

[edit] Optics

When our scientists invent new things, many a glass can break. Or it gets lost in the infinite vastness of our laboratories, as keeping them tidy isn`t really the primal virtue of the academy. If an optician would take care of not only the quality, but also that all the lenses and glasses are put back where they belong, we would use far less crystal glass!

Cost: 21,360

Effect: Allows building Opticians

Requirement(s): Anatomy, Architecture

[edit] Experiments

Our scientists want to have the chance of testing their theories in practice. These trials would most probably accelerate research time, but does mean they would need a certain amount of additional laboratory equipment.

Cost: 21,360

Effect: Allows converting Glass into research points.

Requirement(s): Optics

[edit] Mechanical Pen

A brilliant little apparatus: A smart inventor has managed to teach writing to a machine. Now we can copy our scriptures easily and our academies can quickly exchange their ideas with each other!

Cost: 31,968

Effect: 8% more research point output (14% total)

Requirement(s): Experiments

[edit] Bird`s Flight

We have learned how to fly like the birds! Now we can build a machine that can lift a man up into the skies and can whizz above the heads of our enemies with breath-taking speed, shooting arrows far behind the front lines.

Cost: 46,848

Effect: Allows building Gyrocopters

Requirement(s): Mechanical Pen, Ballistics

[edit] Letter Chute

A marvel: We can now shoot scrolls through pipes, so that they reach our scientists even faster! This saves us long errands and we have to pay less gold for our scientists!

Cost: 144,720

Effect: 3 Gold upkeep less per scientist.

Requirement(s): Bird's Flight, Counterweight, Helping Hands, Pyrotechnics

[edit] Pressure Chamber

Now we can let our ships sail under water, without them sinking! The oceans are ours! No enemy will see us, when we stalk them under water and sink them before they notice us!

Cost: 209,880

Effect: Allows building Diving Boats

Requirement(s): Letter Chute, Paddle Wheel Engine, Robotics

[edit] The Archimedean Principle (The Archimedic Principle)

We have managed to let a machine fly! Now even the sky isn`t a limit anymore! We can let huge balloons fly over the heads of our enemies and throw fire or bee-hives at them from above!

Cost: 444,000

Effect: Allows building Bombardiers

Requirement(s): Pressure Chamber

[edit] Scientific Futures

The smartest brains in the world are working to answer the big question: Why are we here? Why is everything the way it is? And once again we are one step closer to enlightenment.

Effect: 2% more research points per level

[edit] Level 1

The smartest brains in the world are working to answer the big question: Why are we here? Why is everything the way it is? And once again we are one step closer to enlightenment.

Cost: 610,560

Effect: 2% more research points (16% total)

Requirement(s): The Archimedic Principle, Mortar Attachment, Utopia, Canon Casting