Mining Camp

Overview

Provides a nearby drop-off for miners and access to mining upgrades.

Function and access

Provides a nearby drop-off for miners and access to mining upgrades This determines what the structure contributes to the settlement: economic buildings support resource flow, production buildings add access to an army line, and defensive buildings protect space or routes.

• Available: Dark Age
• Cost: 100 Wood
• Construction time: 35 seconds

Research available here

These technology entries are associated with this structure. Their Age, cost, and effect determine whether the building is being used for a combat upgrade, an economic improvement, or progression to a later roster option.

• Gold Mining
• Stone Mining
• Stone Shaft Mining
• Gold Shaft Mining

Practical role and placement

The Mining Camp is the drop-off point for mined gold and stone and provides the corresponding gathering upgrades. Place it close to the active mine so workers spend more time collecting and less time walking; protect it when the resource is exposed or likely to become a contested expansion.

Durability and battlefield role

The structural values describe what this building can protect, garrison, or attack. Use them to decide whether it is a safe production point, a defensive anchor, or a structure that needs support; scenario and campaign buildings may have rules that differ from standard matches.

• Hit points by Age: Dark Age: 600 · Feudal Age: 800 · Castle Age: 1,000 · Imperial Age: 1,000
• Melee armor by Age: Dark Age: 0 · Feudal Age: 1 · Castle Age: 2 · Imperial Age: 3
• Pierce armor by Age: Dark Age: 7 · Feudal Age: 8 · Castle Age: 9 · Imperial Age: 10
• Line of sight: 6