GUIDE · BUILDING MECHANICS
Town Center role
The Town Center is the main economic hub: it trains Villagers, accepts nearby resource drop-offs, and shelters units. Additional Town Centers can expand production and map presence when the required Age and resources are available.
Overview
The Town Center is the main economic hub: it trains Villagers, accepts nearby resource drop-offs, and shelters units. Additional Town Centers can expand production and map presence when the required Age and resources are available.
How this system affects decisions
Economic systems are shaped by worker travel, access to safe resource sites, and the time spent gathering versus building or moving. Compare a change by how many workers it affects and how long it remains useful, then balance it against the food, wood, gold, and population required to keep the army active.
How to use this reference
The Town Center is the main economic hub: it trains Villagers, accepts nearby resource drop-offs, and shelters units. Additional Town Centers can expand production and map presence when the required Age and resources are available. The mechanic affects the pace at which resources can be gathered, exchanged, or spent. Compare its immediate cost with the production or research it delays, especially before an Age advance.
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