TECHNOLOGY · TOWN CENTER
Hand Cart
A later economic upgrade that further improves worker speed and resource carrying.
Overview
A later economic upgrade that further improves worker speed and resource carrying.
Effect and affected units
Hand Cart changes villagers carry 50% more and move 10% faster. Read the named target carefully: this effect applies only to the units, buildings, or economy described in its entry. This is the main reason to research it; compare the affected units with the army you expect to field.
Research cost and timing
Research is available in Castle Age at the Town Center. The recorded cost is 300 Food, 200 Wood, and the research time is 55 seconds. The linked progression is Wheelbarrow → Hand Cart. Consider whether the upgrade will affect enough units or workers to repay that investment before the match is decided.
Effect and research timing
A later economic upgrade that further improves worker speed and resource carrying. Effect: Villagers carry 50% more and move 10% faster. Research becomes available in: Castle Age; Research at: Town Center; Research cost: 300 Food, 200 Wood; Research time: 55 seconds. Its payoff is economic: the benefit accumulates through later work, so researching it earlier leaves more time for the improvement to matter.
Research details
- Age
- Castle Age
- Research building
- Town Center
- Research time
- 55 seconds
- Effect
- Villagers carry 50% more and move 10% faster
Research requirements and effects for this entry.
- Focus
- Research
- Signature / category
- Town Center
- Release / context
- Core system
- Region
- Town Center
- Classification
- Technologies
research Line: Wheelbarrow → Hand Cart