Technologies

Church Distilleries

Church Distilleries is a Revolution technology for the Cossack Hetmanate, researched at the Lavra Monastery. It unlocks Tavern Wagons, adds three to the Tavern build limit, improves Tavern Coin production and raises gathering from Folwarks and several Coin-producing buildings.

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Church Distilleries
TECHNOLOGY DETAILS

Research profile

Civilization
Cossack Hetmanate
Research location
Lavra Monastery
Research time
40 seconds
Food cost
600
Effect
Enables Tavern Wagons to be trained at the Lavra Monastery; Tavern build limit +3, auto gather work rate for coin +10%; Villager gather work rate for Folwark +10%, for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%

Effect & research conditions

Research costs 600 Food and takes 40 seconds. Tavern build limit increases by 3, Tavern automatic Coin gathering by 10%, and Villager gathering from Folwarks by 10%. Villager gathering from Estates, Coin Rice Paddies, Coin Fields and Coin Haciendas increases by 15%. The technology also enables Tavern Wagon training at the Lavra Monastery; a wagon costs 120 Wood and takes 15 seconds to train.

Research condition

Available to Cossack Hetmanate from the Revolution. Research it at Lavra Monastery.

When to research

Research when the revolution can use multiple parts of the package: Tavern construction, automatic Coin production and the listed Villager sources. A single Tavern or a small Folwark economy may not justify a 40-second, 600-Food investment. Check whether the Wódka Distillery card will add another Tavern limit and how much time remains to train the wagons.

Production unlock and build capacity

Church Distilleries adds three to the Tavern build limit and enables Tavern Wagons to be trained at the Lavra Monastery. A Tavern Wagon costs 120 Wood and takes 15 seconds; the Wódka Distillery Home City Card can increase the build limit by one more.

Separate Coin and Villager gathering bonuses

Taverns automatically gather 10% more Coin. Villagers gather 10% faster at Folwarks and 15% faster from Estates, Coin Rice Paddies, Coin Fields and Coin Haciendas. These effects require the corresponding production buildings to be active, so plan the research around the Cossack Hetmanate’s actual economy.