Forest Spirit Ceremony
Forest Spirit Ceremony is a Fortress Age Wood technology for Native American civilizations, researched at a Market after Forest People Ceremony. It increases Villager gathering from trees and Mango Groves by 20%, then unlocks Deforestation as the next step in the Wood upgrade line.
Research profile
- Age
- Fortress Age
- Civilization
- Native Americans
- Research location
- Market
- Prerequisite
- Forest People Ceremony
- Research time
- 30 seconds
- Food cost
- 250
- Coin cost
- 400
- Effect
- Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
- Next technology
- Deforestation
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 250 Food and 400 Coin and takes 30 seconds. The 20% bonus applies to Villager Wood gathering from trees and Mango Groves. Complete Forest People Ceremony first; Deforestation becomes available after this technology, with its own Imperial Age cost and civilization-specific research building.
Research condition
Available to Native Americans from the Fortress Age. Research it at Market. It requires Forest People Ceremony.
When to research
Research when Villagers can stay on Wood long enough to repay both the prerequisite chain and this cost. It is strongest before the forest is depleted and while the army can protect the workers. If the economy has moved to other sources, stop the chain rather than automatically buying Deforestation.
Middle step in the Native American Wood line
Forest Spirit Ceremony requires Forest People Ceremony and adds 20% to Villager Wood gathering from trees and Mango Groves. Deforestation follows it in the Imperial Age. Each upgrade has a separate cost and timing, so the full line is an investment in keeping a large Wood workforce active.
Protect workers and preserve the forest
At 250 Food and 400 Coin for a 30-second research, the Fortress Age bonus should come while useful trees remain. Keep Villagers near support and reassess before paying for Deforestation. The next upgrade will not recover its cost if logging sites are depleted or unsafe.