Inuit Resourcefulness
Inuit Resourcefulness is an Exploration Age technology researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on an Inuit settlement. It reduces the cost of Inuit Hunters and Inuit Qamutiks and unlocks the Arctic Acclimation ability at Inuit settlement sites, supporting a more affordable Inuit force and a separate map-related option.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on an Inuit settlement
- Research time
- 30 seconds
- Food cost
- 100
- Wood cost
- 100
- Coin cost
- 100
- Effect
- Inuit Hunter and Inuit Qamutik cost -15%; Enables the Arctic Acclimation ability in Trading Posts/Tambos built on Inuit settlements
Effect & research conditions
The technology costs 100 Food, 100 Wood and 100 Coin and takes 30 seconds to research. Inuit Hunter and Inuit Qamutik costs fall by 15%. It also enables Arctic Acclimation at Trading Posts or Tambos built on Inuit settlements; this access unlock does not itself state the ability’s full effect, so check its in-game description before relying on a specific bonus.
Research condition
Exploration Age; Trading Post or Tambo on an Inuit settlement. Cost: 100 Food, 100 Wood and 100 Coin. Research time: 30 seconds.
When to research
Research before producing a sustained group of the affected units so the cost reduction applies to future purchases. The ability unlock may also matter when a settlement site is available. Compare the three-resource cost with the number of Inuit units you expect to train, and leave enough resources for the army’s other needs.
Discounts for two Inuit unit lines
Inuit Resourcefulness reduces the costs of Inuit Hunters and Inuit Qamutiks by 15%. It is researched in the Exploration Age at a Trading Post or Tambo on an Inuit settlement, costs 100 Food, 100 Wood and 100 Coin, and takes 30 seconds. The savings apply to future production, not units already trained. The technology is most useful when the player expects to continue producing one or both Inuit unit types enough times for the reduced cost to repay the mixed-resource research.
Separate the unlock from Arctic Acclimation's effect
The technology also unlocks Arctic Acclimation at Trading Posts or Tambos built on Inuit settlements. That is access to another settlement technology, not an effect that Inuit Resourcefulness itself applies; check Arctic Acclimation's own description and cost before counting a particular bonus. Secure the Inuit site before committing, then decide whether the unit discounts or the follow-up unlock matters more to the army plan. If neither unit line will be trained, the price may be better spent on immediate production.