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Science research implies a potentially long process of improving the efficiency of a province in seven different Fields of Knowledge. Science may provide an advantage over provinces not as proficient in those fields. The amount of science available is measured in Books of Knowledge: the more, the higher the benefits. This knowledge can be acquired through gold coin investment, Schools, and Learn Attacks.

The primary funding for science is investment. The cost of the Books will drop over time, as scholars share knowledge and assist each other. Libraries help reduce the cost of Books of Knowledge, and protect them from enemy incursions. Schools are a natural source of wisdom and their students will generate a few general science books daily, which in turn can be used to support any Field of Knowledge. The quality and quantity of science books turned out can be enhanced by the Mind Focus spell.

Learn attacks give the ability to steal knowledge from enemies and, simultaneously, to weaken theirs. Such attacks may be an excellent option to expedite the learning process. Regrettably, science books will be lost when enemy wizards cast the Amnesia spell upon the target province.

Fields of Knowledge

There are seven Fields of Knowledge: alchemy, tools, housing, food, military, crime, and channeling. Each field researched will help improve a province in the area chosen. Investment can be applied to a few fields or distributed evenly among them. Books of Knowledge acquired through Learn attacks cannot be reassigned: they will be added to existing fields.

Alchemy

Alchemy is the art of transforming hard metal into gold. Knowledge in this area will help increase daily tax revenues and income up to roughly three and a half tenth.

Tools

Better tools create workers that are more efficient. Research in this field will improve the efficiency of all buildings by up to about one and half tenth.

Housing

Quality of housing is important and peasants will thrive wherever good living conditions exist. Investing in this field increases the amount of housing without adding more land by up to approximately one tenth.

Food

Food science improves the quality of crops and the yield from the farms up to double their normal capability, potentially making space available for other buildings.

Military

Learning how best to manage the military and to improve strategy and deployment, results in higher gains when invading enemy lands, up to about one and half tenth.

Crime

The efficiency of a thief guild, in both offense and defense can be improved dramatically, and doubled, by investing in this field.

Channeling

Knowledge in this field increases the wizards' ability to cast spells, the amount of damage inflicted, as well as the amount of runes produced by towers up to double.

 

 

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Research wisely

Although there are seven fields of knowledge that can be researched, it is prudent to consider whether all fields are important for the specific role or setup of a province. Non-attacking role may decide to invest time and effort in Crime & Deceit, or Channeling, but should not invest in Military science, for example.

Did you know?

Every age, the majority of provinces will take time to do a so-called "science pump", that is investing a sizeable amount of money in sciences over a few days. While there is no exact period for science pumps, the first one is usually done when a province reaches 1,000 acres.