Secondary resource
In your own settlement you also have the opportunity to build recycling factories, where a primary resource can be processed into a secondary resource.
Building recycling factories
The ability to build factories for processing resources appears with the level of development "Village" or higher.
Table. Conversion of a primary resource into a secondary resource
| Company | Primary resource | Secondary resource |
|---|---|---|
| Wood processing facility |  Wood |  Processed wood |
| Grain barn |  Grain |  Flour,  Combined feed |
| Stone processing facility |  Stone |  Processed stone |
| Smithy workshop |  Iron |  Processed iron |
In the settlements of the level of development of the Village and above you can build on 4 levels of different factories for the processing of the resource. Each level 1 to 4 requires the same amount of resources, but the higher the level of the settlement, the more resources are needed for each of the four upgrades.
Table. Cost of building a woodworking shop
| Resource/Enterprise | Village level 1-4 | City Level 1-4 | Megapolis Level 1-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold/Level | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Treated wood/level | 375 | 750 | 1500 |
Table. The cost of building a stone-working shop
| Resource/Enterprise | Village level 1-4 | City Level 1-4 | Megapolis Level 1-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold/Level | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Machined stone/level | 375 | 750 | 1500 |
Table. The cost of building the Grain Barn
| Resource/Enterprise | Village level 1-4 | City Level 1-4 | Megapolis Level 1-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold/Level | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| Flour/Level | 375 | 750 | 1500 |
Table. Cost of building the Metallurgical Shop
| Resource/Enterprise | Village level 1-4 | City Level 1-4 | Megapolis Level 1-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold/Level | 30 | 60 | 120 |
| Treated wood/level | 125 | 185 | 375 |
| Machined stone/level | 125 | 185 | 375 |
| Flour/Level | 125 | 185 | 375 |
| Treated Iron/Level | 125 | 185 | 375 |
Processing limits
Each factory has 4 levels of development at each level of settlement development, for a total of 12 levels. In this case, the level of the factory cannot be higher than the level of the corresponding production enterprise. Development begins at the lowest factory level (I) on the "Village" level (even if your settlement already has a higher level). That is, even if your settlement level is "Megapolis", you need to start with the construction of the first level of the factory of the 12 possible.
The higher the level of the factory, the greater the maximum amount of resource that can be processed per day in that factory (processing limit).
Table. Resource processing limits in the village
| Products | 1st level factory | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processed wood | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 |
| Processed stone | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 |
| Flour/ mixed fodder | 50/500 | 75/750 | 100/100 | 125/1250 |
| Processed iron | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Table. Resource recycling limits in the city
| Products | 1st level factory | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processed wood | 175 | 200 | 225 | 250 |
| Processed stone | 175 | 200 | 225 | 250 |
| Flour/ mixed fodder | 175/1750 | 200/2000 | 225/2250 | 250/2500 |
| Processed iron | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
Table. Resource recycling limits in a metropolitan area
| | Products | 1st level factory | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|: |:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:-----------------:|:--------:|:--------:| -------- |
| | Processed wood | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 |
| | Processed stone | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 |
| | Flour/ mixed fodder | 300/3000 | 350/3500 | 400/4000 | 450/4500 |
| | Processed iron | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
Processing rate
Depending on the current level of each factory, processing of the resource may be at a loss.
- When processing in a village, 1.67 units of the corresponding primary resource must be spent to produce 1 unit of processed stone/wood/iron, and 1.67/0.17 units of cereal must be spent to produce 1 unit of flour/combined fodder.
- When recycling in a city, 1.25 units of the corresponding primary resource must be spent to produce 1 unit of processed stone/wood/iron, and 1.25/0.13 units of cereal must be spent to produce 1 unit of flour/combi-feed.
- In metropolitan recycling, 1 unit of processed stone/wood/iron requires 1 unit of the corresponding primary resource, and 1 unit of flour/feed requires 1/0.1 units of grains.
Owners of factories at the "Megapolis" level (the last 4 levels of the factory) have the highest profitability of resource processing!
The more advanced your processing factories are, the higher the Technological level of your settlement.
The development of factories is NOT a prerequisite for increasing the level of settlement.