What is the Foundry?
Once you have restored the Mine (lvl 21) and started digging up various kind of ores, you will need the Foundry, to turn them into ingots (bars).
The Foundry can be bought in the "Special" section in Township Store. See Special Buildings. You can buy max. 2 Foundries. The first one when you have a population of 730 - the next when you have 920.
There is no way to upgrade the Foundries, but they can be boosted in thelaboratory with "Effecient Smelting".
What are ingots used for?
- Ingots can be used to upgrade your towns existing factories, making them more efficient. You can boost time, experience and the price you will get for your goods. To do this, you must first build Academy of Industry.
- If you put an ingot in your ships' load, when sending them away, you will have a better chance of getting the rare stuff from the islands.
- You can boost speed on trains and ships.
- You can buy some special buildings and decorations for ingots.
- If you are out of coins, you can manufacture coins out of ingots in the Mint.
How are ingots made?
| Goods | Materials | Selling price | XP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze ingot
|
5 bronze ores | 96 coins | 0 | 1h |
| Silver ingot
|
5 silver ores | 144 coins | 0 | 2h |
| Gold ingot
|
5 gold ores | 204 coins | 0 | 3h |
| Platinum ingot
|
5 platinum ores | 300 coins | 0 | 4h |
When you are inside the Foundry and you click on one of the ingots, you will see 3 numbers: 1 number below the ingot is telling you how many ingots you have in your barn. Above the ingot you see 2 numbers in the form of 18/5 where 18 is how many ore you have in stock in your warehouse (in the mine) and 5 is the number you need to make 1 ingot.
It could also be 3/5 and you would have to dig more in the mine.You will always need 5 ores to make an ingot.
If you have enough ores you can throw the ingot into the owen - and it will be made.
Many Township players ask how to move the ores from the mine to the barn. They CAN'T be moved :) The Foundry will take the ore from the Warehouse when you make ingots.