Shipyard

“Lets you send citizens on Expeditions for great rewards!”

Levels[]

Important Information[]

Do not blindly upgrade the Shipyard beyond level 12.

The Level 12 Shipyard (Digital) is considered the best Shipyard by most players. Do not upgrade past Level 12 unless you understand what each expedition provides. The level 13 (Information) and level 14 (Drone) shipyards offer inferior troop tactics for most troop compositions. However, you may prefer the National Trade Goods from later levels despite their long expedition times.

General Information[]

Key Shipyard Mechanic: Available expeditions include both the current and previous shipyard level. For example, a level 7 dock includes both level 6 and level 7 expeditions.

The Shipyard is a unique building where players can earn daily dock bonuses from ships by participating in a League and sending expeditions for rewards.
The Shipyard is unlocked in the Bronze Age. It has a fixed location at the base side and can't be destroyed.
As the levels increase, the destinations of the upgraded level would replace the destinations of the previous level and they are more rewarding than the level before.
Some rewards of expeditions include troop tactics, museum resources, and Trade Goods.
The Shipyard starts with 1 expedition slot. It gets an additional expedition slot at level 4 and level 7.
The Shipyard starts as the Dock from level 1 to 3. It becomes the Anchorage from level 4 to 6. Finally, it becomes the Shipyard at level 7 and up.
You can add a General to an exploration to increase the rewards from it. The General will be unavailable while on the exploration.
The Library level 9 book Shipping, Chapter 5, reduces the citizens sent on expeditions by 1.
Troop Tactic cards gained on expeditions all have the same flag; a thick white line in the middle, surrounded by thin red lines, thin white lines, and lastly blue lines on the edges.
All Expedition Re-rolls will now cost 30 regardless of time remaining on refresh countdown
Citizens Required to Explore: 1 Citizen

Historical Description[]

The earliest known Dock is found at Wadi al-Jarf along the Red Sea in Egypt, dating back to 2,500 B.C.(E.), where archaeologists found jars and archors. Another dock was found at Lothal in India, dating back to 2,400 B.C.(E.), which was used to service ships.

Statistics[]

Level	Build Cost	Upgrade Time	Citizens Needed	XP Gain	Expedition Slots	Destinations	Age Unlocked
1	-	-	4	-	1	Knossos, Babylon, Ur, Ashkelon, Memphis	Bronze Age
2	40,000	36m		610		Corinth, Sidon, Troy, Massalia, Cyrene	Iron Age
3	240,000	3h 12m		760		Ostia, Athens, Carthage, Nanjing, Tamralipti	Classical Age
4	700,000	1d		1,630	2	Lubeck, Quanzhou, Kilwa, Constantinople, Sunda Kelapa	Medieval Age
5	1,700,000	2d		2,040		Havana, Amsterdam, Muscat, Manila, Goa	Gunpowder Age
6	3,800,000	4d		2,385		Guangzhou, Nagasaki, La Rochelle, Zanzibar, Calcutta	Enlightenment Age
7	4,800,000	8d		2,700	3	London, Le Havre, Baltimore, Rangoon, Alexandria	Industrial Age
8	6,500,000	10d		2,980		Kiel, Kure, San Francisco, Cherbourg, Buenos Aires	Global Age
9	9,100,000	11d		4,160		Halifax, Melbourne, Incheon, Karachi, Rio de Janeiro	Atomic Age
10	9,100,000	11d		4,160		Mumbai, Helsinki, Novorossiysk, Port of Antonio, Kaohsiung	Cold War Age
11	9.975.000	12d		4.500		New York, Port of Colombo, Shanghai, Busan, Dubrovnik	Space Age
12	12,000,000	13d 4h		5,290		Tokyo, Cairo, Berlin, Chicago, Tulum	Digital Age
13	13,000,000	14d		5,760		Naples, Thessaloniki, Hong Kong, Fukuoka, Seoul	Information Age
14	15,000,000	15d		6,000		Milan, Boston, Toronto, Beijing, Warsaw	Drone Age
15	17,000,000	16d		6,250		Nuuk, Toamasina, San Antonio, Bangkok, Port Louis	Automation Age


City	Level Available	Citizens Required to Explore	Time	Rewards
Knossos	1	1	6h	1,000 , 1
Babylon			1d	1 Horse Raider Army (2 Horse Raiders), 1
Ur			6h	1,000 , 1
Ashkelon			12h	1 , 1
Memphis			2d	1 Egyptian Army（3 Soldiers, 3 Nubian Archers), 3
Corinth	2		2d	1 Companion Army (1 Companion), 1 Armor Blessing
Sidon			6h	5,000 , 2
Troy			1d	1 Trojan Army (5 Hoplites, 1 Archer), 2
Massalia			6h	1 , 4
Cyrene			12h	1 Libyan Army (3 Composite Bowman, 1 Horse Raider), 5,000
Ostia	3		2d	1 Legionary army (2 Wall Miner, 6 Heavy Legion), 1
Athens			1d	1 Hellenic army (1 Royal Companion, 4 Phalanx), 1 Fortification Blessing
Carthage			12h	1 Punic Mercenary Army (1 War Elephant, 4 Greek Javelineer), 2
Nanjing			6h	1 Medic Blessing, 2
Tamralipti			12h	1 Crop Blessing, 1
Lübeck	4		1d	1 Merchant Convoy Army (4 Landsknecht, 1 Supply Cart), 1 Commerce Blessing
Quanzhou (泉州)			6h	1 Yuan Dynasty Army (6 Royal Chu Ko Nu, 2 Steppe Horse Raider), 1 Loot Blessing
Kilwa			2d	1 African Elephant Army (1 War Elephant, 1 Elephant Archer), 1 Peace Treaty (12h)
Constantinople			2d	1 Greek Fire Thrower Army, 1 Wall Blessing
Sunda Kelapa			12h	1 Animal Blessing, 2
Havana	5		2d	1 Conquistador Army (4 Tercio, 1 Bombard), 85
Amsterdam			1d	1 Pike and Shot Army (7 Halberdier, 7 Arquebusier), 6
Muscat			6h	1 , 10
Manila			12h	1 , 8
Goa			2d	1 Indian Elephant Army (1 Siege Elephant, 1 Mahout), 85
Guangzhou	6		1d	1 Green Standard Army (1 Cuirassier, 4 Fire Dragon, 1 Guard Mortar), 9
Nagasaki			6h	1 , 15
La Rochelle			2d	1 Napoleonic Light Army (2 Hussar, 2 Voltigeur), 128
Zanzibar			12h	1 Peace Treaty(12h), 12
Calcutta			2d	1 Sepoy Army (8 Sepoy), 128
London	7		2d	1 British Expeditionary Army (6 Black Watch, 1 Machine Gun, 1 Supply Truck), 81
Le Havre			12h	2 , 18
Baltimore			2d	1 Baltimore Fencibles Army (1 Engineer, 2 Artillery), 81
Rangoon			6h	2 , 23
Alexandria			1d	1 Desert Rebel Army (6 Shock Infantry, 1 Motorcycle Raider, 3 Bedouin Raider), 14
Kiel	8		6h	3 , 30
Kure			2d	1 Zero, 80
San Francisco			1d	1 Demolition Squad Army (1 Veteran Commando, 1 Heavy Bazooka, 1 Flamethrower), 30
Cherbourg			2d	1 S-35 Tank Army (2 S-35 Tank), 178
Buenos Aires			12h	2 , 78
Halifax	9		2d	1 Nato Army (1 AVRE Tank, 1 Attack Helicopter, 2 Heavy Field Mortar), 76
Melbourne			12h	2 Air Superiority Blessing , 30
Incheon			1d	1 ROK Army (8 Republic Rifleman, 1 APC Mk1, 1 Supply Convoy), 75
Karachi			1d	1 Balochistan Liberation Army (1 Field Howitzer, 4 Veteran Machine Gun, 1 Veteran Combat Engineer), 75
Rio de Janeiro			6h	5 , 30
Mumbai	10		2d	6 , 182
Helsinki			12h	3 , 88
Novorossiysk			1d	2 Demolition Squad Army, 80
Port of Antonio			1d	2 S35 Tank Army, 80
Kaohsiung			6h	2 Zero, 50
New York	11		2d	6 , 170
Port of Colombo			12h	3 , 54
Shanghai			1d	1 Wall Breacher Army (4 Valiant Field Mortar, 2 Honored Machine Gun, 2 Valiant Combat Engineer), 9,000
Busan			12h	1 Anti-Tank Army(2 Veteran RPG, 2 Expert Machine Gun, 5 Elite Infantry), 90
Dubrovnik			6h	1 Armored Assault Army(1 Assault Vehicle, 1 APC Mk.5, 2 Armored Car Mk.7), 30
Tokyo	12		2d	7 , 200
Cairo			1d	2 Anti-Infantry Army (1 MRL Mk3, 5 Elite Riflemen, 2 Advanced Machine Gun), 88
Berlin			1d	2 Aerial Strike Army (1 Honored Attack Helicopter, 1 MRL Mk3, 2 Valiant Field Mortar), 88
Chicago			12h	4 , 97
Tulum			6h	2 Zero, 55
Naples	13		2d	1 Tank Skirmish Army (2x MBT Mk5, 2x Advanced Field Mortar), 100
Thessaloniki			2d	1 Ranged Support Army (3x Adept RPG, 1x Advanced Artillery), 60
Hong Kong			2d	1 Missile Looting Army (2x DRDO Pinaka, 1x Armored Car Mk.11, 1x MRL Mk.7), 100
Fukuoka			2d	3x Diamonds, 60
Seoul		2d	8x , 175
Milan	14	1d	1 Armored Distraction Army (1x Yatagan Tank, 1x Spearhead Infiltrator, 5x Spearhead Rifleman), 60
Boston		1d	1 Core Convoy Army (1x Heavy Assault Vehicle Mk.4, 5x Spearhead Infnatry, 1x Spearhead Attack Helicopter), 210
Toronto		1d	1 Zero, 95
Beijing		1d	8 , 105
Warsaw		1d	20,000 , 95
Nuuk	15	2d	1 Explosive Agency Army (2x Captain's Combat Engineer, 1x Captain's MRL, 2x Captain's Field Mortar), 105
Toamasina		2d	1 Enduring Assault Army (1x Captain's MBT, 1x Captain's APC, 1x Captain's Supply Vehicle), 65
San Antonio		2d	1 Raiding Protection Army (1x MX-7 Gagamba, 1x Captain's Armored Car, 2x Captain's Machine Gun), 65
Bangkok		2d	3 , 65
Port Louis		2d	8, 180

*The High Seas update revamped all expeditions time and citizens numbers. This symbol means that the expedition information is outdated.

*The Treasure of the world update introduced museum items to the shipyard.

Boosts[]

Council Committees[]

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Council Councilors[]

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Library Technology[]

Shipping
- Ch. 1 = Increase expedition resource rewards by 10%.
- Ch. 2 = Increase expedition trade goods rewards by 1.
- Ch. 3 = Expedition returns faster by 10%.
- Ch. 4 = Increase Generals bonus resource rewards by 10%.
- Ch. 5 = Expeditions require 1 less Citizen.
Compartmentalized Production
- Ch. 3 = Gold Costs on all Building Upgrades -5%
Labor Efficiency Capstone
- Building Upgrade Cost -3%

Parliament Laws[]

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Seasons[]

Season 5 - Battle Surveillance
- All Expeditions Troop Tactic Reward Amount +1

University[]

Harriet Tubman
- Expeditions Return Faster: Expeditions returns expeditiously by 1%. (10 levels)

Wonders[]

Sydney Opera House
- Reduces Expeditions time by 20%.

VIP Bonuses[]

Building Upgrade Resource Cost
- Level 9: 5%
- Level 12: 10%
- Level 15: 15%
Expedition Duration
- Level 9: 10%
- Level 12: 15%
- Level 15: 20%

Trivia[]

Before 'The High Seas' v4.7 Update, the Dock primarily was used for daily Dock bonuses. The Dock kept the same primitive look, level, and function for all of the Ages.
There is a rule of physics error when upgrading a Shipyard were citizens walk on water to upgrade the building. That has not been fixed yet.
The names Big Huge Games gave for this economic building comes from the company's previous game Rise of Nations. Plus, the names change at a specific age just like in DomiNations. The Dock is available at the Ancient Age(Pre-Classical Age). The Dock changes to the Anchorage at the Gunpowder Age. The Anchorage changes to the Shipyard at the Industrial Age.
The 'The Republic of the Philippines v7.3' update changed dock levels 8-10; namely it added more museum supplies.
The v12.1 update (Nov 2023) changed all expedition requirements to 1 citizen (which became 0 citizens with appropriate research available as of Global Age)

Reference[]

Wikipedia