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An overview of the beginning of the production tech tree.

Production technologies are all about increasing the country's economic capacity in various ways. These tend to be very concrete inventions which increases the output and/or yields in all kinds of buildings. On other occasions they may be more abstract, such as more effectively utilizing labor in the manufacturing industries. Production technologies also include advances to railways, and some even unlock goods unknown at the start of the game such as rubber, electricity, and automobiles.

Production tech list[edit | edit source]

Name Era Prerequisites Modifiers Unlocks
Cotton Gin icon
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin is a machine which quickly separates the cotton from its seeds, enabling a much faster processing time than doing it by hand.
1
  • Invention manufacturies.png Manufacturies
Distillation icon
Distillation
Distillation is the ability to separate components of a liquid using different boiling temperatures, allowing for all sorts of further uses.
1
  • Invention manufacturies.png Manufacturies
  • Method pot stills.png Pot Stills for Food Industries
  • Method sweeteners.png Sweeteners for Food Industries
Enclosure icon
Enclosure
The merger of subsistence plots into enclosed, privately owned fields permits for more organized agriculture and the use of arable land for growing cash crops rather than food.
1
  • Building banana plantation.png Banana Plantations
  • Building coffee plantation.png Coffee Plantations
  • Building cotton plantation.png Cotton Plantations
  • Building dye plantation.png Dye Plantations
  • Building cattle ranch.png Livestock Ranches
  • Building maize farm.png Maize Farms
  • Building millet farm.png Millet Farms
  • Building opium plantation.png Opium Plantations
  • Building rice farm.png Rice Farms
  • Building rye farm.png Rye Farms
  • Building silk plantation.png Silk Plantations
  • Building sugar plantation.png Sugar Plantations
  • Building tea plantation.png Tea Plantations
  • Building tobacco plantation.png Tobacco Plantations
  • Building wheat farm.png Wheat Farms

Decree encourage agricultural industry.png Encourage Agricultural Industry

Lathe icon
Lathe
The lathe is a machine for rotating a piece of material, be it metal or wood, so that it can be easily be machined into the desired shape.
1
  • Invention cotton gin.png Cotton Gin
  • Method dye workshops.png Dye Workshops for Textile Mills
  • Method lathes.png Lathes for Furniture Manufacturies
  • Method leaded glass.png Leaded Glass for Glassworks
Manufacturies icon
Manufacturies
The guilds controlled the methods and hiring practices a business could use, limiting entry into the labor force and demanding that only highly skilled and certified (by the guild, naturally) craftsmen perform certain tasks. Increasingly, industrialists left the cities and founded new sites of innovation, free from the exacting standards and high wages of the guild masters.
1
  • Building food industry.png Food Industries
  • Building furniture manufacturies.png Furniture Manufacturies
  • Building glassworks.png Glassworks
  • Building paper mills.png Paper Mills
  • Building textile industry.png Textile Mills
  • Building tooling workshops.png Tooling Workshops
  • Decree encourage manufacturing industry.png Encourage Manufacturing Industry
  • Law interventionism.png Interventionism
Prospecting icon
Prospecting
Mining gold requires first finding gold. From individuals panning for riches to industrial-scale searches, prospecting is what makes fortunes real.
1
  • Invention shaft mining.png Shaft Mining
  • Building gold fields.png Gold Fields
  • Building gold mine.png Gold Mines
Sericulture icon
Sericulture
The ancient and closely guarded technique of cultivating silkworms for the production of silk.
1 Be Flag of China Great Qing
Shaft Mining icon
Shaft Mining
By mining straight down to the desired depth before branching it off, and then using a lift system to raise materials up and down it is possible to make a much more efficient mine.
1
  • Invention enclosure.png Enclosure
  • Invention manufacturies.png Manufacturies
  • Building coal mine.png Coal Mines
  • Building iron mine.png Iron Mines
  • Building lead mine.png Lead Mines
  • Building sulfur mine.png Sulfur Mines
  • Decree encourage resource industry.png Encourage Resource Industry
Steelworking icon
Steelworking
The hardy qualities of steel have been widely prized for millennia, but large-scale production of this invaluable iron alloy has proven difficult to master until recently.
1
  • Invention shaft mining.png Shaft Mining
  • Building steel mills.png Steel Mills
  • Method pig iron tools.png Pig Iron Tools for Tooling Workshops
  • Method saw mills.png Saw Mills for Logging Camps
Atmospheric Engine icon
Atmospheric Engine
The Atmospheric Engine is the first steam engine that has an actual practical application.
2
  • Invention shaft mining.png Shaft Mining
  • Building motor industry.png Motor Industries
  • Method pumps.png Atmospheric Engine Pump for
    • Coal Mines
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Sulfur Mines
Baking Powder icon
Baking Powder
Baked goods have been around since the dawn of civilization, but only with the advent of baking powder has baking at an industrial scale become truly possible.
2
  • Invention fractional distillation.png Fractional Distillation
  • Method baking powder.png Baking Powder for Food Industries
Bessemer Process icon
Bessemer Process
The Bessemer process is a technique for the mass production of steel from pig iron.
2
  • Invention steelworking.png Steelworking
  • Method bessemer process.png Bessemer Process for Steel Mills
Canneries icon
Canneries
Canneries are machines made specifically to seal food in an airtight container, so that it can be preserved for longer.
2
  • Invention lathe.png Lathe
  • Method canneries.png Canneries for Food Industries
Chemical Bleaching icon
Chemical Bleaching
Through the addition of certain salts, minerals, or chemicals to the raw materials, the visual qualities of manufactured goods can be greatly increased.
2
  • Invention crystal glass.png Crystal Glass
  • Method bone china.png Bone China for Glassworks
  • Method bleached paper.png Paper Bleaching for Paper Mills
Crystal Glass icon
Crystal Glass
By adding lead to glass it is possible to create glass with the appearance of crystal, which is sought after due to its value.
2
  • Invention lathe.png Lathe
  • Method crystal glass.png Crystal Glass for Glassworks
Fractional Distillation icon
Fractional Distillation
Repeated vaporizing and condensing allows the liquids to be separated into purer components. The practical applications of this process are endless.
2
  • Invention distillation.png Distillation
  • Method patent stills.png Patent Stills for Food Industries
Intensive Agriculture icon
Intensive Agriculture
By integrating food production into the industrial supply chain it is possible to realize much higher yields.
2
  • Invention enclosure.png Enclosure
  • Building chemicals industry.png Chemical Plants
  • Method intensive grazing.png Intensive Grazing Ranch for Livestock Ranches
  • Method soil enriching farming.png Soil-Enriching Farming for
    • Maize Farms
    • Millet Farms
    • Rice Farms
    • Rye Farms
    • Wheat Farms
Mechanical Tools icon
Mechanical Tools
Handcrafted goods can be of exceptional quality, but for consistency and rapidity in production, mechanical aids are needed.
2
  • Invention lathe.png Lathe
  • Invention steelworking.png Steelworking
  • Method precision tools.png Precision Tools for Furniture Manufacturies
  • Method slaughterhouses.png Slaughterhouses for Livestock Ranches
  • Method steel tools.png Steel Tools for Tooling Workshops
  • Method sulfite pulping.png Sulfite Pulping for Paper Mills
Mechanized Workshops icon
Mechanized Workshops
A Mechanized Workshop is the replacement of various physical tasks in a workshop with mechanical solutions, allowing a greater amount of work to be completed at a faster rate.
2
  • Invention canneries.png Canneries
  • Invention mechanical tools.png Mechanical Tools
  • Method mechanized looms.png Mechanized Looms for Textile Mills
  • Method mechanized workshops.png Mechanized Workshops for Furniture Manufacturies
  • Method sewing machines.png Sewing Machines for Textile Mills
Nitroglycerin icon
Nitroglycerin
This was the technique of producing reliable explosives out of nitrates. This often meant using fertilizers as base material.
2
  • Invention intensive agriculture.png Intensive Agriculture
  • Invention prospecting tech.png Prospecting
  • +25% Resource Discovery Chance
  • Method ammonia-soda process.png Ammonia-soda Process for Chemical Plants
  • Method nitroglycerin.png Nitroglycerin for
    • Coal Mines
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Sulfur Mines
Railways icon
Railways
The first steam locomotive railways were built to transport passengers, only later being used for industrial purposes. The efficient and rapid method of travel quickly rendered canal systems obsolete, sometimes just years after the canals had been completed at great expense.
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  • Invention mechanical tools.png Mechanical Tools
  • Invention atmospheric engine.png Atmospheric Engine
  • Building railway.png Railway
  • Method public trams.png Public Trams for Urban Center
  • Method rail transport.png Rail Transportation for
    • Banana Plantations
    • Coal Mines
    • Coffee Plantations
    • Cotton Plantations
    • Dye Plantations
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Logging Camps
    • Oil Rigs
    • Opium Plantations
    • Rubber Plantations
    • Silk Plantations
    • Sugar Plantations
    • Sulfur Mines
    • Tea Plantations
    • Tobacco Plantations
Water-tube Boiler icon
Water-tube Boiler
The Water-tube Boiler is an improvement on the original boiler, by splitting up the water into smaller tubes they would heat up faster and thus improve efficiency.
2
  • Invention atmospheric engine.png Atmospheric Engine
  • Method condensing engine pump.png Condensing Engine Pump for
    • Coal Mines
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Sulfur Mines
  • Method watertube boiler.png Water-tube Boiler for
    • Furniture Manufacturies
    • Motor Industries
    • Paper Mills
    • Steel Mills
    • Tooling Workshops
Aniline icon
Aniline
Aniline makes certain dye colors trivial to produce.
3
  • Invention rubber.png Rubber Mastication
  • Building synthetics plants.png Synthetics Plants
Dynamite icon
Dynamite
By applying a stabilizing agent to nitroglycerin it is possible to make a much safer and more reliable explosive.
3
  • Invention nitroglycerin.png Nitroglycerin
  • +25% Resource Discovery Chance
  • Method dynamite.png Dynamite for
    • Coal Mines
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Sulfur Mines
  • Method explosive shells.png Explosive Shells for Munition Plants
  • Method vaccum evaporation.png Vacuum Evaporation for Chemical Plants
Electrical Capacitors icon
Electrical Capacitors
Electrical Capacitors allow for the increased usage of electricity without the necessity of having a directly connected generator.
3
  • Invention electrical generation.png Electrical Generation
  • Method automatic power looms.png Automatic Power Looms for Textile Mills
  • Method vaccum brine electrolysis.png Brine Electrolysis for Chemical Plants
  • Method electric sewing machines.png Electric Sewing Machines for Textile Mills
Electrical Generation icon
Electrical Generation
It is possible to capture the very essence of lightning and use to to power all sorts of different types of machinery.
3
  • Invention mechanized workshops.png Mechanized Workshops
  • Building power plant.png Power Plants
  • Method electric fencing.png Electric Fences for Livestock Ranches
  • Method electric saw mills.png Electric Saw Mills for Logging Camps
  • Method electric streetlights.png Electric Streetlights for Urban Center
Improved Fertilizer icon
Improved Fertilizer
By experimenting with different chemicals it is possible to make even more effective fertilizers.
3
  • Invention intensive agriculture.png Intensive Agriculture
  • Method fertilization.png Fertilizers for
    • Maize Farms
    • Millet Farms
    • Rice Farms
    • Rye Farms
    • Wheat Farms
  • Method improved fertilizer.png Improved Fertilizers for Chemical Plants
Open Hearth Process icon
Open Hearth Process
This is a special process to burn out the impurities from pig iron and thus allow it to turn into steel.
3
  • Invention bessemer process.png Bessemer Process
  • Method open hearth process.png Open Hearth Process for Steel Mills
Pumpjacks icon
Pumpjacks
The trick with crude oil is getting it out of the ground in a regular, consistent flow. The pumpjack, a straightforward pump, fits the bill perfectly.
3
  • Invention steam donkey.png Steam Donkey
  • Invention dynamite.png Dynamite
  • Building oil rig.png Oil Rigs
  • Method automatic irrigation.png Automatic Irrigation for
    • Banana Plantations
    • Coffee Plantations
    • Cotton Plantations
    • Dye Plantations
    • Opium Plantations
    • Silk Plantations
    • Sugar Plantations
    • Tea Plantations
    • Tobacco Plantations
Reinforced Concrete icon
Reinforced Concrete
By adding steel reinforcing bars, or rebar, to concrete, structures can take advantage of steel's greater strength with only a modest increase in cost and weight.
3
  • Invention bessemer process.png Bessemer Process
Rotary Valve Engine icon
Rotary Valve Engine
A rotary valve engine is a steam engine with various additions, such as variable valve timing. These additions make it much more heat efficient than the standard steam engine.
3
  • Invention watertube boiler.png Water-tube Boiler
  • Method rotary valve engine.png Rotary Valve Engine for
    • Furniture Manufacturies
    • Motor Industries
    • Paper Mills
    • Steel Mills
    • Tooling Workshops
Rubber Mastication icon
Rubber Mastication
Natural rubber is a strange, viscous thing that needs heavy working in order to create a suitable material for industrial use.
3
  • Invention fractional distillation.png Fractional Distillation
  • Invention chemical bleaching.png Chemical Bleaching
  • Building rubber lodge.png Rubber Plantations
Shift Work icon
Shift Work
Rotating teams of laborers in and out of a workplace is a sound way to maintain a steady flow of production over the course of a day for much longer than could be expected from one team working extended hours.
3
  • Invention electrical generation.png Electrical Generation
Steam Donkey icon
Steam Donkey
By applying steam power to a winch system it is possible to achieve similar levels of power without the same amount of labor.
3
  • Invention intensive agriculture.png Intensive Agriculture
  • Method steam donkey.png Steam Donkey for
    • Coal Mines
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Logging Camps
    • Sulfur Mines
Steel Railway Cars icon
Steel Railway Cars
Steel Railway Cars allow trains to be much sturdier and in turn to carry much more weight.
3
  • Invention railways.png Railways
  • Method passenger carriages.png Steel Passenger Carriages for Railway
  • Method tanker cars.png Tanker Cars for Oil Rigs
Threshing Machines icon
Threshing Machines
By removing the physical labor aspect of threshing the grain, the Steam Powered Threshing Machine makes farming much more efficient.
3
  • Invention steam donkey.png Steam Donkey
  • Method steam powered threshers.png Steam-Powered Thresher Machines for
    • Maize Farms
    • Millet Farms
    • Rice Farms
    • Rye Farms
    • Wheat Farms
Vacuum Canning icon
Vacuum Canning
Vacuum Canning is a method of sealing cans using a vacuum to keep the contents preserved for longer.
3
  • Invention mechanized workshops.png Mechanized Workshops
  • Method vaccum canning.png Vacuum Canning for Food Industries
Vulcanization icon
Vulcanization
Rubber used in the clothing industry provides many advantages such as waterproofing and elasticity, but it becomes brittle in cold weather and sticky in hot weather. Vulcanization is the process of combining the rubber with sulpher and heat to make it more durable and preserve its shape after manufacturing.
3
  • Invention rubber.png Rubber Mastication
  • Method bicycle messengers.png Bicycle Messengers for
    • Barracks
    • Conscription Center
  • Method elastics.png Elastics for Textile Mills
Art Silk icon
Art Silk
By using materials collected from plants, it is possible to create a relative approximation of silk, for much cheaper.
4
  • Invention aniline.png Aniline
  • Method rayon.png Rayon for Synthetics Plants
Automatic Bottle Blowers icon
Automatic Bottle Blowers
By automating the process of blowing the glass into a bottle shape, it is possible to make many more bottles a day.
4
  • Invention vulcanization.png Vulcanization
  • Method automated bottle blowers.png Automatic Bottle Blowers for Glassworks
Combustion Engine icon
Combustion Engine
A combustion engine allows fuel to be turned directly into mechanical power, based on combustions taking place inside the engine constantly.
4
  • Invention rotary valve engine.png Rotary Valve Engine
  • Method automobiles.png Automobile Production for Motor Industries
  • Method chainsaws.png Chainsaws for Logging Camps
  • Method combustion derricks.png Combustion Engine Derricks for Oil Rigs
  • Method motorised logistics.png Motorized Reconnaisance for
    • Barracks
    • Conscription Center
  • Method public motor carriages.png Public Motor Carriages for Urban Center
Conveyors icon
Conveyors
By applying motors to belts it is possible to create platforms that move goods along them without the use of human labor.
4
  • Invention vulcanization.png Vulcanization
  • Invention shift work.png Shift Work
  • Method assembly lines.png Assembly Lines for
    • Furniture Manufacturies
    • Motor Industries
    • Tooling Workshops
Electric Arc Process icon
Electric Arc Process
By putting an electric arc through metal it is possible to smelt it more quickly and efficiently.
4
  • Invention open hearth process.png Open Hearth Process
  • Method electric arc process.png Electric Arc Process for Steel Mills
Electric Railways icon
Electric Railways
By using electricity to power the trains rather than steam, it is possible to have a much more reliable rail system.
4
  • Invention electrical capacitors.png Electrical Capacitors
  • Invention steel railway cars.png Steel Railway Cars
  • Method electric engines.png Electric Engines for Motor Industries
  • Method trains electric.png Electric Trains for Railway
  • Method log carts.png Rail Log Carts for Logging Camps
  • Method refrigerated rail cars.png Refrigerated Rail Cars for
    • Fishing Wharves
    • Whaling Stations
Mechanized Farming icon
Mechanized Farming
By replacing various aspect of physical farm labor with machine power, it is possible to increase the efficiency of farming greatly.
4
  • Invention threshing machine.png Threshing Machines
  • Method mechanized slaughtering.png Mechanized Slaughterhouses for Livestock Ranches
  • Method tractors.png Tractors for
    • Maize Farms
    • Millet Farms
    • Rye Farms
    • Wheat Farms
Nitrogen Fixation icon
Nitrogen Fixation
By combining various chemicals at a high temperature, it is possible to create ammonia in large quantities.
4
  • Invention improved fertilizer.png Improved Fertilizer
  • Method chemical fertilizers.png Chemical Fertilizers for
    • Maize Farms
    • Millet Farms
    • Rice Farms
    • Rye Farms
    • Wheat Farms
  • Method nitrogen fixation.png Nitrogen Fixation Process for Chemical Plants
Pasteurization icon
Pasteurization
Briefly heating milk and juices eliminates disease-carrying bacteria and enzymes, making the products safer to drink and prolonging their shelf-life.
4
  • Invention vacuum canning.png Vacuum Canning
  • Invention electrical capacitors.png Electrical Capacitors
  • Method refrigerated storage.png Refrigerated Storage for
    • Fishing Wharves
    • Livestock Ranches
    • Whaling Stations
Plastics icon
Plastics
There's a great future in plastics. They're moldable, malleable, able to be shaped and kept in any form anyone wants. Soon, it will be a plastic world.
4
  • Invention reinforced concrete.png Reinforced Concrete
  • Method houseware plastics.png Houseware Plastics for Glassworks
Pneumatic Tools icon
Pneumatic Tools
One of the greatest forces man can harness is the air itself. Pressurized air, applied correctly in pipes and pistons, can provide an astounding amount of force for industrial use.
4
  • Invention rotary valve engine.png Rotary Valve Engine
  • Invention reinforced concrete.png Reinforced Concrete
  • +15% Construction Sector building Throughput
  • +25% Resource Discovery Chance
Radio icon
Radio
By using invisible 'waves' it is possible to pass information over a great distance wirelessly.
4
  • Invention telephone.png Telephone
  • Method radios.png Radio Production for Electrics Industries
Steam Turbine icon
Steam Turbine
Using the power of steam to drive large rotors, turbines create tremendous amounts of energy that serve equally well as stationary machines in a plant and as the driving engines of seagoing vessels.
4
  • Invention electrical generation.png Electrical Generation
  • Method power plant.png Coal-Fired Plant for Power Plants
Telephone icon
Telephone
Telephones make long distance communication viable allowing a much faster spread of information across the globe.
4
  • Invention shift work.png Shift Work
  • Building electrics industry.png Electrics Industries
Arc Welding icon
Arc Welding
By generating a large amount of electricity, it is possible to create enough heat to melt two pieces of metal together.
5
  • Invention electric arc process.png Electric Arc Process
  • Invention pneumatic tools.png Pneumatic Tools
  • Method arc welded buildings.png Arc-Welded Buildings for Construction Sector
  • Method arc welded steam ships.png Arc-Welded Steamships for Shipyards
Compression Ignition icon
Compression Ignition
A compression ignition engine ignites the fuel by compressing air and has the the highest thermal efficiency of any engine.
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  • Invention combustion engine.png Combustion Engine
  • Method compression ignition tractors.png Compression Ignition Tractors for
    • Maize Farms
    • Millet Farms
    • Rye Farms
    • Wheat Farms
  • Method diesel engines.png Diesel Engines for Motor Industries
  • Method diesel pump.png Diesel Pump for
    • Coal Mines
    • Gold Mines
    • Iron Mines
    • Lead Mines
    • Sulfur Mines
  • Method trains diesel.png Diesel Trains for Railway
Dough Rollers icon
Dough Rollers
To produce all the food demanded by a rapidly-growing population, traditional bakers won't suffice any longer.
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  • Invention conveyers.png Conveyors
  • Method automated bakery.png Automated Bakery for Food Industries
Flash Freezing icon
Flash Freezing
By subjecting food to a very low temperature, it can be quickly frozen, allowing it to be preserved for longer.
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  • Invention pasteurization.png Pasteurization
  • Method flash refrigerated.png Flash Freezing for
    • Fishing Wharves
    • Whaling Stations
  • Method refrigerated rail cars.png Refrigerated Rail Cars for Livestock Ranches
Oil Turbine icon
Oil Turbine
The power of a turbine can be amplified with the use of oil, a far more energy-rich fuel than coal.
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  • Invention steam turbines.png Steam Turbine
  • Method power plant.png Oil-Fired Plant for Power Plants


References[edit | edit source]

  1. To update page content see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/technology/technologies:
    1. Each tech tree has its own txt file (named after the tech tree).
  2. To update era details see reference file in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/technology/era/00_eras.txt: