The Age of Discovery is the sixth generator that creates Ideas. In this age, innovations in navigation and transportation allowed for Europe and the Americas to make contact, leading to colonization, cultural exchange, and violence.
Description[]
"Mankind tests the boundaries of their known world, exploring over land and sea. This ushers in an ero of global trade, colonialism, sharad culture, and communicable disease."
Profile[]
Mankind tests the boundaries of their known world, exploring over land and sea. This ushers in an era of global trade, colonialism, shared culture, and communicable disease.
Design[]
The icon for the Age of Discovery is a gold sextant and a spyglass.
Upgrades[]
The Age of Discovery has <number of upgrades> upgrades, increasing the generator efficiency with a <total multiplier>x multiplier.
Icon | Name | Description | Cost | Efficiency | Requires |
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File:Age of Discovery Caravel.png | Caravel | Caravels were small, fast sailing ships that enabled oceanic exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries. | 172,500 | 50% | Age of Discovery |
File:Age of Discovery Astrolabe.png | Astrolabe | The astrolabe was a tool used by astronomers and navigators to calculate the position of celestial objects. Its name literally translates to "the one that catches the heavenly bodies". | 241,500 | 50% | Telescope Age of Discovery |
File:Age of Discovery Galleon.png | Galleon | Galleons were large sailing ships used as armed cargo carriers and warships. They were a mainstay of maritime commerce and naval warfare. | 345,000 | 75% | Caravel |
File:Age of Discovery Magnetic Compass.png | Magnetic Compass | The compass is an instrument that uses magnets to always point a needle to the North. No matter where you are on the world, you can always figure out what direction you're heading in with a compass. | 345,000 | 75% | Astrolabe |
File:Age of Discovery Sextant.png | Sextant | A tool for measuring the distance between two visible objects. Used for celestial navigation. Between this and the astrolabe, sailors were now able to chart more elaborate courses, and explore the globe further then ever before. | 1.36 E6 | 25% | Astrolabe |
Civilization | |
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Ancient Civilizations | Stone Age • Neolithic • Bronze Age • Iron Age |
Pre-Industrial Civilizations | Middle Ages • Age of Discovery • Scientific Revolution |
Technological Civilizations | Industrial Revolution • Atomic Age • Information Age • Emergent Age • Singularity |
Colonization of Mars | Rover • Human Expedition • Martian Settlement • Martian Factory • Martian City |