Civilization III
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Airport

Airports allow you to build veteran air units instead of regular. It is also part of the trade network - building an airport allows you to trade with another city which also has an airport.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Flight

Aqueduct

Aqueducts allow the city in which its built to grow beyond the level of six. However, if the city has a fresh water source, it does not need an aqueduct.

Shield cost: 100 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: 0 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Construction

Bank

By building a bank, you will increase your tax revenue by 50% in that city.

Shield cost: 120 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Banking

Barracks

Barracks allow you to produce veteran ground units instead of regular.

Shield cost: 40 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: None

Cathedral

Cathedrals make three unhappy citizens content.

Shield cost: 140 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: 3 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Monotheism

Coal Plant

By building a Coal Plant, you will increase your factory's output by 50%. Note that it produces pollution.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: None

Coastal Fortress

You increase your naval bombardment rating to eight and increase your city's defence by 50%. Also, it attacks passing enemy ships.

Shield cost: 60 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: Iron, Saltpeter Technology needed: Metallurgy

Colosseum

The Colosseum makes two unhappy faces content

Shield cost: 120 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: 2 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Construction

Courthouse

Courthouses reduce corruption and waste among this city, and reduces the effect of propaganda.

Shield cost: 80 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Code of Law

Factory

Increases shield production by 50%. Be wary that they cause pollution, however.

Shield cost: 200 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: Resources needed: Iron Technology needed: Industrialization

Granary

When a granary is built, only half of the city's food store is depleted when the city grows.

Shield cost: 60 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Pottery

Harbour

You can now produce veteran naval units. Also, the harbour is a link the trading network - you can trade with other cities which have harbours.

Shield cost: 80 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Map Making

Hospital

Hospitals allow your city to grow beyond the size of twelve.

Shield cost: 120 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Sanitation

Hydro Plant

Hydro Plants increase your factory's output by 50% with no added pollution. However, a river is needed within your city's radius to build ione.

Shield cost: 240 Maintenance cost: 5 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Electronics

Library

Libraries increase the science output of your city by 50%.

Shield cost: 80 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: 3 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Literacy

Manufacturing Plant

Increases shield production by 50%. However, it produces pollution too.

Shield cost: 320 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Robotics

Marketplace

Increases tax revenue by 50%. It increases the amount of happy faces in your city made by luxuries to the power of the table below:

1st and 2nd luxuries = one happy face 3rd and 4th luxuries = two happy faces 5th and 6th luxuries = three happy faces 7th and 8th luxuries = four happy faces

Shield cost: 80 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Currency

Mass Transit System

Reduces all pollution made by population.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: None Resources needed: Rubber Technology needed: Ecology

Nuclear Plant

Increases factory output by 50%, replacing any other power plant in the city. Reduces pollution by shields by 50%, and there must be a water source in the vicinity of the city. Also, be wary that it may cause a meltdown, which we don't be wanting...

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: None Resources needed: Uranium Technology needed: Nuclear Power

Offshore Platform

Adds one shield for each water square worked on.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Miniaturization

Palace

Designates the capital of your empire. Corruption and waste is minimal in the capital. There can only be one palace per nation.

Shield cost: 400 Maintenance cost: 0 Culture: 1 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Masonry (to it build in another city)

Police Station

Combats war weariness.

Shield cost: 100 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Communism

Recycling Centre

Decreases the amount of pollution caused by city improvements.

Shield cost: 200 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Recycling

Research Lab

Increases science output by 50%.

Shield cost: 200 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: 2 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Computers

SAM Missile Battery

SAM Missile Battery attacks any enemy air units which attack your city.

Shield cost: 80 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Rocketry

Solar Plant

Increases factory output by 50% (replaces any other power plant in the city). The solar plant produces NO pollution.

Shield cost: 320 Maintenance cost: 3 Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Ecology

SS Cockpit

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 320 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Space Flight

SS Docking Bay

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Space Flight

SS Engine

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 640 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Space Flight

SS Exterior Casing

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 640 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium, Rubber Technology needed: Synthetic Fibres

SS Fuel Cells

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Uranium Technology needed: Superconductor

SS Life Support System

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 320 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Superconductor

SS Planetary Party Lounge

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: The Laser

SS Stasis Chamber

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 320 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Synthetic Fibres

SS Storage/Supply

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Synthetic Fibres

SS Thrusters

One of ten components of a spacecraft.

Shield cost: 320 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: Satellites

Temple

Makes one unhappy citizen content.

Shield cost: 60 Maintenance cost: 1 Culture: 2 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Ceremonial Burial

University

Increases the science output of the city by 50%.

Shield cost: 160 Maintenance cost: 2 Culture: 4 Resources needed: None Technology needed: Education

Walls

Walls can only be built in a settlement of town-size. They increase your land bombardment defence to eight, and you also get a 50% defence increase. When the settlement becomes a city, walls become obsolete.

Shield cost: 20 Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: None Technology needed: Masonry

Wealth

Uses your shield output to generate gold at a ratio of 8 shields for every gold unit produced. Once Economics is developed, it becomes 4:1.

Shield cost: None Maintenance cost: None Culture: None Resources needed: Aluminium Technology needed: None
    
Last Update: January 4, 2006 Contributors: TimmyTheRabidTurtle