***** Feudal Age *****
== Feed your population ==
Your population is growing, which means more mouths to feed. Increase your Food production to satisfy the stomachs of your growing population.
== Upgrade a Sawmill ==
As your buildings grow larger, they need more resources to upgrade. Increase your Wood production with an upgraded Sawmill to provide for larger, more advanced buildings.
== Upgrade your Quarries ==
Your builders need more Stone to construct the increasingly advanced buildings demanded by your empire. Upgrade your Quarries to increase your Stone production.
== Upgrade your Iron Mines ==
With more Iron, you'll be able to construct more advanced buildings. Increase your Iron production by upgrading your Iron Mines.
== Upgrade your Village Centre to a Town Hall ==
As your empire grows grander, you need grander premises from which to manage it. Upgrade your Village Centre to a Town Hall to provide a more majestic seat of power.
== Upgrade the Plaza for more luxuries ==
The more advanced your Plaza, the more Culture your empire will gain from luxuries. Upgrade your Plaza now, and watch the Culture roll in.
== Dominate three luxuries ==
As your empire grows more advanced, your people demand more luxuries. Capture and hold three luxuries to satisfy your population.
== Train Pikemen for defence ==
Defending captured luxuries and resources will become increasingly difficult as barbarian technology advances. Train some Pikemen to defend your settlements and captured tiles against the hordes.
== Train Longbowmen for ranged combat ==
In battle, your ranged units provide covering fire for melee units such as the Pikeman. Train some Longbowmen to complement your melee units in battle.
== Train Horsemen against infantry ==
Mounted units such as Horsemen are particularly strong against barbarian infantry. Train Horsemen to dominate the world's luxury and resource tiles.
== Build Catapults for supporting fire ==
While weak when rolled out alone, Catapults provide incredibly strong attacking support against infantry and mounted units. Build Catapults to complement your infantry and mounted units.
== House your peasants ==
As your population grows, you'll need to provide accommodation for your people. Each cottage provides additional housing for your citizens, so build a Cottage to support your burgeoning population.
== Increase your population ==
A higher population means greater tax income - and the Gold from tax is increasingly important for troop upkeep. Increase your population to guarantee a sufficient tax income.
== Tax efficiently with a Tax Office ==
Your tax revenue can be boosted further with a Tax Office. Each level of the Tax Office increases revenue, so build a Tax Office to further raise your income from the population.
== Further your city with a Capitol ==
Not only does the Capitol boost the Culture generated from luxuries and buildings - it also allows the construction of more advanced buildings. Build a Capitol to drive your city forward.
== Boost research with tax Gold ==
It's important to keep ahead of the enemy by funding research into new technologies. Increase the empire's tax income to provide funding for cutting-edge research.
== Demonstrate your might ==
Demonstrate the speed and might of your army by showing the world how quickly you can crush your enemies.
== Appease your people with luxuries ==
Dire are the consequences of an unhappy populace - it takes a constant supply of luxuries to keep your people happy. Appease your people by giving them the luxuries they crave.
== Transport more with Stone Roads ==
With Stone Roads, you'll be able to transport more resources and luxuries from your captured locations. Research the Stone Roads technology to permit construction of Stone Roads.
== Boost Wood production through research ==
Wood continues to be a vital resource. Research more advanced Wood production methods to boost your Wood production.
== Research new Stone production methods ==
With more advanced mining methods, your quarries could produce more Stone for your empire's new buildings. Research Room and Pillar Mining to improve your quarries.
== Research Smelting for more Iron ==
High-temperature furnaces would enable your empire to extract more Iron. Research Smelting to improve your Iron production.
== Expand to a third settlement ==
There is a wealth of untapped land in the world; and it's time for your empire to branch out further. Expand to a third settlement to harness more of the world's untapped resources.
== A new Age is dawning... ==
Congratulations, you've almost conquered the Feudal Age. Complete your third Wonder to enter the Renaissance Age.
***** Renaissance Age *****
== Feed your people ==
They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and similarly, your Food production affects the happiness of your people. Increase your Food production to satisfy your populace.
== Increase your Wood production ==
Your buildings require increasing amounts of Wood to upgrade. Satisfy the need by increasing your Wood production.
== Produce more Stone for your buildings ==
Magnificent buildings require large amounts of stone. Increase your stone production in order to construct grander buildings.
== Stockpile Iron for stronger buildings ==
Iron will only become more important to your empire as time passes. Increase your Iron production for more advanced buildings and military units.
== Boost Culture with a grander Town Hall ==
The race is already on to reach the Imperial Age. Expand the seat of your power to generate more Culture for your empire.
== Store more resources with a Warehouse ==
You'll soon need more storage space for your resources. Upgrade to a Warehouse to store the vast quantities of resources produced by your settlement.
== Boost soldier recruitment ==
In the accelerating arms race of the Renaissance Age, your army needs every soldier it can get. Build a Recruitment Office to boost army recruitment.
== Train Crossbowmen for battlefield strength ==
New military units are open to you in the Renaissance Age. Train Crossbowmen to complement your army on the battlefield.
== Discover new Luxuries ==
The Renaissance Age brings new luxuries to discover. Train some Explorers to venture out into the world in search of them.
== Build Trebuchets to destroy infantry ==
Trebuchets reign supreme over infantry on the battlefield. Build Trebuchets to destroy the increasingly-sophisticated barbarian soldiers.
== Invest in a Customs House ==
A Customs House would allow you to rapidly expand your number of trade routes, as well as making your trade routes more effective. Build a Customs House in your empire.
== Reveal new luxuries with a Market ==
The world still harbours luxury locations yet to be discovered. Find more of them by switching your Plaza for a Market, and continue to rake in the luxuries for your people.
== Make food nice with Sugar and Spice ==
Your people are developing finer tastes in food, and it's no longer enough just to satisfy their stomachs: you must satisfy their taste buds too, by securing more luxuries.
== Diamonds are a ruler's best friend ==
Your empire is wealthy and your might is considerable, so why not treat yourself to the finer things in life? Secure additional luxuries, and flaunt your empire's opulence.
== Stimulate your people with Tea and Coffee ==
As your people grow more cultured, they continue to demand increasingly exotic luxuries. Secure further luxuries to satisfy your people.
== Expand your empire with a fourth city ==
You have benefitted from surges in population and resource production lately - so the time is right to expand your empire to a fourth city.
== Prepare for a massive population ==
With the general health of your population at an all-time high, your population is ready for a baby boom. Upgrade your Cottages to handle the huge population explosion.
== Raise taxes support your army ==
Troop upkeep takes its toll on your Gold reserves. Upgrade your Tax Office, and you'll be able to support your army with the additional tax revenue.
== Demonstrate your power ==
The time has come to demonstrate the speed and might of your empire's advanced army. Show the world what you can do.
== Roll in luxury ==
Your people are demanding better access to luxuries. Show them that you can give them what they need to stay happy.
== Rake in culture with an upgraded Capitol ==
By upgrading your Capitol building, you'll be able to earn even more culture. Upgrade your Capitol for bonus culture income for your empire.
== Amass resources for expansion ==
As you near the end of the Age, you need to secure the necessary resources to ensure your swift future expansion. Amass resources to prepare for an exciting future.
== A new age is dawning... ==
In the Renaissance Age, you've demonstrated your might to the world. Complete your fourth Wonder, and face fresh challenges in the Imperial Age.
***** Imperial Age *****
== Feed your empire ==
For a happy, productive population, you need to make sure your people are getting their three square meals a day. Increase your Food production to feed the empire's mouths.
== Increase your Stone production ==
Contemporary construction methods require increasing amounts of Stone. Upgrade your Quarries to improve your Stone production.
== Expand your Iron Mines ==
For fiercer battlefield units and more advanced city structures, your empire needs more Iron. Upgrade your Iron Mines to provide more Iron.
== Fuel your empire's expansion ==
In the Imperial Age, Coal will be the fuel of your empire's expansion. Mine more Coal to fuel a larger, grander empire.
== Build your first Coal Mine ==
In the Imperial Age, you can mine Coal from your old Wood and Stone tiles. Build a Coal Mine to harness this new resource.
== Expand the Town Hall for progress ==
The race is already on to reach the technological sophistication of the Industrial Age. Expand your Town Hall for a major boost to Culture and access to more advanced buildings.
== Expand the Warehouse to store more resources ==
With the vast resources produced by your expanding empire, your Warehouses will quickly fill to capacity. Upgrade them so you can store more resources.
== Maximise troop recruitment ==
You'll need to expand your army before you can expand your empire. Upgrade your Recruitment Office to enlist more troops into your army.
== Upgrade the Parade Ground for expansion ==
You'll need to send out armies to realise the mass expansion your empire craves. Upgrade your Parade Ground to send out extra armies.
== Reveal new luxuries with a Market ==
Your citizens are crying out for new luxuries - and if you don't provide them, you'll have trouble on your hands. Upgrade your Market to reveal new luxuries on the world map.
== Discover technologies with a bigger University ==
Your researchers are primed to discover the new technologies that will bring your expansion dreams to fruition - but first you need to enhance their facilities by upgrading the University.
== Provide more Iron for the army ==
Advanced military units require increasing amounts of Iron. Upgrade your Foundry to provide more Iron for your army.
== Unlock more trade links ==
By setting up more trade links, you can bring more resources or Culture into your empire. Set up more trade links by upgrading your Customs House.
== Train advanced units with an Academy ==
It takes constant military improvement to dominate the Imperial world. Build an Academy to unlock access to the strongest possible units.
== Build Cavalrymen for defence ==
Cavalrymen have high defence against infantry and other mounted units, so they're great for protecting your artillery on the battlefield. Train some Cavalrymen for defence.
== Strike fear with Musketeers ==
With low upkeep and high effectiveness against infantry, Musketeers are a staple of today's battlefield. Train Musketeers to defeat Barbarian infantry.
== Expand your empire with a fifth city ==
Expansion is the spirit of the Imperial Age. Your empire is growing mightier with each age, and the time has come to expand to a fifth city.
== Boost coal production with a Coke Furnace ==
Imperial troops require increasing amounts of Coal to train. Increase your Coal production by building a Coke Furnace.
== Devastate the battlefield with Cannon ==
Like all artillery, Cannon is weak when exposed. But, defended correctly, it can devastate infantry and vehicles on the battlefield. Build Cannon to demonstrate your might.
== Research Railroads to increase resources ==
Your empire is desperate for additional resources. Instruct your University to research Railroads, and generate an additional resources from trade links.
== Provide more accommodation with an Apartment ==
With the expansion of your empire comes a natural expansion of population. Construct an Apartment to house your empire's new citizens.
== Build more Apartments for your population ==
Your Apartment has catered well to the population explosion of the Imperial Age, but your empire is still growing. Provide more Apartments for your people.
== Unlock higher-production resource buildings ==
New units and new buildings require even more resources. Unlock higher-level resource buildings by expanding your Capitol.
== Make a devastating show of strength ==
Now that your empire has expanded to five cities, it's time to show the rest of the world that you're not afraid to expand further. A devastating show of strength will strike fear into enemy hearts.
== Avoid nasty surprises with a watchtower ==
The barbarians are still advancing, and they're still out to attack unprepared empires. Build a Watchtower for advance warning of barbarian attack.
== Construct more powerful artillery with a Factory ==
Imperial artillery can be devastatingly powerful, but first it needs somewhere to be built. Factor artillery into the battlefield equation with a Factory.
== Appease the population with luxuries ==
Just as rapidly as your empire has expanded, your peoples' expectations have increased - and they are demanding another luxury. Secure a sixth luxury to appease your people.
== A new age is dawning... ==
In the Imperial Age, you've shown the world how quickly you can expand. Complete your fifth Wonder, and face the challenges of technological revolution in the Industrial Age.
***** Industrial Age+++? ***** (Rollplay Age???)
== Doing well ==
BZZT! Watch, Boss - BZZT! - these new electrified seats have TRIPLED the kiddies' productivity! Ahem. I apologise, Boss, I called you here for a reason. Some well-heeled business associates of Pappy's are looking to get into the oil business. As a personal favour to them, I assured them that MY well-heeled business associate would be happy to champion their cause, and #build an Oil Well# to get them started. It'll pay dividends down the road, Boss, believe you me.
== Oiling the gears of industry ==
Eee, Pappy's well-heeled business partners are pleased. Mark my words, Boss, your donation of an Oil Well won't go unnoticed. Now perhaps you'd care to demonstrate your commitment to industry and #increase our Oil production rate to 250 per hour#. There's money in it for us all, believe you me.
== Taking the 'die' out of 'starvation diet' ==
When Pappy were younger, he taught me all he knew about running a cotton mill. Pappy were always very clear on one point: you feed the urchins just enough to keep 'em working, but not enough that they get grand ideas. Can't have t'kiddies starving, Boss - t'isn't good for business. #Increase our Food production to 6000# and we'll keep 'em just hungry enough.
== Ironing the kiddies ==
Nay, Boss! Nay, I don't mean to LITERALLY iron t'kiddies. They're thin enough already, ho ho! No, the problem is that escapes are on the rise. Terrible for business, Boss. So, naturally, I mean to shackle them to their seats, but for this I'll require a great quantity of Iron. #Increase our Iron production to 6000 per hour#, Boss, and I'll start measuring the kiddies for their ankle shackles.
== Burny bum hot ==
Pappy were always one to take advantage of new technological innovations. Well, a good friend of mine in t'coal industry has designed a coal-fuelled device for improving productivity in t'mill. Here's a prototype, Boss: see, this is where the kiddy sits, and underneath, there's a vent leading to - you see! - the FURNACE. A genius design! Trials show a productivity boost of 15%, but to go into full production we'll need more Coal. #Increase our Coal production to 6000 per hour#.
== Can't get the staff ==
Frankly, Boss, ever since Pappy's been poorly, the mill business hasn't been quite what it used to be. Maybe it's morale. The kiddies probably miss their beatings from Pappy; them beatings were the only affection some of them got. Trouble is, some of them are escaping, and it's just awful for business. What we need, Boss, is a steady intake of fresh kiddies to replace the old. #Increase our population to 30,000# and we'll keep t'mill well stocked, believe you me.
== Sound investments ==
That population increase has paid off, Boss: the mill is doing well again, and now it's a case of what to do with t'money. Pappy's well-heeled business partners in the banking trade have presented me with some...opportunities. There's money in it for us both, Boss: you'd be well advised to #upgrade our Bank#, believe you me.
== An end to t'slums ==
Boss, our recent population explosion has resulted in many of our citizens living in dire conditions. Tramps, Boss! No, Pappy's well-heeled business parters don't want to look out of their office windows at tramps begging in t'street, that they don't. #Upgrade our Apartment and let our population increase happily to 40,000#, and we'll remove this eyesore from our streets, believe you me.
== Expand the heart of your settlement ==
It's time to cast off the old shackles and take your settlement to the next level. Let your people claim the title of 'City' for their settlement - build a City Centre.
== Refined tastes ==
Boss, we've all done very well out of your investment in an Oil Well, and Pappy's well-heeled business associates would like to invite you to a party tonight in celebration. They wish to properly welcome you, Boss, as an oil industry partner. And they have a modest proposal, too: they suggest that you #build a Refinery# to increase Oil production. Well, I told them you wouldn't dream of missing out on such an opportunity. And it IS an opportunity, Boss, believe you me.
== Investing in people ==
Boss, its with a heavy heart that I tell you Pappy's condition has worsened, and he's decided to pass my inheritance to me straight away. Well, this is wonderful news - I mean terrible news - I mean...a great opportunity. An opportunity to invest, Boss - to invest in infrastructure, to invest in our future. That's what Pappy's well-heeled business partners say, Boss. They say #upgrade our Apartment and City Centre#, and watch the money flow in. They've never been wrong, Boss, believe you me.
== Big city industry ==
Boss, we've all done very well out of our investments in our burgeoning city. Especially Pappy's well-heeled business partners, who are, I'm assured, particularly committed to our Iron industry. It's only fitting to reward their commitment and #upgrade our Iron Mine#. More workers need more food, so #upgrade our Farm too#. They'd see some benefit from extra Culture too, so #upgrade the Capitol#. And if you could also pick up some bread and eggs for them on the way home, that'd be grand.
== Sourcing resources ==
Bigger and better, Boss, you mark my words, that's what we want! But it all costs, Boss, it all costs. #Increase our resources# to cope with the demands of our grand empire. With your diligence, we'll be the strongest yet, believe you me.
== Hello, hello, this is Luddite **ADVISER_SURNAME ==
I've heard tell of using electricity to power mills. I say it's an idea that'll never take off. Pappy never powered a mill with electricity! I'm pleased to say that Pappy's well-heeled business parter Ned agrees with me, so where others are wasting their money on so-called 'power looms', I'll invest mine in bonds, just as he suggests. Yes, Mr Baring's never wrong. Mark my words, banks are where the money is: #Build a Bank# and we'll all profit from it, believe you me.
== I fought the law, and... ==
CURSE those meddling child labour campaigners. Laws have been passed setting a maximum 12-hour day - HALF the working day of my mill! - and banning the employment of kiddies younger than nine years old in all current settlements. Well, it won't do: between you and me, Boss, profit margins aren't what they used to be. I'm competing with new power looms, and this development could put t'mill under altogether. #Start a sixth city# where these ridiculous regulations won't exist, and I'll take my business there instead.
== Ruin brewing ==
Boss - ruin - for us BOTH! Ned Baring's bank has hit trouble, and our investments are LOST - oh, my savings! And since the child labour laws were amended to apply to our new settlement, I've no income either! Pappy's well-heeled business partners have gone into the power loom business, and I'm facing creditors left, right and centre! Oh Boss, wha - what do you mean you didn't invest in Ned? You're not ruined, Boss? Oh Boss! - what? - no! - you WON'T put me in the poorhouse! You WOULDN'T - would you?
== Free speech (war) zones ==
Word's got out about conditions in t'mill, Boss. Not that there's owt WRONG with t'mill, but a small number of people disagree with how the kiddies are treated. They've been protesting outside t'mill with the most INFLAMMATORY placards. There's increasing pressure to introduce stricter regulation on child labour, and frankly, Boss, it's got me worried. I'd consider it a personal favour if you would #build an Army Fort#, then maybe these protesters could...make themselves useful...somewhere else.
== **ADVISER_SURNAMEcare ==
Despite my efforts, Boss, this 'child labour' propaganda is gathering some traction with the public. We have to be seen to be doing something, Boss. #Research Field Medic Training#. We'll tell the public it's out of concern for the kiddies' health, and Pappy's well-heeled business partners will make sure the public believes it. They don't need to know that we intend to use the research for the aid of t'army.
== Snake - snake - SNAAAKE ==
Boss, I'm having ongoing problems with child labour protesters. One in particular, a Mr J Snake of Tunbridge Wells, is a fine orator and stands to make a devastating impression on the empire's lawmakers. It'd mean a lot to me and to t'mill, Boss, if the man could be - shall we say 'disappeared'? - by a suitably stealthy Rifleman. #Upgrade our Army Fort, Gunsmith and Academy, and build 50 Riflemen#.
== Riot control ==
RIGHT! That's IT, Boss, I've had enough, I really have. I arrived at t'mill this morning for a day of hard slog, and I was pelted with rotten eggs by a crowd of good-for-nothings who ought to be making something of their lives. We need proper riot control, Boss. #Produce Artillery# and these layabouts will think twice about pelting me again, lest they get pelted themselves - and I'll see to it that they WILL, believe you me!
== Putting the wind up them ==
Boss, it's time to show the empire's troublemakers that we simply won't put up with their insolence. We've made quite a few of them into soldiers, now, Boss. Let's send them to war: let's show them what happens when you stand up against us. The more passionate the protester, the closer they'll be to the front! #Win 40 battles in 25 hours#, and the protesters of old will come back changed men and women, believe you me.
== Love and marriage, love and marriage... ==
Boss, with my wealth and social standing, I'm a real prospect to members of the opposite sex. Well, there's no use in keeping it from you any longer: the wedding is planned soon, and I'm sure you'll attend? Of course you will! Now, just one small matter: my father-in-law is a very high-up official at the Customs House, and we wouldn't want to get off on the wrong foot, would we? #Upgrade the Customs House# to appease my father-in-law, and this partnership will go off without a hitch, believe you me.
== ...go together like a horse and carriage. ==
Boss, the honeymoon is over, and now it's down to the nitty-gritty of real life. But spouses have demands, Boss, and what use is my great wealth if I can't use it to buy beautiful things to keep the interest alive? #Capture another luxury# and find me more gifts to give. It'll make for a happy and peaceful union, believe you me.
== A labour of love ==
Boss, the mother of my prospective spouse is a cultured type; a senior lecturer in the English department at our University. It'd go some way to securing my place in my intended's heart were I to impress the mother, and with her department facing cuts of a most severe nature, you could make a significant contribution if you were to #upgrade the University#. It'll earn me a place in my prospective mother-in-law's good books, believe you me.
== At the ends of their handies ==
Boss, we're packing protesters off into t'army left right and centre, and of course that leaves their kiddies with no-one to look after them. Well, it's my duty as a kindly old mill owner to take the kiddies in and give them employment. It's shameful how the protesters react when they hear the news, though, boss. They're ever so aggressive. Fine warriors we'd make of them if we could channel that aggression down the barrel of a gun. #Upgrade the Gunsmith# and we'll do just that, believe you me.
== Kettling tactics ==
Boss, it seems that the more child labour protesters we pack off into t'army, the more come out of the woodwork. I fear sabotage, Boss. Pappy's well-heeled business parters have seen fit to employ a force of riot police to patrol t'mill at night, but the force is made up from impoverished mercenaries without the funds for proper armour. #Upgrade our Armoury# and we'll armour our new policeman.
== Carting them away ==
Boss, the child labour protesters are becoming more violent, and we need suitable vehicles to remove them from the scenes of their crimes. #Upgrade the Factory#, and Pappy's well-heeled business partners will see to it that police vans are produced to take protesters directly from t'mill to t'army barracks, where they can shout and scream all they want - at t'enemy.