Workers are an element in the game Factory Town. They are primarily used to harvest and transfer items from point A to B. You can add workers from the Build (B) Menu and select Workers
From ver.130 ,worker behavior can be multi copy to same type.
Workers now separated into Workers (Land water & air units) and Rail Cars (rail required) on build menu.
Worker types[ | ]
If in no need to move, a worker can "pass" (pick from one structure and drop in another) its full capacity each second.
Besides Worker, others types of workers have requirement to make one.
Type | Image | Capacity | Cost | Function |
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Worker | 1 | 1 Pop. | Allows the harvest and collection of items. Can not mine hard materials. Has smaller size than a tile, therefore if ordered to transport goods between structures separated by a tile, will have to walk through that tile, decreasing "passing" efficiency from 1/s to ~ 0.78/s. | |
Wagon | 4 | 1 Pop.
40 Gold Coins, 4 Wood Wheel, 4 Planks |
Can quickly carry multiple items between buildings, especially on roads. Can not harvest items. | |
Caravan | 8x4=32 | 1 Pop.
250 Gold Coins, 4 Iron Wheel, 10 Reinforced Plank |
A high-capacity vehicle. Also does not harvest items. | |
Wooden Minecart | 10 | 40 Gold Coins,
4 Wood Wheel, 10 Planks |
Allows transport of small quantity of goods over long distances.
Doesn't require population to be operated. | |
Metal Minecart | 50
20(old) |
100 Gold Coins,
4 Iron Wheel, 10 Iron Plate |
Allows transport of high quantity of goods over long distances. (Can use Minecart Loaders for fast loading and unloading. Can also be attached to a Train.)
Doesn't require population to be operated. | |
Below four are required a Train Stop to load /unload | ||||
Boxcar | 50 | 500 Gold Coins,
8 Iron Wheel, 10 Reinforced Plank |
Rail car that can transport large amounts of goods.
Doesn't require population to be operated. | |
Tank Car | 100 | 500 Gold Coins,
8 Iron Wheel, 40 Iron Plate |
Rail car that can transport very large amounts of liquid.
Doesn't require population to be operated. | |
Hopper Car | 100 | 500 Gold Coins,
8 Iron Wheel, 40 Iron Plate |
Rail car that can transport very large amounts of coal, ores, grain. and other granular bulk cargo.
Doesn't require population to be operated. | |
Steam Locomotive | - | 50 Red Coins,
10 Iron Wheel, 40 Iron Plate |
A vehicle that can be used to pull multiple train cars on rail tiles.
Doesn't require population to be operated. | |
Harvester Drill | 12 | 2 Pop.
200 Gold Coins, 6 Iron Wheel, 10 Gear, 20 Iron Plate |
Slow moving but powerful drill with a high carrying capacity. Can harvest hard materials that other workers cannot. | |
Raft | 5 | 1 Pop.
20 Gold Coins 4 Planks |
A worker unit that can harvest fish, or land resources adjacent to water (and at sea level). It can also act as a transport between buildings. | |
Fishing Boat | 10 | 1 Pop.
80 Gold Coins 20 Planks |
Same as a raft, except faster and has more capacity. | |
Cargo Boat | 20x4=80 | 2 Pop.
500 Gold Coins, 20 Iron Plate, 20 Reinforced Plank |
Same as a raft and a boat, but is faster and has more capacity. | |
Airship | 25*4=100 | 4 Pop. | A flying contraption that carries lots of goods through the air. |
Speed Test[ | ]
All unit move left to right.[ | ]
On land, show like these:(13 blocks Road)
(10 block Foot Path )
(10 normal block)
Carts/Cars seems no speed difference.
(20 rails)
In water, Fishing Boat is faster than Cargo Boat