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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
Worker thumb 1 1 Pop.

Gold Coins

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 thumb 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 thumb 8x4=32 1 Pop.

250 Gold Coins, 4 Iron Wheel, 10 Reinforced Plank

A high-capacity vehicle. Also does not harvest items.
Wooden Minecart Wooden Minecart 10 40 Gold Coins,

Wood Wheel, 10 Planks

Allows transport of small quantity of goods over long distances.

Doesn't require population to be operated.

Metal Minecart thumb 50

20(old)

100 Gold Coins,

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 thumb 50 500 Gold Coins,

Iron Wheel, 10 Reinforced Plank

Rail car that can transport large amounts of goods.

Doesn't require population to be operated.

Tank Car thumb 100 500 Gold Coins,

Iron Wheel, 40 Iron Plate

Rail car that can transport very large amounts of liquid.

Doesn't require population to be operated.

Hopper Car thumb 100 500 Gold Coins,

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 thumb - 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 thumb
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 thumb 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 thumb 10 1 Pop.

80 Gold Coins

20 Planks

Same as a raft, except faster and has more capacity.
Cargo Boat thumb 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 thumb 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) Landspeed1
(10 block Foot Path ) Landspeed2
(10 normal block) Landspeed3
Carts/Cars seems no speed difference. (20 rails) Cartspeed
In water, Fishing Boat is faster than Cargo Boat Boatmovement

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