Both of these buildings pack such a population-versus-output punch that it makes them seem like gold. The same goes for alchemist, which fairs poorly on the first graph, does okay in the second, does very well in the third, and kicks butt in the fourth. Blacksmith’s require very little population for the amount of output they provide. If any building kicks butt at one, it can make up for poor performance on others. The answer is because we’re treating each variable equally important in the fourth graph. It even beats the sailmaker! How could a building that performed so poorly on two of three variables (time, space and population) rank so high? Did you notice the opposite trend? It’s at the bottom in the first two graphs, better but still close to bottom on the third graph, and yet nearly on top on the final overall graph. It places in the top 8 on every comparison. Did you notice anything? It’s very consistent. Look at where sailmaker places in all four bargraphs. We’re going to look at two buildings very far apart in age and cost that seem to produce odd results: colonial sailmaker and bronze blacksmith. Before you go and fill your town with blacksmiths, let me explain what the above graph really means. Blacksmith, a cheap bronze age building, is the fifth best! It even beats two premium choices. If you look at it carefully, it seems to defy intuition. *One special remark about the fourth graph. Upgrading to higher value supply buildings frees up both of these resources (increasing the “density” of value of your supply production). Perhaps you don’t have any more expansions left and very little population as well.

The above is useful if space, population and time are equally* important to you. The above is useful if you have limited population but plenty of room to spare. The above is useful if you have limited room but plenty of population to spare. The above is useful if you’re in a rush to make the most supplies as fast as possible and you don’t care how much space or population it’s going to cost you. Graphs of how much you get out versus how much you put in:Ĥ. Do you have plenty of space to spare? Extra population you could employ? Do you not care about space or population and just want to know what will make supplies the fastest? Or do you want to take a more balanced, efficient approach by taking all these factors into account? Forge of Empires Best Supply Buildings Guide by StrathgardĮver wonder what the best supply building is? Well, it depends upon on your needs.

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