Technology Catalog

Complete technology catalog

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All 26 bundled technologies, including prerequisites, Knowledge, base duration, unlocks, and civic material costs.

This wiki documents Civilizations 1.0.1. Numbers are bundled defaults; in-game menus and previews show your server’s current values.

On this page: Settlement technologies · Iron Age technologies · High Age technologies · Imperial technologies

The complete default tree costs 1,002 Knowledge, in addition to the civic materials below. All listed prerequisites must be complete. Base times are before research-speed modifiers; Scholarship shortens subsequent research by 10%.

Costs are for each individual project and exclude the cost of its prerequisite projects. Material names refer to authenticated civic items, not their vanilla ingredients. The in-game /civ tech menu shows your server’s current catalog and exact costs.

Catalog era groups organize this reference; use the age milestone rules to understand the age displayed in /civ info.

Settlement technologies

Technology / command key	Prerequisites	Knowledge	Base time	Main unlocks
Agriculture (agriculture)	None	9	3h	Smokers, composters, crop bone meal
Animal Husbandry (animal_husbandry)	agriculture	10	3h	Livestock breeding and leads
Seafaring (seafaring)	None	10	3h	Boats, chest boats, fishing rods
Copperworking (copperworking)	None	10	3h	Copper tools, weapons, armor
Archery (archery)	None	12	4h	Bows, normal arrows, target crafting
Civic Planning (civic_planning)	None	13	4h	+8 claim capacity
Horseback Riding (horseback_riding)	None	14	4h	Equine taming, riding, equipment, breeding
Ironworking (ironworking)	copperworking	15	4h	Iron gear, shields, buckets, shears, flint and steel
Scholarship (scholarship)	None	15	6h	10% shorter subsequent research

Civic material costs

Technology	Materials spent from the stockpile
Agriculture	2 × Heavy Cobblestone; 2 × Bound Timber; 1 × Research Folio
Animal Husbandry	3 × Bound Timber; 1 × Research Folio
Seafaring	4 × Bound Timber; 1 × Research Folio
Copperworking	2 × Heavy Cobblestone; 2 × Forged Components; 1 × Research Folio
Archery	3 × Bound Timber; 1 × Forged Components; 1 × Research Folio
Civic Planning	8 × Heavy Cobblestone; 4 × Bound Timber; 2 × Research Folio
Horseback Riding	3 × Bound Timber; 1 × Forged Components; 2 × Research Folio
Ironworking	6 × Heavy Cobblestone; 3 × Bound Timber; 5 × Forged Components; 2 × Research Folio
Scholarship	6 × Bound Timber; 8 × Research Folio; 2 × Arcane Matrix

Iron Age technologies

Technology / command key	Prerequisites	Knowledge	Base time	Main unlocks
Navigation (navigation)	seafaring, scholarship	23	7h	Navigation items and cartography tables
Fletching (fletching)	archery, ironworking	23	7h	Crossbows; combined arrow unlocks
Mechanical Transport (mechanical_transport)	engineering	25	8h	Advanced minecarts and rails; combined powered-rail unlock
Engineering (engineering)	ironworking	28	8h	Anvils, blast furnaces, hoppers, pistons, basic minecarts/rails
Fortification (fortification)	civic_planning, engineering	30	10h	+12 claim capacity; advanced border capability
Administration II (administration_ii)	civic_planning	31	10h	+8 claims, +1 private plot per player, +2 advisors
Redstone Engineering (redstone_engineering)	engineering, scholarship	35	12h	Advanced redstone and TNT
Nether Expedition (nether_expedition)	ironworking, scholarship	35	12h	/nether with a Nether Ember; Nether progression capability

Civic material costs

Technology	Materials spent from the stockpile
Navigation	4 × Bound Timber; 4 × Forged Components; 4 × Research Folio
Fletching	4 × Bound Timber; 4 × Forged Components; 3 × Research Folio
Mechanical Transport	2 × Engineered Timber; 6 × Forged Components; 3 × Research Folio
Engineering	4 × Reinforced Masonry; 8 × Forged Components; 4 × Research Folio
Fortification	8 × Reinforced Masonry; 4 × Engineered Timber; 4 × Forged Components
Administration II	4 × Reinforced Masonry; 4 × Engineered Timber; 4 × Bound Archive
Redstone Engineering	3 × Tempered Mechanisms; 8 × Arcane Matrix; 3 × Bound Archive
Nether Expedition	4 × Reinforced Masonry; 2 × Tempered Mechanisms; 6 × Arcane Matrix

High Age technologies

Technology / command key	Prerequisites	Knowledge	Base time	Main unlocks
Diamondworking (diamondworking)	engineering, scholarship	55	18h	Diamond tools, weapons, armor
Enchanting (enchanting)	diamondworking, scholarship	53	16h	Enchanting, enchanted equipment, enchantment-related grindstone use
Alchemy (alchemy)	nether_expedition, scholarship	53	16h	Brewing stands and drinkable potions; plain water needs no Alchemy
Administration III (administration_iii)	administration_ii, fortification	60	18h	+20 claims, +2 private plots per player
Advanced Alchemy (advanced_alchemy)	alchemy, scholarship	65	20h	Splash and lingering potions; combined tipped-arrow unlock

Civic material costs

Technology	Materials spent from the stockpile
Diamondworking	6 × Tempered Mechanisms; 5 × Bound Archive; 2 × Resonant Matrix
Enchanting	6 × Bound Archive; 6 × Resonant Matrix; 2 × Engineered Timber
Alchemy	5 × Bound Archive; 7 × Resonant Matrix; 2 × Tempered Mechanisms
Administration III	3 × Monumental Masonry; 8 × Engineered Timber; 5 × Bound Archive
Advanced Alchemy	6 × Bound Archive; 8 × Resonant Matrix; 3 × Tempered Mechanisms

Imperial technologies

Technology / command key	Prerequisites	Knowledge	Base time	Main unlocks
End Expedition (end_expedition)	diamondworking, enchanting	88	24h	/end with an End Sigil; End progression capability
Aeronautics (aeronautics)	end_expedition, engineering	90	24h	Elytra equipment, gliding, firework boosting
Netherite Smithing (netherite_smithing)	diamondworking, nether_expedition	95	30h	Netherite gear and smithing
Imperial Administration (imperial_administration)	administration_iii, fortification	105	36h	+32 claims, +3 private plots per player, +1 research queue

Civic material costs

Technology	Materials spent from the stockpile
End Expedition	3 × Monumental Masonry; 8 × Resonant Matrix; 3 × Grand Codex
Aeronautics	3 × Great Beams; 3 × Imperial Mechanisms; 8 × Resonant Matrix
Netherite Smithing	5 × Imperial Mechanisms; 2 × Sovereign Matrix; 3 × Grand Codex
Imperial Administration	8 × Monumental Masonry; 4 × Great Beams; 4 × Imperial Mechanisms; 3 × Grand Codex

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