Victoria II Tech Guide

1 tech guide 3 industrialization Consumer Goods Industry Glass Factory This factory requires coal to produce glass. Glass is used mainly for mir- rors and windows. You can always build glass factories. Liquor Distillery Liquor is distilled alcohol popular with the broad masses. Production of liquor requires Grain. You can always build Liquor Distilleries. Winery Wine is a major status symbol for the rich stratas of the population. A distillery uses fruit to produce wine. You can always build Wineries. Basic Industry Cement Factory Cement is a building material used to build sturdy objects like fortresses and bridges. Coal is required to produce cement. The ‘Private Banks’ tech- nology unlocks Cement construction. Steel Factory Iron and Coal are used to produce steel. Steel is used to produce weapons, railways, and a wide range of other buildings and items. The ‘Mechanized Mining’ technology unlocks the construction of Steel. Machine Parts Factory Machine parts are very important tools for every industrial plant. Steel and Coal are required to produce them. The ‘Precision Work’ invention is required. Electrical Industry Radio Factory Radios were one of the first mass consumer goods of the 20th century. Glass and electric gear are required for this. The ‘National Radio Network’ invention allows the construction of Radios. 4 Telephone Factory The telephone is a major breakthrough in communications technol- ogy. Glass and electric gear are needed in this factory. The ‘Bells & Grets Telephones’ invention allows the construction. Electric Gear Factory Using rubber, coal and iron, electric gear is produced. Electric gear is needed for a variety of things, among them automobiles and aeroplanes. The ‘Edison Lightbulb’ invention allows the construction. Automotive Industry Aeroplane Factory Machine parts, electric gear and rubber are needed to produce aeroplanes. The ‘Wright & Langley’s Aeroplanes’ invention allows the construction. Barrel Factory Early tanks were little more than artillery mounted on a moving chassis. Therefore, automobiles and artillery are required to produce tanks. The ‘Infiltration’ technology allows the construction. Automobile Factory Machine parts, electric gear and rubber are needed to produce automo- biles. The ‘Daimler’s Automobile’ invention allows the construction. Chemical Industry Synthetic Oil Factory Using coal, the synthetic oil factory produces oil. This is vital for nations that do not have ready access to oil. The invention ‘Import Substitution Industrialization’ allows the construction. Fuel Refinery The fuel factory processes oil into fuel for automobiles. The ‘Cracking’ invention allows the construction. …