The difference between the stockpile techs in Endless Legend

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In Endless Legend, there are two technologies related to stockpiles:

  • Unskilled Labor (3rd era, 1200 production cost per stockpile)
  • Organized Labor (4th era, 2500 production cost per stockpile)

Both technologies allow you to create the same types of stockpiles, so what is the difference between these? I'm sure there's a difference, but on paper the tier 4 technology looks inferior since it costs more production per stockpile. (which can't be right)

Best Answer

The stockpiles provided by Organized Labor are significantly more efficient in terms of production cost-to-yield.

When I tested on Easy difficulty, I got these results:

          | Cost (Production) | Yield | Cost / Yield (Lower is better)
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Unskilled |   1200            |  175  |   6.9
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Organized |   2500            |  875  |   2.9

As you can see, Organized Labor provides more than double the production/science/food as the corresponding Unskilled Labor-level stockpile per point of production spent on the stockpile. (The numbers adjust somewhat on other difficulties, but the principle will be the same)

It is also worth noting that once you complete researching Organized Labor, all your existing stockpiles will upgrade to the improved yield.

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