Steamtastic Brewery - Arcanum Illyria
The Steamtastic Brewery is located at (-513|-96) in Keppen, with Cylindroconical Vessels at (-513|-97), and Brewery Outbuildings at (-514|-96).
Discovery¶
The Gnome-Brew discovery reduces the cost of making beer by 5 food per unit. It only applies to a city which has made the discovery, but players are able to make the discovery for each of their settlements by completing the requirements. Send 125 Spies to receive the Gnome-Brew discovery.
The message from a successful spy mission to the Steamtastic Brewery:
Your diplomatic mission from city arrives at [-513|-96] in Keppen.
Your diplomats are met at the door of the enormous brewery by a jolly Gnome.
"Welcome, welcome to the The Steamtastic Whirringaboutalot Squeakynoise Brewery! Your guided tour will start immediately!"
The little fellow seems delighted to show them around, explaining how different boilers and pumps and vats all contribute to the brewing of Gnome beer.
He also shows them around the Research department, where industrious Gnome brewers work to make the brewing process ever cheaper.
"Our ultimate objective," he explains, "is to create beer incredibly cheaply, with so little flavour that no-one can really object to it, even if no-one really likes it!
Here – this is an early prototype – we call it "Lager" zero-point-one – try some!"
Your diplomats agree that "Lager" zero-point-one really is appallingly bland, and your Spies, working in groups to focus on different areas of the brewery, pay careful attention to his explanations and to everything the Gnomish Brewmaster shows them.
By the end of the tour they have asked a lot of questions, drunk a lot of beer, and gained a thorough understanding of how the Gnomes are brewing cheap beer here.
You have made a Discovery: Gnome-Brew, which reduces the cost of making beer in your city, and you can find further details on the Discoveries page, available from your Research Summary menu.
Your diplomatic mission is now heading unsteadily home.
Failure¶
Sending too few spies results in a failure to discover anything.
Visiting the Cylindroconical Vessels or the Brewery Outbuildings with spies gives a clue about the main building, example:
Your diplomatic mission from city arrives at [-513|-97] in Keppen.
These surrounding buildings are curious, and are definitely part of the main brewery and the brewing process.
To fathom their purpose, perhaps you should visit the main brewery building?
Your diplomatic mission is now heading home.