Westward III: Gold Rush - Buildings

## Buildings

The objective of Westward III is to build a town that everyone wants to live in. To do this, you must build a town that offers everything from housing, employment, security and entertainment. Here you can find descriptions of the various buildings available in the game, along with additional requirements where applicable.

Bank: In times like these, keeping your money under your mattress, or in a coffee can behind some books, may seem like the way to go, but believe you me, a Bank is where it's at! Think about it, you give them your money, they give you a little book to write in. Sounds great, I know...but wait, there's more! Deposit your money today, and for letting the Bank baby sit it, they will pay you interest. Ask for details today and remember - the more you save, the more you earn!
A Bank also allows your Mayor to collect taxes and will raise town happiness, but it also attracts money-hungry bandit attacks.

Unlock: |  | 30 |  | 100 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Blacksmith
Build: |  | 300 |  | 200

Add 100 Gold: Put aside 100 Gold for a rainy-day fund and earn interest on your deposit today! The longer you let the bank hold on to your money, the more you'll earn in interest.

Add 500 Gold: Did you recently strike it rich in the mines? Well, don't delay - deposit 500 Gold today and watch the interest roll in!

Remove 100 Gold: Need a little extra cash? If you've already set up an account with the Bank, you're money is in good hands. Withdraw 100 Gold today!

Remove 500 Gold: Need to purchase a big-ticket item? Remove 500 Gold from your savings today!

Remove All Gold: Financial ruin can strike at any time. If you need to withdraw all of your savings, the Bank has a 'No Questions Asked' guarantee. Just remember to re-open your savings when you have a little extra Gold down the line.

Piggy Bank: Check your balance at any time. Just click on the Bank and you'll see just how much money you have saved in the vault!

Blacksmith: As your town grows, so too will your resource-gathering needs. That's why any respectable town needs a Blacksmith! Not only does a Blacksmith allow you to upgrade tools, but it also increases Gold production for Gold Mines! These upgrades will cost you resources, but they will greatly improve your buildings' efficiency.

Unlock: |  | 20 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 150 |  | 200

Upgrade Axes: Purchase this item to increase the productivity of your Wood Huts.

Unlock: |  | 18 |  | 200 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Blacksmith

Upgrade Pickaxes: Purchase this item to increase the productivity of your Gold Mines.

Unlock: |  | 18 |  | 200 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Blacksmith

Bridge: When you find yourself facing troubled waters, or are too lazy to swim, a Bridge is just the medicine man prescribes. Bridges, unlike other non-conventional water crossing methods like divine powers, beavers, running really, really fast and teleporting, will get you where you need to go, dry and in one piece. Place Bridges on a river bank and let your feet do the rest. Just make sure you build Lumber Mill first, or it's no Bridge for you!

Build: |  | 100 |  | 120 | Additional Requirements: Rescue Trapped Lumberjacks

Church: For answers to all of your prayers, there's no place better than Church. Churches increase town happiness and allow your citizens a place to mourn the fallen in Cemeteries. The Church is temporarily disabled in the tutorial.

Unlock: |  | 20 |  | 80 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 180 |  | 150

Cemetery: When citizens die in battle, it's a good idea to have a place for others to go mourn their loss. Plus, it keeps the dead from wandering. To build a Cemetery, you must first build a Church.

Build: |  | 180 |  | 150 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Farm: Farms are where farmers work, and where farm food is grown. Start one now and get to growin' the staples needed for a healthy and balanced diet that you and your town will love! Make sure your Farms have sufficient supplies of both water and workers. The more workers you have, the more food your town will have on hand. Lack of water and workers will reduce the amount of food produced, causing your growing townsfolk to go hungry.

Build: |  | 100 |  | 170 | Additional Requirements: Unlocked during Tutorials

Lettuce: Lettuce is the luxurious crop that no respectable salad lover can go without. Likes: sunlight, moist soil and casual conversations. Dislikes: dry conditions, sarcasm and rabbits.

|  |  |  |  | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Carrots: Carrots are rich in fiber, Vitamin A, and are great eaten raw or combined with our leafy-green friend, Lettuce. Carrots are also known for their sight-enhancing nutrients, their orange hue and crippling shyness.

Unlock: |  | 10 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Corn: Also known as Maize, Corn is a staple food in most of the world. I still wouldn't trust it though. Purchase this item to grow Corn on your Farms.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Unknown: A mystery Farm crop! What deliciousness awaits?

Unlock: |  | ? |  | ? | Additional Requirements: Unlock During Game Play

General Store: When your needs are general in nature, the General Store is the place to go. Stock up on everything the adventurous pioneer needs - from Dynamite and Tree Planting Seeds, to Health Kits for your combat units - and be prepared for whatever may come your way. Also, keep an eye on the shelves...you never know what else might show up from time to time.

Build: |  | 100 |  | 170 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Dynamite: When you need to make things go boom, Dynamite is probably your best option. To get your hands on some of the explodey stuff, unlock Dynamite in the Store, then head over to the General Store where your friendly, local storekeep will have some on stock. To use it, click on a character and select the Dynamite icon. Then, click where you'd like to place it and watch it destroy things like trees, rocks, buildings and just about anything else close by.

Unlock: |  | 5 |  | 25 | Additional Requirements: Attain a Dynamite License
Buy: |  | 100 |  |

Tree Planting: When your wood-cutters have depleted the area of trees, head over to the General Store and buy some magic tree planting seeds! Plant them in the ground and watch the trees grow. Never run out of fresh cut wood again!

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 80 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Buy: |  | 80 |  |

Health Kits: What's the perfect gift for someone who has it all? Health Kits! Gunslingers and lawmen have notoriously short shelf-lives, especially in the Wild West, so get them the gift that will keep them going strong! Yay Health Kits! Purchase them from the General Store and use them on any Lawmen or Gunslingers who need a quick pick-me-up!

Unlock: |  | 10 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Buy: |  | 40 |  |

Granary: Think there's too much of a good thing? Well, not when it comes to food storage. A Granary will increase your town's food storage capacity for food by 10, and will still leave room for gelatinous substances.

Unlock: |  | 40 |  | 60 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Gun Shop: Need a little extra bang in your thunder stick? Gun Shops provide Gun Upgrades that you can buy for your combat units. Each Gun Upgrade is an item that will be stocked in your employed Gun Shop after you have purchased Gun Upgrades from the Town Store page. To build a Gun Shop, you must first build a Blacksmith.

Unlock: |  | 25 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Blacksmith
Build: |  | 180 |  | 180

Guns: With a Gun Upgrade, your combat units will really be something to reckon with. Increase your combat unit's attack range and the damage dealt to bandits.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 100 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Gun Shop
Buy: |  | 40 |  |

Hat Shop: When you need something fancy, like a brand new hat for the local Cowboys, the Hat Shop is your one-stop destinations for all things haberdashery. Not only do the hats here look great, but a Hat Shop also increases your town happiness.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 100 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 180 |  | 180

Hotel: This California Hotel will let you check out AND leave any time you'd like. Hotels house up to four citizens and, due to its swanky reputation, will raise your town happiness at the same time. To build a Hotel, you must first unlock and build a Lumber Mill.

Unlock: |  | 25 |  | 100 | Additional Requirements: Unlock Lumber Mill
Build: |  | 250 |  | 220

Log Cabin: Tents are great for camping, but they just won't do when you're trying to build a town worthy of moving into. Looking for something that holds up to two citizens? Well, a Log Cabin is just what you need. Housing markets may fluctuate but, in the long run, a Log Cabin is always a solid investment!

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 100 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 50 |  | 80

Lumber Camp: When Lumber needs a place to rest, they always look to a Lumber Camp! Place them near trees to harvest wood. Trust me, they'll thank you later.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 20 | Additional Requirements: Unlocked during Tutorials
Build: |  | 60 |  | 20

Lumber Mill: When you want to get serious about cutting wood, a Lumber Mill is what you'll want to invest in. Not only will a Lumber Mill increase wood production in your town, it will also allow you to build more advanced buildings. But, before you can upgrade, you'll need to have a working Lumber Camp in your town.

Unlock: |  | 25 |  | 45 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 100 |  | 250

Fortification: If you had the option to make your buildings stronger, you'd take it right? Well, purchase this item to increase the strength of your buildings and you'll have stronger buildings.

Unlock: |  | 20 |  | 200 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Lumber Mill

Outpost: Set up an Outpost to import shipments of Food, Wood and Gold from neighboring settlements. Outposts are not available to unlock in the Store and must be built by converting buildings found in your exploration. Rebuild the Outpost to open trade routes and set up resource settlements.

Build: |  | 200 |  | 200 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Panning Mine: Find some Gold just laying in the riverbed and now everybody thinks they're a miner. Well, if people insist on dredging the beds of every river from here to the Pacific, this Panning Mine will get them started. Make sure you place Panning Mines directly on top of a gold vein found in water, or they're useless.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 10 | Additional Requirements: Unlocked during Tutorials
Build: |  | 20 |  | 75

Ranch: A Ranch is like a Farm, except instead of growing veggies, you grow animals. A Ranch produces food for your town and requires both water and workers to run. Each Ranch can raise either Chickens, Pigs, or Cattle and to build a Ranch, you must first build a Well.

Unlock: |  | 20 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 140 |  | 180

Chickens: Turn your back for a second and these vicious winged beasts will descend upon you, their wails of "cluck, cluck, cluck" haunting your dreams forever. In olden times, an ancient pirate curse bound Chickens to Ranches, unable to venture beyond their shoddy wooden fences, much to the chagrin of Ninjas everywhere.

|  |  |  |  | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Ranch

Pigs: Mmmm, delicious ham flavored bacon!

Unlock: |  | 10 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Ranch

Cattle: Cows go Moo.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Ranch

Unknown: A mystery Ranch animal! Whatever could it be?

|  |  |  |  | Additional Requirements: Unlock During Game Play

Saloon: One of the benefits of opening a Saloon in your town, aside from the entertainment value, is that Gunslingers from the area will come a'callin. Hire Gunslingers to protect your town from bandits, animals, and any other beastie that may cross your path. But be careful, too many of them in your town will lower town happiness.

Unlock: |  | 10 |  | 30 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 80 |  | 140

Male Gunslinger: He may look menacing, but he'll keep your town safe against bandit attacks, and that's what's important at the end of the day. You can hire this Gunslinger from the Saloon.

Hire: |  | 100 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Saloon

Female Gunslinger: Her smile may seem inviting, but her guns are nothing but trouble. She'll keep your streets safe from attack. You can hire this Gunslinger from the Saloon.

Hire: |  | 100 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Saloon

Mexican Gunslinger: He hails from South-of-the-Border, but his gun-slinging skills are known all throughout the West. Hire him to protect your town and your citizens will rest knowing he's on the job.You can hire this Gunslinger from the Saloon.

Hire: |  | 150 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Saloon

Sheriff's Office: You can't have a law abiding town without a Sheriff's Office. Hire a Sheriff and a few Deputies to keep the peace and reform drunks when they show up in your town. All you need now is someone to walk behind the law and make siren noises as they round up the unruly drunks.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 220 |  | 200

Male Sheriff: This handsome devil will keep the peace, your streets safe, and the bandits away. Hire him from the Sheriff's Office today!

Hire: |  | 200 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Sheriff's Office

Female Sheriff: This little lady is quick with a gun, swift with her justice and, best of all, fair. She'll keep law and order in your town and look good doing it!

Hire: |  | 200 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Sheriff's Office

Deputy: When your townsfolk start hanging out at the Saloon a bit too much, and believe me they will, a Deputy is just what you'll need to get them off the streets. A Deputy hauls in drunks, protects against bandits and can take more damage than your run-of-the-mill Gunslinger. They're a bit more expensive to hire, but can you really put a price on safety? In this case, the answer is yes. But remember, only 3 Deputies can be hired at one time.

Hire: |  | 120 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Sheriff's Office

Smokehouse: Mmmmm, smoked meat stuff. The smells wafting in from this feed house addition will get your townsfolk's' mouths a'waterin' in addition to increasing Food production for your Ranches.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Ranch
Build: |  | 80 |  | 100

Stables: Stables are used to house Horses, creating a safe haven for these animals, and each stable can only house one Horse. When a Stable's Horse is being used, the Stable will be empty, until the Horse is no longer needed. Your Sheriff is the only character who can ride a Horse. To ride, select your Sheriff and right-click on the Stables, or click and drag your Sheriff to the Stables. When your Sheriff arrives at the Stables, a fee of 50 Gold will be deducted from your resources, and your Sheriff will ride the Horse from that Stable. Riding a Horse will allow your Sheriff to move faster and last longer in combat before needing a Health Kit to survive. To build a Stable, you must first build a Ranch.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 60 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Ranch
Build: |  | 100 |  | 100

Tannery: Tanneries are great if you need a little extra Gold; however, they only work when they are employed. Whenever you hunt rabbits, deer, and bears, your employed Tannery will enable your combat units to collect hunted animal pelts. Each pelt is worth a different amount of Gold. After an animal drops a pelt, click on the citizen and right-click on the pelt, or click and drag the citizen to the pelt and they will gather the skin. When you pick up the pelt, it will automatically be exchanged for Gold. To build a Tannery, you must first build a Trading Post.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 45 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Trading Post
Build: |  | 180 |  | 150

Tent: A Tent can house 1 Citizen and slightly lowers Town Happiness. A cloth roof is better than no roof at all. The Tent is temporarily disabled in the tutorial.

Build: |  | 15 |  | 30 | Additional Requirements: Unlocked during Tutorials

Town Hall: A Town Hall will let you throw festivals or tax your citizens. To build a Town Hall, you must first build a Lumber Mill. Only one Town Hall can be built per town.

Unlock: |  | 45 |  | 250 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Lumber Mill Unlock the Bank
Build: |  | 300 |  | 350

High Taxes: When you want to raise money, there's nothing like imposing High Taxes on your town. They will bring in 2 Gold for each Settler, but will also greatly reduce Town Happiness. High Taxes requires 2 Banks be built and someone employed at the Town Hall before you can impose them.

|  |  |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build 2 Banks

Low Taxes: The prevailing wisdom states Low Taxes make everyone happy. By choosing this route, you will tax each Settler in your town 1 Gold and will decrease Town Happiness by a little. Low Taxes also require 1 Bank to be built and someone employed at the Town Hall before you can impose them.

|  |  |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build 1 Bank

No Taxes: Like the status quo? Pleased with the progress of your town? Then select No Taxes to stop taxing your townsfolk. Let them keep their money.

Parade: Parades aren't just for holidays anymore! Select to throw your townsfolk a parade and temporarily boost your town's morale. Someone must be employed at the Town Hall before you can throw a Parade.

Throw: |  | 120 |  |  | Additional Requirements: Build a Sheriff's Office

Trading Post: To buy and sell goods at the trading post, left-click on the trading post. Use the Buy and Sell buttons to trade resources (food, wood, and gold). Hold the mouse pointer (hover) over the Buy or Sell buttons to display the details of the type and amount of the resources you can exchange. NOTE- You can click the trading post to use it no matter where your hero is located on the map. The Trading Post is temporarily disabled in the tutorial.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 40 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 180 |  | 180

Buy Food: Use Gold to purchase additional Food for your Settlers. They will thank you in the long run.

Buy: |  | 10 |  | 20 | Additional Requirements: Employ the Trading Post

Buy Wood: Use Gold to purchase additional Wood for your Settlers' building needs.

Buy: |  | 20 |  | 25 | Additional Requirements: Employ the Trading Post

Sell Food: If you have a surplus of Food, you can sell it for Gold in the Trading Post.

Sell: |  | 10 |  | 15 | Additional Requirements: Employ the Trading Post

Sell Wood: If you have a surplus of Wood, you can sell it for Gold in the Trading Post.

Sell: |  | 20 |  | 15 | Additional Requirements: Employ the Trading Post

Train Station: Upgrade your Outpost to a Train Station and bring in more resources. If you ever need any resources shipped to or from another town, just check in at the Train Station. Upgrade your Outpost to a Train Station to increase the rate at which imported resources come in.

Build: |  | 200 |  | 200 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials

Track Upgrade: Upgrade the wagon road to Train Tracks and get your shipments faster.

Unlock: |  | 40 |  | 1000 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Lumber Mill

Tunnel Mine: A Tunnel Mine lets you gather Gold from cliffs. Tunnel Gold Mines must be placed directly on top of a Gold Vein found on a cliff. To build a Tunnel Gold Mine, you must first build a Blacksmith.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 50 | Additional Requirements: Unlock the Blacksmith
Build: |  | 110 |  | 200

Water Tower: A Water Tower will increase your town's storage capacity for Water by 10. To build a Water Tower, you must first build a Wood Hut.

Unlock: |  | 10 |  | 30 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 20 |  | 60

Well: A Well provides your town with a steady source of water, and must be built before you can build a Farm. Make sure to build them in close proximity to buildings in case a fire breaks out!

Build: |  | 50 |  | 30 | Additional Requirements: Unlocked During Tutorials

Windmill: Go green, build a Windmill! Not only do they add a decorative look to your town, they also boost the Food production of your Farms.

Unlock: |  | 15 |  | 40 | Additional Requirements: Complete the Tutorials
Build: |  | 20 |  | 130