Filaments

**Filaments** are an Intermediate Good. By default, they can be produced only in the Old World.

## Usage

### Intermediate Good

 **Filaments** are an Intermediate good, and are used for the production of other goods. See the Production section for more information.

### Trade

Filaments can be passively sold for 588 or purchased for 1470 per ton. They can be actively bought from Old Nate for 1470 coins. No neutral trader buys Filaments for a special price.

## Production

Filaments are produced in a  Filament Factory from  Coal. All regular production chains involving Filaments are listed below.

### Light Bulbs

**Light Bulbs**

 -7390 -100 -200 -1200

 315400 92 155 114 80 80

* Light Bulb Factory
**4** @ 100%
for **4** /min

	+ Filament Factory
	**4** @ 100%

		- Coal Mine★
		**1** @ 100%
	+ Glassmakers
	**2** @ 100%

		- Sand Mine
		**2** @ 100%

★ The  Coal Mine may be replaced with two  Charcoal Kilns

for   +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

**Supplies:**

• 320  Engineers Residences (up to 12800  Engineers)

• **or** 160  Investors Residences (up to 8000  Investors)

### Land of Lions DLC

#### Telephones

**Telephones**

 -9560 -5 -50 -1650

 322700 100 190 148 130 130

* Telephone Manufacturer
**3** @ 200%
for **4** /min

	+ Filament Factory
	**4** @ 100%

		- Coal Mine
		**1** @ 100%
	+ Marquetry Workshop
	**4** @ 100%

		- Lumberjack's Hut
		**1** @ 100%

**Supplies:**

• 44,4  Scholars Residences (up to 5333  Scholars)

### The High Life DLC

#### Shopping Arcades

Filaments are also used at Shopping Arcades in the following patents:

**Toasters**
*Department Store Patent*

Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +2
• Income: +5%
• Consumption reduction: -10% •  -15%

 -5350 -400 -960 -600 -10

 253000 308 595 312 380 200

* Department Store: Toasters
**4** @ 200%

	+ Furnace
	**2** @ 100%

		- Iron Mine
		**1** @ 100%
		- Coal Mine
		**1** @ 100%
	+ Zinc Mine
	**2** @ 100%
	+ Filament Factory
	**4** @ 100%

		- Coal Mine
		**1** @ 100%

**Banker's Lamps**
*Furniture Store Patent*

Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +4
• Income: +11%
• Consumption reduction: -15% •  -25%

 -11430 -350 -1360 -1200 -40

 538200 420 785 466 480 300

* Furniture Store: Banker's Lamps
**4** @ 200%

	+ Brass Smeltery
	**4** @ 100%

		- Copper Mine
		**2** @ 100%
		- Zinc Mine
		**2** @ 100%
	+ Glassmakers
	**2** @ 100%

		- Sand Mine
		**2** @ 100%
	+ Light Bulb Factory
	**4** @ 100%

		- Filament Factory
		**4** @ 100%

			* Coal Mine
			**1** @ 100%
		- Glassmakers
		**2** @ 100%

			* Sand Mine
			**2** @ 100%

## Alternatives

Filaments can be also used in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a  Trade Union.

### Steam Carriages (Susannah the Steam Engineer)

**Steam Carriages**
*Susannah the Steam Engineer*

 -18660 -5 -50 -2800 -40 -20

 829600 148 305 240 220 220

* Cab Assembly Line
**2** @ 200%
for **4** /min
and **1** /min

	+ Filament Factory
	**4** @ 100%

		- Coal Mine★
		**1** @ 100%
	+ Coachmakers
	**8** @ 100%

		- Lumberjack's Hut
		**1** @ 100%
		- Caoutchouc Plantation
		**4** @ 100%

★ The  Coal Mine may be replaced with two  Charcoal Kilns

for   +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

 **Steam Carriages supply:**

  • 600 Investor Residences (up to 30000  Investors)

 **Light Bulbs supply:**

  • 80 Engineer Residences (up to 3200  Engineers)

  • **or** 40 Investor Residences (up to 2000  Investors)

### Lanterns (Enbesan Bishop)

**Lanterns**
*Enbesan Bishop*

 Notice that the green and red custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, **IF** you want to prevent under- or overproduction.

You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

 -4540 -100 -200 -600 -150

 401400 60 95 64 40 40 40 40

* Lanternsmith
**2** @ **130%**

for **2,6** /min

	+ Glassmakers
	**1** @ **130%**

		- Sand Mine
		**1** @ **130%**
	+ Light Bulb Factory
	**2** @ **130%**

		- Filament Factory
		**2** @ **130%**

			* Coal Mine★
			**1** @ **65%**
		- Glassmakers
		**1** @ **130%**

			* Sand Mine
			**1** @ **130%**

★ The  Coal Mine may be replaced with two  Charcoal Kilns

for   +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

 **Lanterns supply:**

  • 144,43 Elder Residences (up to 2888  Elders)

## Items

The following items may mention Filaments, or share a name with an item that does.