Gold

Gold is the game's primary currency used for purchasing and paying for various things.

## Usage

To recharge at the Recharge Station for 1-5  per Energy point.

To hire Crew at a House for 7-8  per person.

To purchase Airships at Shipwrights:

* Boat: 358
* Pink: 776
* Knarr: 695
* Cog: 1490
* Birlinn: 3030
* Caravel: 6048
* Carrack: 12050
* Orembai: 12300
* Fretta: 13580
* Atakebune: 16500

To purchase Modules at Ship Workshops:

* Axes: 80
* Baskets: 40
* Crane: 250
* Iron Pickaxes: 125
* Scythes: 100
* Shovels: 40
* Steel Pickaxes: 500
* Stronger Sails: 500
* Water Barrel: 2000

To purchase Items at Trade Posts that stock these items:

* Apple: 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 15
* Dyes: 17 / 26 / 35 / 44 / 52
* Gem: 75 / 112 / 150 / 187 / 225
* Iron: 22 / 33 / 45 / 56 / 68
* Sand: 2 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 8
* Rainbow Flowers: ?
* Stone: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
* Tea Leaves: 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 15
* Wheat: 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12
* Wood: 8 / 11 / 15 / 19 / 22

To pay Income Tax withheld when selling Items at Trade Posts.

Trade Posts have a limited supply of that increase and decrease as the player sells Items and refreshes at the start on that Post's restock day.

To purchase resource Islands:

* Apple Grove: 500
* Forest: 425
* Gem Mine: 4250
* Iron Deposits: 1050
* Rainbow Forest: 1500
* Sand Pits: 250
* Stone Deposits: 600
* Tea Field: 950
* Wheat Field: 725

To construct and upgrade Buildings on player-owned Islands:

* Storage:
	+ Construction: 50  + 2  Wood
	+ Upgrade: : 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 +  Wood

* Stone Mining Depot:
	+ Construction: 75  + 3  Wood
	+ Upgrade: : 150 / 225 / 300 / 375 +  Wood

* Iron Mining Depot:
	+ Construction: 350  + 3  Brick + 3  Lumber
	+ Upgrade: : 700 / 1050 / 1400 / 1750 +  Brick +  Lumber

* Sand Mining Depot:
	+ Construction: 200  + 5  Wood + 3  Stone
	+ Upgrade: : 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000 +  Wood +  Stone

* Apple Gatherer's Hut:
	+ Construction: 150  + 5  Stone
	+ Upgrade: : 300 / 450 / 600 / 750 +  Stone

* Gem Mining Depot:
	+ Construction: 1000  + 5  Brick + 5  Iron
	+ Upgrade: : 1400 / 2100 / 2800 / 3500 +  Brick +  Iron

* Recharge Station:
	+ Construction: 200  + 3  Iron

* Caravan Office:
	+ Construction: 2000  + 20  Brick + 20  Lumber
	+ Upgrade: : 4000 / 6000 +  Brick +  Lumber

To pay Fees at the end of each Week.

* Crew Salaries
* Ship Maintenance
* Base Worker Salaries

To deposit into the  Bank.

## Obtaining

Receiving 150  at the start of the game/world.

Selling Items (excluding Income Tax) at Trade Posts that stock those items:

* Apple: 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 15
* Dyes: 17 / 26 / 35 / 44 / 52
* Gem: 75 / 112 / 150 / 187 / 225
* Iron: 22 / 33 / 45 / 56 / 68
* Sand: 2 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 8
* Spices: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
* Stone: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
* Tea Leaves: 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 15
* Wheat: 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12
* Wood: 8 / 11 / 15 / 19 / 22

Selling any Item at the  Bazaar for variable prices.

Completing Quests.

Withdrawing previously-deposited and interest-increased amount from the  Bank.

Receiving bail-out as a borrowed amount from the  Bank after Bankruptcy.

## Skills and Perks

Maintenance costs can be reduced by -10% / -20% with the skill:

 Economist

Crew recruitment costs by -50% with the skill:

 Recruiter

Building costs can be reduced by -25% with the skill:

 Resourceful

Income from sales can be increased at Bazaar by +13% / +25% / +40% with the skill:

 Charismatic

Trade Post income Tax can be reduced by -25% / -50% with the skill:

 Tax Evasion

## Achievements

Completing the "Wealth" Game Mode awards the achievement:

 Wealthy

Refueling for the first time at a Recharge Station awards the achievement:

 Energizer

Buying an Airship at a Shipwright for the first time awards the achievement:

 New Ride

Investing Money in the Bank for the first time awards the achievement:

 Thrifty

Purchasing a resource Island for the first time awards the achievement:

 Real Estate

Getting bailed out by the Bank for the first time after going Bankrupt awards the hidden achievement:

 Too big to fail