These are Work Clothes in Anno 1800. Work Clothes are a consumer product in the early game. It is produced by having a Sheep Farm that produces Wool that is then sent to the Framework Knitters that will produce the Work Clothes. The Framework Knitters will produce two tons of Work Clothes per minute.
Who needs Work Clothes
Work clothes are a basic need of both the Farmer and Workers tiers of your population.
Basic need
| Tier | One ton supplies | Extra to Residences | Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers | 32.5 residences or 325 Farmers | 2 | +3.75/+3.375/+3 |
| Workers | 16.25 residences or 325 Workers | 2 | +7.5/+6.75/+6 |
As we can see from the table above having a good supply of Work clothes will enable your residences to reach maximum capacity. It will also mean that you get a steady income from your Farmers and Worker tiers.
Lifestyle need
| Tier | Extra to Residences | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jornaleros | 2 | +1.375/+1.2375/+1.1 |
| Hacienda Jornaleros Quarters | 5 | +2.75/+2.475/+2.2 |
As we can see from the table above supplying the Jornaleros and the Hacienda Jornaleos Quarters will give a small income boost. It will also assist in reaching the maximum capacity of your Hacienda Jornaleros Quarters.
Trading Work Clothes
In this section we will be looking at Trading Work Clothes in your Anno 1800.
| Trading type | Buying/Selling rate | Where from |
|---|---|---|
| Passive Selling | $16 Credits per ton | Traders to your Harbour |
| Passive Buying | $40 Credits per ton | Traders to your Harbour |
When we look at this table we can see that when a trader comes to your harbour and purchases Work Clothes from you they will pay you $16 Credits per ton. On the other hand when a trader comes to your harbour and sells you Work Clothes you will have to pay them $40 Credits per ton.
How to set up trading
As we can see from the table above there are two options for trading Work Clothes. These are both for passive trading. Lets take a look at these options now.
Passive trading
Passive trading is where a trader comes to your Trade post and trades with you. To allow passive trading to work you will first have to set it up. The first thing that you will need to do is to select your Trade post on your island and you will be faced with a screen where you can select the item for trading. Once you have selected the item a new menu will open up that will show a screen showing a menu with a slider on it. Move this slider to set the minimum amount of stock to hold on this island. You will also notice that there are four buttons on this screen for the type of trade to do.
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These are the buttons that you will be faced with on the trade type menu. They are No Trade, Buy and Sell, Sell or Buy. You can select these depending on what you wish to do for trade at this island. Once you have set these up traders will then trade with your island.
Taking Work Clothes on Expeditions
Many items in Anno 1800 will give you benefits when you take them on expeditions. Expeditions are when you send your ships out of your current region and into another region. So for example an expedition could be that you have to go and find the New World. For these expeditions you will have the chance to take items with you on them. Different items will give you different benefits when taking them. Work Clothes are one of those items that can be taken and will give you 20 bonus points to Medicine and 20 bonus points to Morale for every 50 tons taken.
How to make Work Clothes
Work Clothes are made in the Framework Knitters. The Framework Knitters does not require any special treatment and can be placed on any island. To supply the Framework Knitters you will require a Sheep Farm to supply the Wool.
As you can see from the Tech Tree above it is a simple Work clothes production chain to make and only requires two buildings. This production chain will produce two tons of Work Clothes per minute.