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Like mostcity-building games,SteamWorld Buildoffers boosters to cut the production time and gain extra resources:Items. These catalyzers can be equipped on Steambots and buildings to enhance their overall performance—or give them unique abilities. This guide explains all the nitty-gritty of Items, lists all the available options, and gives tips for utilizing them by the book. Here’severything you need to know aboutSteamWorld BuildItems.
SteamWorld Build Items Explained
Items areproduction boosters.Assigning one to a workeror building would maximize its performance, granting a faster or more lucrative outcome.
Shovel and Shield
Warehouse Deliveries
Extra deliveries.
The best items to purchase first are Gold, Rubie, Warehouse Expansions, Service Income, and Production Chance.
How to Assign Items to Buildings
To give Items to a facility, use the Items Tool. (The box-looking icon on the docknext to the move tool.) After grabbing this tool, select empty slots that appear over buildings and drop the desired Items in them.
Another way to assign Items is by selecting the Edit button on the facility card. First, click on a building and choose “Edit.” Next, scroll down to see all the available Items and enable them for that particular structure.
How to Get More Items
You can get Items by either trading or looting chests. Trading happens at the Train Station, whereyou pay cash or rubies to buy boosters. To loot treasure chests, you must explore the mines—after repairing the Mineshaft.
Since the Train Station offers new Items every five minutes, it’s the ideal way to get multiple Items simultaneously. However,purchasing these boosters costs rubies, which are relatively scarce resources. In that sense, excavating them from the mine is a more cost-effective choice.
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