Workforce

Workforce operates production buildings.

Worker Types

There are four worker types:

• Workers
• Technicians
• Engineers
• Scientists

Each type has different consumable needs. Different buildings require different worker types.

Jobs and Housing

Each worker type has separate jobs and housing tracked independently.

Jobs: How many of each worker type your production buildings need to operate at full capacity.

Housing: How many of each worker type your housing buildings can accommodate.

Free: Unemployed (housing available but no jobs). These don't consume anything.

Employed: The lesser of jobs or housing.

Consumption

Only employed workforce consume resources.

Employed workforce consumes, even when:

• Buildings are idle
• No production orders active
• Waiting for materials

Essential Consumables

Each worker type requires 3 essential consumables.

• Missing essential consumables reduces satisfaction drastically (x0.6).

Optional Consumables

Each worker type may consume 3 optional consumables.

• Missing optional consumables reduces satisfaction by 10% per missing item

Satisfaction

Satisfaction is calculated individually for each workforce type and directly impacts their productivity.

Satisfaction Calculation

• Base Satisfaction: 100%
• Optional Consumables: Each missing optional consumable reduces satisfaction by 10%.
• Essential Consumables: Each missing essential consumable applies a x0.6 multiplier to the current satisfaction level.
• Satisfaction Floor: If no consumables are provided, satisfaction is set to 10%.

Calculation Examples

Scenario	Calculation	Resulting Satisfaction
All Consumables Provided	100%	100%
Missing 1 Optional	100% - (10% * 1)	90%
Missing 3 Optionals	100% - (10% * 3)	70%
Missing 3 Optionals and 1 Essential	70% * 0.6	42%
Missing 3 Optionals and 2 Essentials	70% * 0.6 * 0.6	25.2%
No Consumables Provided	Floored	10%

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Impact on Production

Worker satisfaction is a key component in determining the operational speed of your buildings.

Worker Productivity is a multiplier derived from both satisfaction and staffing levels.

Formula:Worker Productivity = Satisfaction % * (Employed Workers / Required Jobs)

This productivity figure is then used in the overall production speed calculation:

Production Speed = Worker Productivity × Building Productivity × Technology Bonus × Planet Abundance × Starting Bonus

Understaffing Example

If you have:

• 70% worker satisfaction
• 30 employed workers
• 50 jobs required by the building

The calculation would be: Worker Productivity = 0.70 * (30 / 50) = 0.42

This results in the building operating at only 42% of its potential speed. Low satisfaction and understaffing penalties multiply, leading to severe production losses.

Expansion Overhead

Each worker contributes a certain amount of "burden" to your total workforce.

• Worker: 1 Burden
• Technician: 1.5 Burden
• Engineer: 2.5 Burden
• Scientist: 4 Burden

Penalty Calculation

When your total Workforce Burden exceeds 2,000, a penalty is applied. For every 1,000 burden over this threshold, the resource consumption of your entire workforce is increased by 1%.

Mitigation: Guild project Administration Center reduces this penalty.