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Guide to Communications

Towers

Type of Tower

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Description

Utility pole

Will only work with 2 tiles inbetween each pole. Cannot be diagonal. Be extremely careful building as it cannnot be deconstructed and only destroyed with a catapult or canon/explosives. Building a good telegraph line:

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  • First setup the telegraph in the desired location. Typically the corner of a building.
  • Build the utiliy pole adjacent to the telegraph on the otherside of the wall.
  • Use spare materials to map out your utility pole line.
  • Create the telegraph at the other end.
  • Build your new building around it.
  • Construct the telegraph lines and make sure to place a telegraph printer next to each of the telegraphs. (Make sure to load paper into it.)

Cell Tower

Must be within 30 tiles of another tower to work. Requires power.

Devices

  • Screaming: the best form of getting help, but its better if your a woman.

  • Bone horn: blow it to signal a charge or an enemy invasion.

  • Campfire: use cloth/leather sheets on a campfire to cause a smoke signal with a range of 40 tiles to attract help or friends.

  • Lanterns: lit lanterns can be used for limited communication for certain situations. (Use a telescope to see them from a far)

  • Messengers: these are men who dedicate their lives to delivering letters to people who need them in time usually on horseback.

  • Telegraph: to use a telegraph it must be within 2 tiles of a communications pole, you need a telegraph and a telegraph printer with paper in it to actually send messages. Doesn’t need power

  • Cameras: a simple form of relaying information through photographs, either for keeping memories of the past or for spying on enemy nations and war journalism.

  • Stationary phone: must be within 2 tiles from a utility pole in order to work. (Not working currently)

  • Stationary Radio: requires power and a microphone in order to respond to calls, it has a set frequency which you can change at any time.

  • Mobile Radio backpack: requires no power and takes up the backpack slot.

  • Mobile phone: must be within 50 tiles of a mobile tower to work. Shift click the phone in hand in order to see watch your phone number currently is. Does not require power only a signal.

  • Walkie Talkie: small version of a radio and can be place in a pocket or coinpouch slot.


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