Academy Upgrade Costs
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Total cost, level 1 to 30
food
525,940,000
wood
526,778,390
stone
103,418,020
iron
26,332,560
Level-by-level costs
| Level | Food | Wood | Stone | Iron | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 105 | — | — | 2s |
| 2 | — | 160 | — | — | 9s |
| 3 | — | 725 | — | — | 45s |
| 4 | — | 1,600 | 320 | — | 2m 15s |
| 5 | — | 6,800 | 1,300 | — | 4m 30s |
| 6 | — | 17,000 | 3,400 | 860 | 9m |
| 7 | — | 62,000 | 12,000 | 3,100 | 18m |
| 8 | — | 110,000 | 22,000 | 5,600 | 27m |
| 9 | — | 230,000 | 47,000 | 11,000 | 40m 30s |
| 10 | — | 410,000 | 82,000 | 20,000 | 54m |
| 11 | 520,000 | 520,000 | 100,000 | 26,000 | 1h 7m |
| 12 | 670,000 | 670,000 | 130,000 | 33,000 | 1h 21m |
| 13 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 190,000 | 47,000 | 1h 39m |
| 14 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 250,000 | 63,000 | 2h 6m |
| 15 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 370,000 | 93,000 | 2h 42m |
| 16 | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | 470,000 | 110,000 | 4h 34m |
| 17 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 740,000 | 180,000 | 5h 29m |
| 18 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 250,000 | 6h 35m |
| 19 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 310,000 | 9h 52m |
| 20 | 8,600,000 | 8,600,000 | 1,700,000 | 430,000 | 12h 20m |
| 21 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 2,100,000 | 540,000 | 16h 2m |
| 22 | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 2,800,000 | 720,000 | 1d 4m |
| 23 | 17,000,000 | 17,000,000 | 3,500,000 | 890,000 | 1d 9h 42m |
| 24 | 24,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 4,800,000 | 1,200,000 | 1d 23h 11m |
| 25 | 32,000,000 | 32,000,000 | 6,500,000 | 1,600,000 | 2d 18h 3m |
| 26 | 42,000,000 | 42,000,000 | 8,400,000 | 2,100,000 | 3d 3h 57m |
| 27 | 59,000,000 | 59,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 2,900,000 | 3d 19h 9m |
| 28 | 79,000,000 | 79,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 3,900,000 | 4d 8h 49m |
| 29 | 98,000,000 | 98,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 4,900,000 | 5d 33m |
| 30 | 120,000,000 | 120,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 6d 40m |
Upgrade requirements
| Level | Requires |
|---|---|
| 1 | Town Center 9 |
| 2 | Town Center 9 |
| 3 | Town Center 9 |
| 4 | Town Center 9 |
| 5 | Town Center 9 |
| 6 | Town Center 9 |
| 7 | Town Center 9 |
| 8 | Town Center 9 |
| 9 | Town Center 9 |
| 10 | Town Center 10 |
| 11 | Town Center 11 |
| 12 | Town Center 12 |
| 13 | Town Center 13 |
| 14 | Town Center 14 |
| 15 | Town Center 15 |
| 16 | Town Center 16 |
| 17 | Town Center 17 |
| 18 | Town Center 18 |
| 19 | Town Center 19 |
| 20 | Town Center 20 |
| 21 | Town Center 21 |
| 22 | Town Center 22 |
| 23 | Town Center 23 |
| 24 | Town Center 24 |
| 25 | Town Center 25 |
| 26 | Town Center 26 |
| 27 | Town Center 27 |
| 28 | Town Center 28 |
| 29 | Town Center 29 |
| 30 | Town Center 30 |
Numeric costs imported from community tables; prose written independently.
Source: Community-sourced building costs, compiled from public community tables (see /methodology)
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