Progress Cloud

The Progress Cloud is an abstracted method of showing the technological progress of your city. Powered by

Brainpower

generated by residents in your schools and other education facilities, researching new inventions is an essential process.

Progress cloud per era

Era I: Industrial Revolution

Thermodynamics

Bessemer process

Sanitation

Safety authorities

Era I

Telegraph

Photography

Rights of Man

Gas infrastructure

Era II: Birth of National Identity

Assembly line

Hydraulics

Aluminium

Electricity

Telephone

Combustion

Representation rights

Era II

Statuomania

Dynamite

Epidemiology

Personal hygiene

Communication advances

Voluntary motherhood

Era III: Conflict of Values

Television

HVAC

Appliances

Underground transportation

Refrigeration

Electrical grid

Two-way radios

Automobile transportation

Era III

Cosmetics

Triode

Public opinion

Psychology

Public health

Entertainment

Equality

Nylon

Antibiotics

Divorce

Era IV: Dualism

Automation

Business incubators

Outsourcing

Electro-optics

Organ transplants

Mass media

Satellites

Paperless office

Mobile communications

Environmentalism

Era IV

Personal computers

Accessibility

Solidarity

Pop music

Plastics

Video games

Freedom of information

Sexual revolution

Cultural exchange

Era V: Fragmentation of Values

Smart logistics

Cloud computing

Men's pill

Smart grid technology

Information security

Information policing

Genetics

Era V

Internet

Digital distribution

Fabrications

Sustainability

Non-Discrimination

Social media

Household robotics

Fair trade

Augmented reality

Internet of things

Smart growth

List of inventions

Invention	Era	Brainpower cost	Prerequisites	Effects and unlocks
				Public services	Institutions	Infrastructure	Edicts	Businesses	Other modifiers	Gameplay
Gas infrastructure	Era I	400	None			Gas grid Gas street lights Cobblestone road surface		Chemicals		Increases Environment
Safety authorities	Era I	400	None	Clinic			Safety Authorities Work Safety Act Ban Prostitution Alcohol Licensing Tobacco Licensing
Telegraph	Era I	400	None	Church				Newspapers Shoe store		Unlocks spread selection for districts
Thermodynamics	Era I	400	None	Police station	Railway station			Clothing store	Steam power: Increases sales in industries.
Bessemer process	Era I	1000	Thermodynamics						Bessemer process: Increases sales in heavy industries.	Unlocks density selection for districts
Photography	Era I	1000	Telegraph	Theatre				Photographer Furniture store
Rights of Man	Era I	1000	Sanitation Safety authorities	Workshop Vocational school			Raise Workshop Wages City Curfew Loitering Ban Regulate Gambling Or Ban Gambling
Sanitation	Era I	1000	Gas infrastructure Rights of Man	Small park	Port	Water grid Sewer system	Free fire brigade Financial aid for running water	Medical industry Pharmacy
Electricity	Era II	1500	None		Electrical power plant	Electric grid Electric street lights Tram line			Electrical lighting: Increases sales of industrial companies.	Free Public Transport Free Worker Transportation
Epidemiology	Era II	1500	None		Central hospital		Surgical Hygiene Mandatory Vaccinations Support for Anaesthetic Pain Relief	Food store	Toilet paper: Increases Health of all residents and sales in the paper industry.
Representation rights	Era II	1500	None		Courthouse		Livelihood Act Women's Rights in School Elections Secret Ballot Voting Lower Class Barriers	Book publishing Law
Statuomania	Era II	1500	None		University		Support Sports Clubs Endorse National Romanticism
Combustion	Era II	1750	Representation rights Assembly line Communication advances	Fire station					Automobile: Elite social class begins to drive automobiles.
Communication advances	Era II	1750	Representation rights Epidemiology Voluntary motherhood	Post office			Shops Closed on Sundays Symbolism To Theaters Ban Obscene Comics	Movie production Book store Movie theatre	Typewriters: Increases sales across industries.
Dynamite	Era II	1750	Statuomania Telephone Epidemiology Personal hygiene			Stone surface	Support Asbestos Insulation	Arms industry Construction companies		Allows building dismantling.
Hydraulics	Era II	1750	Electricity Telephone Hydraulics Combustion	High school				Barbershop	Barber chair: Industries related to barber shops receive a sales bonus.
Telephone	Era II	1750	Statuomania Electricity Dynamite	Public library		Police callbox Telephone line		Banking	Telephone: Increases sales in certain industries.
Aluminium	Era II	2000	Hydraulics Telephone		Railway station : Level crossing upgrade.			Clocksmiths	Aluminium: Increases sales in certain industries.
Assembly line	Era II	2000	Hydraulics Combustion		Port : Passenger terminal upgrade.		10 Hour Work Day Industrial Fire Safety Act	Car industry Hardware	Automobiles for the middle class: Middle class gains automobiles.
Personal hygiene	Era II	2000	Dynamite Voluntary motherhood				Quarantine Authory Act Promote Dental Hygiene		Dental hygiene: Health bonus for the middle and elite classes.
Voluntary motherhood	Era II	2000	Personal hygiene Communication advances				Support for Poor Families Support for Family Planning Ban Contraception Free School Lunches for the Poor
Automobile transportation	Era III	2500	None		Port : Ferry terminal upgrade.	Asphalt surface Bus network	Road Surface Markings Traffic Signs	Car store Oil refining	People's Car: All social classes gain acces to automobiles.
Cosmetics	Era III	2500	None	Playground					Bras: Increases textile company sales and personal growth for women. Cosmetics: Increase social life and fun for all women.	Unlocks building protection.
Electrical grid	Era III	2500	None		Electrical power plant : Improved efficiency upgrade Railway station : Automatic train control upgrade	Phone booth	Close Down Gas Infrastructure Join National Electric Grid		Electric oven and washing machine: Restaurants and department stores provide more social life.
Psychology	Era III	2500	None	Mental health clinic			Ban Lobotomy Support Psychiatrists or Support Psychologists
Public health	Era III	2500	None	Swimming hall		Waste bins	Endorse Physical Education Vagabond Services
Refrigeration	Era III	2500	None		Water treatment plant		Restaurant Hygiene Regulations		Refrigerators: Department stores provide more health and social life.
Appliances	Era III	2750	Electrical grid Television		Water treatment plant : Activated sludge system upgrade.	Waste bins	Industry standards	Household appliances Appliance store Hardware store	Vacuum cleaners: Stores provide more Environment
Entertainment	Era III	2750	Cosmetics Triode Nylon	Sports grounds			Preemptive Entertainment Censorship	Dance club Erotic stores Entertainment devices Adult industry Music store	Talkind movies: Increases sales in certain industries.
Equality	Era III	2750	Psychology Public opinion Public health		Courthouse : Appeals office upgrade University : Community college upgrade		Free Education Act or Basic Education Act			Unlocks taxation options.
HVAC	Era III	2750	Refrigeration Electrical grid Television					Department store		Unlocks high density districts
Public opinion	Era III	2750	Equality Automobile transportation	Park				Advertising industry		Unlocks Twin Cities and Oxford, Sydney, and San Francisco
Triode	Era III	2750	Electrical grid Cosmetics Entertainment Nylon Two-way radios		Radio tower	Traffic lights		Electronics industry	Condenser microphone: Pubs and clubs provide more fun, gain efficiency, and the music industry gains bonus sales.
Underground transportation	Era III	2750	Electrical grid Two-way radios			Metro	Conductor Ticket Sales for Metro Punchcard Metro Tickets Free Metro Criminalise Jaywalking
Antibiotics	Era III	3000	Public opinion Equality		Central hospital : Hospital surgical ward upgrade.			Second hand store
Divorce	Era III	3000	Equality		Courthouse : Public defenders offices		Contemplation Period Divorce No-Fault Divorce Safehouses for Abused Women		Divorce: Boosts security, personal growth, and fun.
Nylon	Era III	3000	Entertainment Triode				Ban Trousers for Women Bikini Indecency Act Deregulation of Dress Codes		Nylon stockings: Increases fun for all women. Bikinis: Increases fun and social life of citizens, but reduces support from conservative parties.
Television	Era III	3000	HVAC Appliances	Museum	Radio tower :TV tower upgrade.		Ban Pornography		Television: Wealthy start buying TV sets. Black and white TV: Increases various Wheel of Life values for middle and elite classes. Movie industry suffers.
Two-way radios	Era III	3000	Triode Underground transportation				Gun Control Act Full Broadcast Censorship Establish Police Radio
Mass media	Era IV	3500	None		Radio tower :Tlocal TV station upgrade		Support Alternative Media Support Local Newspapers Council for Mass Media Compulsory Seat Belts	Sports equipment	Mass media: Media companies are boosted.
Organ transplants	Era IV	3500	None		Central hospital : Medical science centre		Regional Healthcare
Plastics	Era IV	3500	None		Exhibition centre			Plastics	Plastic parts: Sales boost for all businesses.
Pop music	Era IV	3500	None				Anti-Blot Campaign Ban Obscene Msic Youths on Radio City Sponsored Music Festivals	Arcade	Youth culture: Young adults get a general happiness boost.
Satellites	Era IV	3500	None		Electrical power plant : Parallel generation upgrade		Industry Safety Net Eavesdropping
Solidarity	Era IV	3500	None		University :Community college upgrade		Free Hearing Aids Child Allowance
Accessibility	Era IV	3750	Solidarity Environmentalism Freedom of information				Free Elderly Care Public Wheelchair Accessibility Handicapped Parking Local TV Channel
Business incubators	Era IV	3750	Mass media Automation	Technology centre			Industry Support Act Company Growth Subsidy Business Accelerator
Electro-optics	Era IV	3750	Organ transplants Environmentalism Automation				DNA Evidence in Court Compulsory Smoke Detectors Compulsory Air Bags	Computer production industry
Paperless office	Era IV	3750	Satellites Personal computers Mass media		University : Science center upgrade		Electronic Mail		Digital bookkeeping: Large companies gain a sales boost Paperless office: Paper industry receives sales penalty
Sexual revolution	Era IV	3750	Pop music Freedom of information Cultural exchange				Eradicate Venereal Diseased Free Pills for All Women Free Pills for Married Women Free Abortion		Free love: Increases happiness for adults.
Video games	Era IV	3750	Plastics Cultural exchange Personal computers				Ban Violent Video Games Campaign Against Piracy Age Labels for Video Games	Video games industry Video game store	Pinball: Pubs provide more fun. Video games: Youth gains a fun bonus
Automation	Era IV	4000	Electro-optics Business incubators		Railway station : Electronic ticket systems upgrade	Computer-controlled traffic lights	Medical Information Database	Auto maintenance	Automation: Raises industry profits and working class unemployment.
Cultural exchange	Era IV	4000	Sexual revolution Video games		University : Rotterdam Exchange Program upgrade		Exchange Programme	Sports store
Environmentalism	Era IV	4000	Accessibility Electro-optics	Recycling center	Water treatment plant : Oil-water separator upgrade	Fine waste bins	Car Pollution Act
Freedom of information	Era IV	4000	Accessibility Sexual revolution				Freedom of Information Act Copyright Protection		Freedom of information: Increases citizen happines.. Increased bureaucracy: Increases city operating costs.
Mobile communciations	Era IV	4000	Paperless office			Mobile phone base station Bus network with LEDs	Enforce Broadcasting Censorship	Mobile device production	Mobile phones: Increases elite and middle class personal growth.
Outsourcing	Era IV	4000	Business incubators		Courthouse : Translator's offices upgrade.					Unlocks business delegations and Sendai.
Personal computers	Era IV	4000	Video games Paperless office				Pirate Copy Inspections	Electronics stores Software development	Computer games: Adults gain personal growth Programming: Adult males gain more personal growth
Genetics	Era V	5000	None				Access to Personal Genome Genetically Manipulated Crops Allow Genetic Manipulation on Pets Correct Genomes		Human genome: All citizens gain a Health bonus.
Information security	Era V	5000	None	Data centre	Exhibition centre :Improved security upgrade.		Big Data Security Measures Private Security for Public Services ASN-Proof Digital Services
Internet	Era V	5000	None			Fast mobile phone base station	Digital Archives for City Services City Info Website		Peer-to-peer networks: Sales penalty for music, game, and movie industries.
Non-Discrimination	Era V	5000	None				Mutual Parental Leave Gender Neutral Job Applications Anti-Propaganda Bill Legalise Cannabis
Sustainability	Era V	5000	None	Large park	Port : Port environmental regulations upgrade		Toll on Single Passenger Cars CO2 Reduction Measures Promote Electric Cars Ban Public Smoking
Digital distribution	Era V	5500	Social media Internet Augmented reality		Exhibition centre :Startup fairs upgrade.	Fast Internet			Napster: Music stores receive a sales penalty.
Fabrications	Era V	5500	Genetics Sustainability Fabrications		Central hospital : Artificial transplant upgrade.	PAD system	Allow Health Tourism Allow Sex Reassignment Surgeries Limit Cosmetic Surgeries		3D Printers: Quality bonus for all industries.
Fair trade	Era V	5500	Sustainability Non-Discrimination Smart growth				Development Aid Fair Trade City			Unlocks Shanghai
Household robotics	Era V	5500	Sustainability Fabrications Internet of things		Electrical power plant : Microgeneration subsidies upgrade		Cleaning Robots for Public Buildings Robot Assistants Community First Responders
Information policing	Era V	5500	Information security Cloud computing			Surveillance cameras	Drunk Driver Alcolock Act Universal Alcolock Act Police Access to Suspect Information
Smart grid technology	Era V	5500	Genetics Information security Smart logistics		University : Advanced science centre upgrade.	Smart grid Smart info screens
Social media	Era V	5500	Non-Discrimination Digital distribution Augmented reality				Virtual Conferences City Services on Social Media Digital Currency Taxing
Augmented reality	Era V	6000	Digital distribution Social media Smart growth		Water treatment plant : Advanced biological filtering upgrade		Free City Wifi Augmented Reality Education Augmented Surgery Rooms
Cloud computing	Era V	6000	Digital distribution Information policing Smart logistics		Radio tower : Mobile phone station upgrade.		Public Municipal Records Electronic Voting Cyber Security for Public Sector
Internet of things	Era V	6000	Household robotics Men's pill Smart growth				Product Quality Act Travel Tax for Car Usage		Self-service grocery stores: Food stores gain an efficiency boost Virtual worlds: Video game companies gain a quality boost.
Men's pill	Era V	6000	Fabrications Smart logistics Internet of things				Free Contraception
Smart growth	Era V	6000	Augmented reality Fair trade Internet of things			Automated metro Automated buses	Smart Services
Smart logistics	Era V	6000	Smart grid technology Cloud computing Men's pill			Smart info screens Automated taxis	Pedestrian Safety Regulations Food Spoilage Act Pollution Tax for Car Travel		Smart logistics: Food-related businesses get a sales boost.