Fireworks Pile

Fireworks Pile


Building Type	Decoration
Bonus Type	Shops
Population	-1
Population When Inactive	-0
Size	5 x 5
Unlocked	Level 15, Special Mission, Unique
Cost
Gold	100,000
Construction Time	1d

Sell Price	1,000
Reward for Raiding	50 10 5
Reward for Occupation	190 38 19

"A dangerously unstable pile of carelessly stacked fireworks. The experience you get from it comes from learning what you can do around it without setting the whole thing off. (Hint: it's a very short list.)"

— In-game Description

Overview[]

The Fireworks Pile is the focus of a series of limited-time missions released July 3, 2014.

The total cost to build and upgrade the pile is 4,280,000 and 5d 18h.

Fully upgraded it gives 715 per 8 hours, harvesting this 3 times a day (assuming the player sleeps 8) gives 89 XP/hr/w (XP per worker per hour). (In comparison a solar power plant gives 35 XP/hr/w.) Making this building once upgraded one of the best XP/hr/w generating buildings in the game.

Missions[]

No Boom Today. Boom Tomorrow.[]

Level:

15

	Just kidding. I don't really care about his sprint times.		Build the Fireworks Pile

Cost:	1d, 100,000
Reward:	500
Followup:	Building a Better Bombardment

Dialogue
Start mission
	Gotta say, Lieutenant, we're much obliged, you helpin' out with this year's frontier summer festivities. The firework show's always the hardest part.
	Hey, if there's one thing we're good at, it's making things go boom. And we have plenty of old leftover ordnance laying around.
	Ain't that a little… unsafe?
	Oh, extremely. But it's much safer to set it all off than any other disposal method, as long as it's handled carefully and professionally.
	Sirs, I could only find a couple of feet of fuse…
	Then I hope you've been improving your sprint times.
Finish mission
	There you go. Pretty impressive, eh, Sheriff?
	Well, I gotta say, y'all made a mighty fine—
	Failure! That heap of firecrackers isn't gonna impress anyone! We need BIGGER! MORE! We need an explosive display that can be seen FROM SPACE!
	Uh, I don't think that'll be necessary, Sergeant…
	No, I think Ramsey's right. You just wait, Sheriff. We'll give you a fireworks show that your grandkids' grandkids will talk about.
	I… think I'll wait back at Recoil Ridge.
Reward screen
	Maybe I oughta evacuate, just in case…

Building a Better Bombardment[]

Level:

15

Prereq:

No Boom Today. Boom Tomorrow.

	Or at least YOU guys get to work.		Upgrade the Fireworks Pile to level 10!

Cost:	4d 18h, 4,180,000
Reward:	3,500, 50, unlocks Fireworks Stand

Dialogue
Start mission
	Okay, we're making a hilariously over-the-top fireworks show for Recoil Ridge, so I'm gonna need everyone to pitch in.
	I'm going to get the troops to start piling on every ounce of unused explosives we can spare.
	I'm manufacturin' gunpowder faster than I can safely make it!
	I'm stockpiling bandages and burn ointment at the Hospital.
	I'm improving my sprint times.
	And I'm supervising with a nice glass of iced tea. Sounds good — let's get to work!
Level 2
	Higher! Higher! I want to offend the heavens themselves!!
Level 3
	Aw, man, I wanted to help...
Level 4
	Ramsey, I love ya, but you're insane.
Level 5
	OK, men: from now on, smoking is a court martial offense!
Level 6
	I don't suppose anyone wants to see my crater radius estimates?
Level 7
	I feel like we're committing a crime against humanity now...
Level 8
	I need a danger level above "Extremely Hazardous"... "Apocalyptic," perhaps?
Level 9
	Uh, even I'm startin' to get a little nervous about this thing...
Finish mission
	Okay, Sheriff, bear with us. I know it looks like an irresponsibly dangerous megalith of deadly explosives, but I think you'll warm up to our work—
	OUR work?!
	… Once we set the whole shebang off and you see how awesome it is.
	Wait! We'll all need to put on these three inch thick carbon lens goggles. Without them, I estimate a permanent 54% decrease in vision for anyone within a ten mile viewing radius.
	...
	On second thought, maybe we shouldn't set it all off all at once. Maybe… a few at a time? That'll be okay, right?
Reward screen
	At the maximum safe rate, we should work through the entire pile in about 27 years...

Levels[]

Fireworks Pile Levels
Building Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Interval	8h
Collected	130	195	260	325	390	455	520	585	650	715

Gold Cost	100,000	130,000	180,000	250,000	340,000	440,000	540,000	650,000	760,000	890,000
Time Cost	1d	21h	18h	15h	12h	9h	6h	3h	6h	1d

Trivia[]

This is the first decoration that can be upgraded, takes up population and has a collectable reward. This is more characteristic for a shop.