Design flintlock

	Design flintlock
	Category Type Ranged weapons Building Academy Statistics Effect Musket cost -50% Requirements Prerequisites Progress to the 18th century Cost Gold: 6050 Coal: 7750

Design flintlock is an upgrade in Cossacks 3, available at the Academy.

Background

The invention of the flintlock was a truly revolutionary event. Not only did it increase the rate of fire significantly, but it also made handguns cheap enough to supply an entire army with them. After this invention, all armies were equipped with new weapons that were produced until the early 19th century when a new type of gunlock was invented.

Effect

• Musket cost -50%

Upgrades Civilian upgrades General Design Montgolfier Develop geology Progress to the 18th Century Buildings Forge metal armature and gratings Increase number of defensive cannons Raise builders' salary Research new fortification grades Use new construction materials Resource extraction Build new shipyards for fishing boats Carry out field melioration Cultivate new cultures of rye Cultivate new cultures of wheat Design new tackle and fishing nets Design new woodworking tools Develop mining Enlarge mines and build extensive railroad network for them Improve grain crops storage Improve grain crops treatment Manufacture agricultural equipment Raise agriculturists' salary Raise miners' salary Military upgrades General Develop medical science Forge new cuirasses Research improved steel grades for cuirasses Infantry Conduct a physical training Conduct rehearsals Conduct a firing practice Design bayonet: barrel-inserted, bayonet with a tube Design flintlock Design paper cartridge and iron ramrod Design wheellock Improve firearms: rifled barrel Research granular gunpowder Research new nitre purification methods Research new steel grades Research new sulphur purification methods Supply with new grenades Cavalry Conduct a riding drill Conduct a firing practice Design bayonet: barrel-inserted, bayonet with a tube Design flintlock Design paper cartridge and iron ramrod Design wheellock Forge harnesses for horses Forge new types of broadswords and sabres Improve firearms: rifled barrel Research granular gunpowder Research new nitre purification methods Research new sulphur purification methods Naval Design new rib system and new hulls Design new rigging types Develop new woodworking methods Forge bayonets and broadswords for infantry Improve transport vessel design Train carpenters Artillery Design more durable gun carriage: Gribovalle system Design multi-barrelled cannon Design new barrel types: unicorn, carronade Develop mathematics Develop new metalworking methods Finance artillery repair shops Foundry mechanization Research improved additions to gunpowder formula Research new sighting devices for artillery