Technologies/Passive

Passive

Passive Technologies are ones that can't be built, but can affect gameplay in other ways. They can be found either through Passive Inspiration or by opting-out of any other inspiration type and selecting a Passive instead.

Arm Bracers

Arm Bracers
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	2.8%

Your ranged units have better accuracy and no longer damage allies.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Most ranged units have a chance of missing with their attacks, and if those attacks strike a friendly unit, that unit will take damage. Arm Bracers prevent that from happening for all ranged units, other than projectile-based units such as Grenadiers.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Arm Bracers: Your ranged units have better accuracy and no longer damage allies.

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Bamboo Focus

Bamboo Focus
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Epic
Chance to Appear:	2.2%

Replace all Reeds construction Materials with Bamboo.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Bamboo Focus causes all Reeds used in construction to be replaced with Bamboo. This does not include Reeds used for production (such as the Bakery). Structures that use Bamboo instead of Reeds will have stronger resistance to damage from rainfall.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Bamboo Upgrade: Replace all Reeds construction Materials with Bamboo.

• Unique Combinations:

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Baskets

Baskets
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Gives Braves the ability to carry resources at full speed.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Baskets allow Braves to move at full speed, even when carrying Materials. This can improve production in every situation, so it is a very good Passive technology to have. Baskets is provided for free by Thatched Longhouses and Charnushka's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Baskets: Gives Braves the ability to carry resources at full speed.

• Unique Combinations:

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Braided Rope

Braided Rope
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Increases animal taming speed.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Braided Rope is an indispensable passive Technology when taming Beasts. It nearly doubles the taming speed of both Braves and Beastmasters. Braided Rope is provided for free with Galanga's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Taming: Increases animal taming speed.

• Unique Combinations:

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Bricks Focus

Bricks Focus
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Replace all Clay construction Materials with Bricks.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Bricks Focus causes all Clay used in construction to be replaced with Bricks. This does not include Clay used for production (such as the Ceramics Production attachment). Structures that use Bricks instead of Clay will have stronger resistance to damage from fire and rainfall.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Adobe Brick Upgrade: Replace all Clay construction Materials with Bricks.

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Brick Walls

Brick Walls
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

New structures are made with Bricks and are immune to fire and wind damage and have double health.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Brick Walls replaces the Chosen Walls Materials in all future structures with Bricks, significantly strengthening them. This can also simplify the building process if you have a more reliable way of producing Bricks than the original Chosen Wall Materials. Note, however, that old structures are not retrofitted with the new walls; they must be deconstructed and rebuilt to gain the benefit of this technology.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Brick Walls: New structures are made with Bricks and are immune to fire and wind damage and have double health.
	Material Replacement (Walls): This technology replaces all Chosen Wall Materials.

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Ceramic Mandate

Ceramic Mandate
Karma Cost:	1
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.8%

After spawning, a water-filled Ceramic is placed in front of your house for quick firefighting access.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Ceramic Mandate causes one unit of Ceramics to spawn with each Brave produced by a Shelter technology. This can be very useful for a quick start using Ceramics in any capacity. Ceramic Mandate is provided for free with Ajowan's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Materials Produced (Ceramics): This passive Technology enables a unit or structure to produce Ceramics.
	Ceramic Mandate: After spawning, a water-filled Ceramic is placed in front of your house for quick firefighting access.
	Ceramics Production: A knowledge of how to produce ceramics.
	Firefighting: A source of water to fight fires with.

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Chimneys

Chimneys
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.2%

Adds fireplaces and a dedicated chimney to each house to protect it from internal fires.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Chimneys prevent Shelter technologies from spontaneously bursting into flame, completely negating the effects of the Fire Season event.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Chimneys: Houses are completely protected against internal fires.

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Defensive Spikes

Defensive Spikes
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Epic
Chance to Appear:	1.5%

Add defensive spikes around your Hearth to damage intruders.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Defensive Spikes causes a series of wooden stakes to spawn around the Hearth. Any hostile unit that passes near these spikes will take a significant amount of damage. Defensive Spikes is provided for free with Kala & Jeera's B-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Hearth Spikes: Intruders get damaged upon entering the Hearth's radius.

• Unique Combinations:

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Enchanted Firejars

Enchanted Firejars
Karma Cost:	6
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Legendary
Chance to Appear:	1.5%

Units automatically hide in a protective magic jar when fire is near but no longer bother firefighting.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Enchanted Firejars makes all of your Units immune to fire damage. However, you also cannot control them while they're hiding in a firejar, so this Passive tech can be difficult to use effectively. It is best used when your buildings are immune to fire, such as with the Rotunda or Brick Walls technologies. Enchanted Firejars is provided for free with Ajowan's B-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Enchanted Firejars: Units automatically hide in a protective magic jar when fire is near but no longer bother firefighting.

• Unique Combinations:

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Fish Lures

Fish Lures
Karma Cost:	6
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	1.5%

Boats will collect Fish they pass over.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Fish Lures cause any boats that travel over fish in the water to pick them up as Food. Note that this technology can appear for selection even if you don't have a Movement or other technology that can create boats.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Materials Produced (Food): This Passive technology enables a unit or structure to produce Food.
	Fish Lures: Boats will collect Fish they pass over.
	Fishing Knowledge: Unlocks fish type technologies.

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Flathead Bridles

Flathead Bridles
Karma Cost:	5
Tech Group:	Group 5
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	4.4%

Allow you to control Flatheads to make them dig up the soil and create Clay.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Flathead Bridles add a button to the selection UI of a tamed Flatheads, letting you manually have them dig up Clay wherever they happen to be standing.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Materials Produced (Clay): This Passive technology enables a unit or structure to produce Clay.
	Flathead Bridles: Allow you to control Flatheads to make them dig up the soil and create Clay.

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Hollow Bricks

Hollow Bricks
Karma Cost:	5
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Replace all Bricks construction Materials with Ceramics but your houses become vulnerable to wind damage.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Hollow Bricks causes all Bricks used in construction to be replaced with Ceramics. Structures that use Ceramics instead of Bricks will have weaker resistance against collapsing due to wind.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Hollow Bricks: Replace all Bricks construction Materials requirements with Ceramics.

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Incense

Incense
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Increases movement speed within your campfire's radius.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Incense increases your Braves' walking speed by 1.5× while they are standing inside the territory controlled by your Hearth. This does not include any additional territory added through Totems.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Aroma: Improve the speed of your people while within your town's Hearth radius.
	Hearth Attachment: Placed over your Hearth and blocks further Hearth attachments.

• Unique Combinations:

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Lightfootedness

Lightfootedness
Karma Cost:	5
Tech Group:	Group 1
Rarity:	Legendary
Chance to Appear:	1.2%

Units will not alert Beasts or other towns they pass by.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Lightfootedness is one of the most powerful Passive technologies available, since it eliminates the automatic aggression trigger that causes Beasts and hostile units to attack you on sight. Beasts and hostile units will still defend themselves if attacked, but Lightfootedness prevents them from proactively attacking your units. Lightfootedness is provided for free with Galanga's B-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Lightfootedness: Units will not alert Beasts or other towns they pass by.

• Unique Combinations:

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Light Planks

Light Planks
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Replace all Reeds construction Materials with wood Planks and increase your house fire protection.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Light Planks causes all Reeds used in construction to be replaced with Planks. Structures that use Planks instead of Reeds will have stronger resistance against catching fire.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Light Planks: Replace all Reeds construction Materials requirements with Planks, which must be crafted.

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Lotus Hooks

Lotus Hooks
Karma Cost:	6
Tech Group:	Group 1
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	1.5%

Boats will collect Lotus they pass over.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Lotus Hooks enable you to collect Lotus Fabric more easily, since much of it tends to grow in open water away from the shoreline. Note that this technology can appear for selection even if you don't have a Movement or other technology that can create boats.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Materials Produced (Lotus Fabric): This Passive technology enables a unit or structure to produce Lotus Fabric.
	Lotus Hooks: Boats will collect Lotus they pass over.

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Pangolin Armor

Pangolin Armor
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Braves take no damage from behind.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Pangolin Armor completely negates damage dealt to a Brave from any unit (or other damage source, such as a Beast or grenade) that's standing behind them, significantly improving their survivability. Pangolin Armor is provided for free by Garam's B-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Pangolin Armor: Braves take no damage from behind.
	Wearing Hats: You may only wear 1 hat type!

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Permaculture

Permaculture
Karma Cost:	2
Tech Group:	Group 1
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.2%

Crops grow fertile grass around them when exhausted.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

When a Crop Row disappears after exhausting, Permaculture causes the surrounding tiles to become green grass tiles. This can be helpful since it enables the construction of additional Crop Rows.

• Prerequisites: or
• Effects:

Fertilizing Soil: Farms automatically fertilize surrounding soil when they're exhausted.

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Rattan Hats

Rattan Hats
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Braves get rain hats so they can still work while rained on.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Rattan Hats allow Braves to continue to work, even while being rained on. This can be helpful in Biomes with a lot of rain, or in combination with Thinkers whose Festivals promote rainfall. Rattan Hats is provided for free with the Rattan Home and Charnushka's B-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Rattan Hats: Braves get rain hats so they can still work while rained on.
	Wearing Hats: You may only wear 1 hat type!

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Runed Axes

Runed Axes
Karma Cost:	2
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.2%

Chopping a tree yields an extra portion of Logs.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

When a Brave cuts down a tree for Logs, Runed Axes cause a second unit of Logs to spawn.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Materials Produced (Wood): This Passive technology enables a unit or structure to produce Wood.
	Runed Axes: Chopping a tree yields an extra portion of Logs.

• Unique Combinations:

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Sharpened Axes

Sharpened Axes
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 1
Rarity:	Epic
Chance to Appear:	1.9%

Doubles Braves' damage and chopping speed.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Sharpened Axes is a very useful passive Technology for warring villages, as well as those with a lot of Log-based Technologies. Braves dealing double damage very nearly makes combat trivial, though they do not have any of the specific advantages other combat-specific units do. Sharpened Axes is provided for free by Log Tents and Garam's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Sharpened Axes: Doubles Braves' damage and chopping speed.

• Unique Combinations:

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Silk Outfits

Silk Outfits
Karma Cost:	4
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Legendary
Chance to Appear:	1.5%

Braves no longer cost Food and instead cost Fabric to produce.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Silk Outfits replaces the consumable resource in all Shelter technology with Fabric, necessitating the use of a Resource technology to continue Brave production rather than Food. Silk Outfits is provided for free with Serrano's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Silk Outfits: Braves no longer cost Food and instead cost Fabric to produce.
	Wearing Clothing: You may only wear 1 type of clothing!

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Slate Roof

Slate Roof
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Roofs are now made with stone slate and are protected from rain and fire.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Slate Roof replaces the Chosen Roof Materials in all future structures with Bricks, significantly improving rain and fire protection. This can also simplify the building process if you have a more reliable way of producing Bricks than the original Chosen Roof Materials. Note, however, that old structures are not retrofitted with the new roofs; they must be deconstructed and rebuilt to gain the benefit of this technology.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Slate Roof: Roofs are now made with stone slate and are protected from rain and fire.
	Material Replacement (Roof): This technology replaces all Chosen Roof Materials.

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Snail Bridles

Snail Bridles
Tech Group:	Group 5
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	2.2%

Allow you to control snail spits to fertilize the soil and extinguish fires.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Snail Bridles add a button to the selection UI of a tamed Snail, letting you manually have them spit. This can be useful to turn soil into green grass tiles, but not very useful for fighting fires (since the Snail will automatically spit on active fires).

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Snail Bridles: Allow you to control snail spits to fertilize the soil and extinguish fires.

• Unique Combinations:

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Snow Outfits

Snow Outfits
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 1
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Braves will still work and move at full speed during snowfall.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Snowfall normally cuts the walk speed of any unit in half, as well as having a small chance of freezing the unit solid (preventing them from doing anything until the snow passes). Braves wearing Snow Outfits are protected from these effects, and will even continue to work while being actively snowed on. Snow Outfits is provided for free with Achiote's B-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Snow Outfits: Braves will still work and move at full speed during snowfall.
	Wearing Hats: You may only wear 1 hat type!
	Wearing Clothing: You may only wear 1 type of clothing!

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Solid Planks

Solid Planks
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Replace all Clay construction Materials with wood Planks but decrease house fire protection.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Solid Planks causes all Clay used in construction to be replaced with Planks. Structures that use Planks instead of Clay will have weaker resistance to damage to fire, but may be easier to build since Planks are much easier to source in certain situations.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Solid Planks: Replace all Clay construction Materials with Planks, which must be crafted.

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Spectral Units

Spectral Units
Karma Cost:	6
Tech Group:	Blueprint
Rarity:	Legendary
Chance to Appear:	0.9%

Houses no longer require Food but only produce ghosts.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Spectral Units causes all units to be spawned as ghosts, giving them only one hit point. To compensate, these units do not require Food to produce. Note that all units are spawned as ghosts, not just Braves.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Spectral Units: Houses no longer require Food but only produce ghosts.

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Stilt Foundations

Stilt Foundations
Karma Cost:	6
Tech Group:	Blueprint
Rarity:	Legendary
Chance to Appear:	1.2%

Houses always start stilted off the ground a bit.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Stilt Foundations prevent all structures from being flooded, but adds one Bamboo to the construction of every building.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Stilt Foundations: Houses always start stilted off the ground a bit.

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Stone Focus

Stone Focus
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Replace all Logs construction Materials with Bricks and increase house fire protection.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Stone Focus causes all Logs used in construction to be replaced with Briks. Structures that use Bricks instead of Logs will have stronger resistance against catching fire.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Stone Focus: Replace all Logs construction Materials requirements with Bricks.

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Stone Soup

Stone Soup
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.2%

Add stones to your meals to keep your people from being pushed in combat or by wind.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Stone Soup prevents you units from being knocked around by wind or by enemy units. However, it does not prevent your units from being pushed around by other sources, such as by grenades or by Beasts.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Stone Soup: Add stones to your meals to keep your people from being pushed in combat or by wind.

• Unique Combinations:

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Structure Safety

Structure Safety
Karma Cost:	2
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	1.9%

Allows structures to be placed half over the edge of cliffs.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Structure Safety is very helpful when combined with large footprint Technologies, as it allows up to half of their footprint to be built off the edge of a cliff or slope. Structure Safety is provided for free by Potala Mansions and Sumac's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Structure Safety: Allows structures to be placed half over the edge of cliffs.

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Sturdy Planks

Sturdy Planks
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Replace all Logs construction Materials with wood Planks and increase house snow protection.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Sturdy Planks causes all Logs used in construction to be replaced with Planks. Structures that use Planks instead of Logs will have stronger resistance against collapsing due to snowfall.

Note that replacement technologies like this can conflict with those that replace Chosen Wall or Chosen Roof Materials, with varying unusual side-effects.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Sturdy Planks: Replace all Logs construction Materials requirements with Planks, which must be crafted.

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Sturdy Shovels

Sturdy Shovels
Karma Cost:	1
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

25% chance not to destroy a Clay deposit when digging.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Sturdy Shovels give your Braves a 25% chance to dig Clay out of a deposit (either Clay soil or an anthill) without destroying the deposit.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Materials Produced (Clay): This Passive technology enables a unit or structure to produce Clay.
	Sturdy Shovels: 25% chance not to destroy a Clay deposit when digging.

• Unique Combinations:

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Terracotta Roof

Terracotta Roof
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Epic
Chance to Appear:	1.2%

Roofs are made with Ceramics and are immune to wind and rain.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Terracotta Roof replaces the Chosen Roof Materials in all future structures with Ceramics, significantly improving wind and rain protection. This can also simplify the building process if you have a more reliable way of producing Ceramics than the original Chosen Roof Materials. Note, however, that old structures are not retrofitted with the new roofs; they must be deconstructed and rebuilt to gain the benefit of this technology.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Terracotta Roof: Roofs are made with Ceramics and are immune to wind and rain.
	Material Replacement (Roof): This technology replaces all Chosen Roof Materials.

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Thinking Caps

Thinking Caps
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 2
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	2.5%

Braves work faster during production in attachments.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Braves wearing Thinking Caps will have a 1.5× production speed boost when working in any attachment Technology.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Thinking Caps: Braves work faster during production in attachments.
	Wearing Hats: You may only wear 1 hat type!

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Totano Bridles

Totano Bridles
Karma Cost:	5
Tech Group:	Group 5
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	4.4%

Allow you to control Totanos to make them shake seeds and sprout resoueces.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Totano Bridles add a button to the selection UI of a tamed Totano, letting you manually have them shake and fertilize the soil beneath them. Any soil that isn't green grass tiles has a chance to become fertilized, and tiles that are already green grass tiles have a chance to sprout Bamboo, Reeds, or trees.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Totano Bridles: Allow you to control Totanos to make them shake seeds and sprout resoueces.

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Urban Planning

Urban Planning
Karma Cost:	5
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Epic
Chance to Appear:	1.9%

Round houses can be placed closer to one another.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Urban Planning reduces the footprint of Shelter structures with a 4x4 Diamond footprint to 3x3 Diamond, making it much easier to cluster them closer together.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Urban Planning: Round houses can be placed closer to one another.

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Warding Headbands

Warding Headbands
Karma Cost:	3
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Units become immune to mind bending like conversion and amnesia.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Any unit wearing Warding Headbands will not be affected by any hostile unit or structure that will make it disobey your Thinker's commands, such as a Priest or a Jar of Amnesia.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Warding Headbands: Units become immune to mind bending like conversion and amnesia.
	Wearing Hats: You may only wear 1 hat type!

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Wooden Nails

Wooden Nails
Tech Group:	Starting
Rarity:	Common
Chance to Appear:	3.1%

Structures are constructed as fast as you can acquire the resources.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Wooden Nails enable structures to be built very quickly, since Braves don't need to stand at the structure and hammer before retrieving Materials. However, taking maximum advantage of this technology requires a little bit of micromanagement, since Braves will still hammer a few times before fetching Materials. Wooden Nails is provided for free with Achiote's A-side.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

Wooden Nails: Removes the need for excessive hammering.

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Wood Roof

Wood Roof
Karma Cost:	2
Tech Group:	Group 3
Rarity:	Rare
Chance to Appear:	0.6%

Roofs are made with wood Planks and are protected from rain and snow.
— Kainga Encyclopedia

Wood Roof replaces the Chosen Roof Materials in all future structures with Planks, significantly improving rain and snow protection. This can also simplify the building process if you have a more reliable way of producing Planks than the original Chosen Roof Materials. Note, however, that old structures are not retrofitted with the new roofs; they must be deconstructed and rebuilt to gain the benefit of this technology.

• Prerequisites:
• Effects:

	Wood Roof: Roofs are made with wood Planks and are protected from rain and snow.
	Material Replacement (Roof): This technology replaces all Chosen Roof Materials.

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