Workers and gathering routes

Workers collect resources through the gathering and route system. Orders identify a site, number of workers and, where applicable, trips and accompanying transport. Some routes may cross islands, requiring eligible ships and a usable path.

A route can be stopped from the game's gathering controls. A worker assignment is not an instant delivery: movement, site stock, cargo and world progress can affect the result. Production buildings affect extraction but do not invent raw material when a limited site is depleted.

When a worker appears busy, review the current route and city state before reassigning. Avoid opening multiple overlapping missions merely to force a faster result.