Harbor Yard

The Renaissance harbor yard is the facility that built the Age of Exploration: Portuguese caravels rounding the Cape, Spanish galleons crossing the Atlantic, Dutch fluytes carrying the wealth of Asia back to European ports. Here, frigates are laid down in dry dock, great three-masted warships are rigged, and colonial transport fleets are fitted for ocean passage. These vessels are not merely larger than their Bronze Age predecessors — they represent a qualitative leap in firepower, range, and cargo capacity. A colonial fleet spawned from this yard can seize distant resource islands, blockade enemy coastlines, and escort trade routes that fund entire war efforts. Control the seas in the Renaissance, and you dictate which civilizations prosper and which are strangled at their shores.