Civilization VII

Civ 7 Why Can't You Build a Factory?

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Distance, availability, and extra research are some reasons why you can't build a factory in Civilization VII (Civ 7). See all the reasons why you can't build a factory here and what you can do to build one.

Why Can't You Build a Factory?

Confirmed Bug

Factory

In the Patch 3 (1.0.1) Update, it was confirmed that the inability to build factories in distant lands was due to a bug, despite meeting the requirements. To resolve this, update your game to the latest patch, and you should be able to build factories afterward.

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No Ports or Rail Station

Since Modern Age trades are conducted by trains, with roads becoming railroads, having a Rail Station in all your settlements is required to circulate trade. If you don't have one, factories might not appear on your list, so make sure to add a Rail Station before building factories.

For distant land trades, you also need to have Ports. Simply build one in both the distant region and the mainland, and the option to build a factory should appear—provided the distance between them is short enough.

How to Use Factory Resource

Technologies Needed for Factories

Technology Unlocks Mastery
Civ 7 - Mass ProductionMass Production
+1 Settlement Limit
Cannery (Building)
Factory (Building)
+1 Food on Food Buildings
Sabotage Shipping
+1 Food on Fishing Boats and Pastures
Civ 7 - IndustrializationIndustrialization
Rail Station (Building)
Field Gun (Unit)
Howitzer (Unit)
Rifle Infantry (Unit)
Marine (Unit)
+3 Combat Strength for Infantry Units
+1 Production on Mines and Woodcutters
Civ 7 - CombustionCombustion
Cruiser (Unit)
Dreadnought (Unit)
Landship (Unit)
+3 Combat Strength for Cavalry Units
+1 Production on Production Buildings
Civ 7 - Military ScienceMilitary Science
Defensive Fortifications (Building)
Military Academy (Building)
Red Fort (Building)
None
Civ 7 - Steam EngineSteam Engine
Ironworks (Building)
Port (Building)
Merchant (Unit)
Ironclad (Unit)
+1 Production on Camps
+1 Food on Farm and Plantations

These are all the technologies needed to unlock factories, railroads, and ports. All of them are available in the Modern Age, and the earliest you can study are Military Science and Industrialization to access the other branching techs.

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Long Distance Travel

Factories also rely on the distance between the foreign region and the mainland. Make sure to expand any settlements closer to the mainland by allowing them to grow further until both territories are at least one to three tiles away.

Factory Building and Effect

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