Dockyard

Special buildings Fishing area

I see the dockyard in the Fishing area as a handy addition to the boats that helps you get more out of your catch than just a sale. Without a fishing fleet running regularly, though, it doesn't make much sense.

Quick overview

Farm	Fishing area
Category	Special buildings
Size	7 × 5
From level	19
Max level	8
Priority	Build after the boats

What it's for

The dockyard is where you can buy, upgrade and equip boats to send on deep sea fishing trips. Be sure to build yourself a big fleet so you can explore what the surrounding waters have to offer!

The dockyard right in the Fishing area does something different from the building of the same name on the Flower farm – here you process the catch from your boats into equipment that comes in handy on your next trips out. It comes into service on its own as soon as you reach level 19 on the farm, so you don't buy it in the shop like the boats. At seven by five fields it takes up less room than any of the big boats, but it does need something to process, so there's no point building it without a working boat next to it. It suits anyone who wants to get more out of their oysters, mussels, prawns, herring, tuna, lobster, cod and salmon than just goods to sell.

When to build it

You get access to the dockyard automatically at level 19, so the first level takes care of itself, but it's worth putting it to work the moment you get there. The further levels do cost real money, from 750 000 dollars for the second level at level 29 up to 10 000 000 dollars for the eighth level at level 119, so upgrading it goes hand in hand with how your farm and your boats' catches grow. It makes sense to build it once your boats bring in a steady supply of fish and you want to turn them into equipment as well, not just sell them.

Is it worth upgrading

Unlike with the boats, upgrading the dockyard doesn't change how many goods you need for one piece of equipment – it's still 2 oysters or 17 prawns per piece – but the processing time gets shorter, dropping from an hour to just under half an hour at the highest level. So it pays to upgrade steadily as your catch grows, because faster processing means you push the same amount of fish through in half the time.

Tip from a veteran player I keep an eye on the ratios of the individual fish – one salmon gives me two pieces of equipment straight away, while for the same piece I need seventeen prawns, so if you can choose what you send to the dockyard, salmon and cod are far better value than prawns or mussels.

Most common mistake The most common mistake, in my view, is leaving the dockyard with nothing to work with because the whole catch from the boats goes straight to the market – without a stock of fish the dockyard produces nothing, whatever level it is.

Building levels

Level	Price	Build time	From level
1	—	instant	19
2	750 000 Dollars	5 h	29
3	1 650 000 Dollars	9 h	39
4	2 800 000 Dollars	12 h	49
5	3 750 000 Dollars	15 h	59
6	5 200 000 Dollars	20 h	74
7	6 750 000 Dollars	1 d 0 h	89
8	10 000 000 Dollars	1 d 8 h	119

Production at level 1

Output	Ingredients	Time	Cost	XP
62179 × 1	Oysters × 2	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 1	Clam × 13	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 1	Shrimp × 17	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 1	Herring × 3	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 1	Tuna × 3	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 1	Lobster × 2	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 1	Cod × 2	1 h	100 Dollars	—
62179 × 2	Salmon × 1	1 h	200 Dollars	—
62179 × 5	Swordfish × 1	1 h	500 Dollars	—
62180 × 1	Oysters × 3	1 h 30 min	150 Dollars	—
62181 × 1	Clam × 19	1 h 30 min	150 Dollars	—
62182 × 1	Shrimp × 25	1 h 30 min	150 Dollars	—
62183 × 1	Herring × 5	2 h	200 Dollars	—
62184 × 1	Tuna × 4	2 h	200 Dollars	—
62185 × 1	Lobster × 4	2 h 30 min	250 Dollars	—

Game data, version 8052 (14. 8. 2026).

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