When Associations work together, they can hire workers that give each member a bonus lasting 24 hours. These benefits can range from boosting the speed of your engines, reducing the cost of building station levels, more prestige, and many more.
A random worker will be available to bid for through an auction that can be found on your Association’s panel. Each hour a new auction will begin giving Associations the chance to gain benefits for their team. However, there are no auctions during the end game or for 48 hours before it starts.
The Association with the highest bid at the end of the auction is the one that will get the benefits of the worker. Do watch out for other Associations that bid in the last few seconds! Should you lose the auction the cash amount that each Avatar bid will be returned to their bank.
A worker can only be bid on if you do not own one of that type already, or you only have use of its benefits for less than 24 hours. Should your Association already have a worker of that type for 24 hours or more, you will be prevented from bidding on a new auction for that same type of worker.
When your Association Headquarters is at Level 1, one worker can be hired for free, whereas a maximum of three are available at Level 3. if your headquarters is either Level 1 or 2, you can open a worker slot with 50 gold. The gold only opens the slot once and when the worker that occupies it expires you will either need a Headquarters of the right level, or to spend 50 gold to use that slot again.
Each Era's Workers:
| Worker | Effect |
|---|---|
| Robert Stephenson | Engine Speed +10 km/h |
| James Watt | Engine Upgrades 30% cheaper |
| Galileo Galilei | +5 prestige per hour |
| Matthew Boulton | Station upgrade cost -25% |
| Ishmbard Brunel | Servicing cost -50% |
| Guido Brescius | Rails 30% Cheaper |
| George Washington | Prestige for city deliveries +50% |
| Richard Trevithick | Station upgrades 30% faster |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Station building bonuses 35% faster |
| John D. Rockefeller | +$5,000 per hour |
| John Harrison | Waiting times -25% |
| Adam Smith | Investments 20% cheaper |
| Friedrich Schiller | Research point every 4 hours |
| George M. Pullmann | Passenger profits +40% |
| Fiorello LaGuardia | City connection cost -30% |
| Paul Camille Denis | Wagon cost -25% |
| Johann August Sutter | Cost of premium features -25% (excludes Plus Account) |
| Pierre de Coubertin | Competition bonus money and prestige +50% |
| Isaac Newton | Acceleration +100% |
| Henry Ford | +50% prestige for deliveries to industries/warehouses/harbours |
| Richard Arkwright | Goods bonus: Thread/Cotton +20% |
| Christoph Kolumbus | Goods bonus: Grain/Cattle +20% |
| Henry Bessemer | Goods bonus: Coal/Iron +20% |
| August Borsig | Goods bonus: Iron +20% |
| Johannes Gutenberg | Goods bonus: Wood/Boards +20% |
| Henry Cort | Goods bonus: Leather +40% |
| Thomas Edward Lawrence | Goods bonus: Grain/Camels +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Cleopatra | Goods bonus: Clay +40% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Worker | Effect |
|---|---|
| Robert Stephenson | Engine Speed +20 km/h |
| James Watt | Engine Upgrades 30% cheaper |
| Galileo Galilei | +10 prestige per hour |
| Matthew Boulton | Station upgrade cost -30% |
| Ishmbard Brunel | Servicing cost -50% |
| Guido Brescius | Rails 30% Cheaper |
| George Washington | Prestige for city deliveries +50% |
| Richard Trevithick | Station upgrades 35% faster |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Station building bonuses 35% faster |
| John D. Rockefeller | +$12,500 per hour |
| John Harrison | Waiting times -25% |
| Adam Smith | Investments 20% cheaper |
| Friedrich Schiller | Research point every 3 hours |
| George M. Pullmann | Passenger profits +40% |
| Fiorello LaGuardia | City connection cost -30% |
| Paul Camille Denis | Wagon cost -25% |
| Johann August Sutter | Cost of premium features -25% (excludes Plus Account) |
| Pierre de Coubertin | Competition bonus money and prestige +50% |
| Isaac Newton | Acceleration +100% |
| Henry Ford | +50% prestige for deliveries to industries/warehouses/harbours |
| Richard Arkwright | Goods bonus: Thread/Textiles +20% |
| Christoph Kolumbus | Goods bonus: Cattle/Meat +20% |
| Henry Bessemer | Goods bonus: Grain/Flour +20% |
| August Borsig | Goods bonus: Hardware +20% |
| Johannes Gutenberg | Goods bonus: Wood/Paper +20% |
| Henry Cort | Goods bonus: Pastries +40% |
| Louis Pasteur | Goods bonus: Milk/Cheese +20% (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Gertrude Bell | Goods bonus: Saffron/Cinnamon +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Mansa Musa | Goods bonus: Sugar Cane/Sugar +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Worker | Effect |
|---|---|
| Rudolf Diesel | Engine Speed +30 km/h |
| Walter Hunt | Engine Upgrades 30% cheaper |
| James Cook | +20 prestige per hour |
| Gustave Eiffel | Station upgrade cost -35% |
| Nikola Tesla | Servicing cost -50% |
| Jay Gould | Rails 30% Cheaper |
| Abraham Lincoln | Prestige for city deliveries +50% |
| Gottfried Semper | Station upgrades 35% faster |
| Voltaire | Station building bonuses 40% faster |
| Johann J. Astor | +$25,000 per hour |
| Josef Bozk | Waiting times -35% |
| Karl Marx | Investments 20% cheaper |
| Franz Kafka | Research point every 2 hours |
| Richard Beeching | Passenger profits +40% |
| Willy Brandr | City connection cost -30% |
| Eli Janney | Wagon cost -25% |
| James W. Marshall | Cost of premium features -25% (excludes Plus Account) |
| Emil Zatopek | Competition bonus money and prestige +50% |
| Konstantin Ziolkowski | Acceleration +100% |
| Oskar Schindler | +50% prestige for deliveries to industries/warehouses/harbours |
| Alfred Krupp | Goods bonus: Coal/Steel +20% |
| Hernando de Soto | Goods bonus: Copper Ore/Copper +20% |
| Thomas A. Edison | Goods bonus: Wire +40% |
| Jöns J. Berzelius | Goods bonus: Quartz/Glass +20% |
| Edwin L. Drake | Goods bonus: Pipes +40% |
| Aaron M. Ward | Goods bonus: Packaging +40% |
| Levi Strauss | Goods bonus: Shoes +40% |
| Carl Zeiss | Goods bonus: Windows +40% |
| Joseph Groll | Goods bonus: Water/Beer +20% (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Franz Sacher | Goods bonus: Cake/Chocolate +20% (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Charles 'Earl' Grey | Goods bonus: Tea Leaves/Tea +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Shaka Zulu | Goods bonus: Palms/Manioc +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Ana Nzinga | Goods bonus: Pineapple/Peanuts +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Worker | Effect |
|---|---|
| Rudolf Diesel | Engine Speed +40 km/h |
| Walter Hunt | Engine Upgrades 30% cheaper |
| James Cook | +30 prestige per hour |
| Gustave Eiffel | Station upgrade cost -35% |
| Nikola Tesla | Servicing cost -50% |
| Jay Gould | Rails 30% Cheaper |
| Abraham Lincoln | Prestige for city deliveries +50% |
| Gottfried Semper | Station upgrades 40% faster |
| Voltaire | Station building bonuses 40% faster |
| Johann J. Astor | +$40,000 per hour |
| Josef Bozk | Waiting times -35% |
| Karl Marx | Investments 20% cheaper |
| Franz Kafka | Research point every 2 hours |
| Richard Beeching | Passenger profits +40% |
| Willy Brandr | City connection cost -30% |
| Eli Janney | Wagon cost -25% |
| James W. Marshall | Cost of premium features -25% (excludes Plus Account) |
| Emil Zatopek | Competition bonus money and prestige +50% |
| Konstantin Ziolkowski | Acceleration +100% |
| Oskar Schindler | +50% prestige for deliveries to industries/warehouses/harbours |
| Alfred Krupp | Goods bonus: Stainless Steel +40% |
| Hernando de Soto | Goods bonus: Sheet Metal /Pipes +20% |
| Thomas A. Edison | Goods bonus: Wire/Lamps +20% |
| Jöns J. Berzelius | Goods bonus: Silicone/Quartz +20% |
| Edwin L. Drake | Goods bonus: Chemical/Crude Oil +20% |
| Aaron M. Ward | Goods bonus: Food/Pastries +20% |
| Levi Strauss | Goods bonus: Clothing/Textiles +20% |
| Josef Vogl | Goods bonus: Leather Trousers +20% (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Özdemir Pasha | Goods bonus: Coffee Beans/Coffee +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Ahmed Zewail | Goods bonus: Cumin/Coriander +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Antoine Galland | Goods bonus: Dates+40% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Humphrey Bogart | Goods bonus: Spices +40% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Shaka Zulu | Goods bonus: Palms/Manioc +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Haile Selassie | Goods bonus: Djembe +40% |
| Worker | Effect |
|---|---|
| Werner von Siemens | Engine Speed +50 km/h |
| Frank J. Sprague | Engine Upgrades 30% cheaper |
| Roald Amundsen | +40 prestige per hour |
| Walter Gropius | Station upgrade cost -35% |
| Thomas Davenport | Servicing cost -50% |
| Robert Mushet | Rails 30% Cheaper |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Prestige for city deliveries +50% |
| Antoni Gaudi | Station upgrades 40% faster |
| Samuel Morse | Station building bonuses 40% faster |
| Carl Fürstenberg | +$60,000 per hour |
| Sandford Lemming | Waiting times -35% |
| John M. Keynes | Investments 20% cheaper |
| Albert Einstein | 1 research point every hour |
| Hideo Shima | Passenger profits +40% |
| Sadiq Khan | City connection cost -30% |
| Karl Scharfenberg | Wagon cost -25% |
| George Washington Carmack | Cost of premium features -25% (excludes Plus Account) |
| Niki Lauda | Competition bonus money and prestige +50% |
| Neil Armstrong | Acceleration +100% |
| Yves Rocher | +50% prestige for deliveries to industries/warehouses/harbours |
| Rudolf Dassler | Goods bonus: Bauxite/Aluminium +20% |
| Elisabeth M. Philips | Goods bonus: Machinery/Wire +20% |
| Michael Faraday | Goods bonus: Petrol/Crude Oil +20% |
| Carl von Linde | Goods bonus: Pottery/Quartz +20% |
| Marie Curie | Goods bonus: Pipes/Chemicals +20% |
| Alexander Cumming | Goods bonus: Plastics +40% |
| Reinhard Mannesmann | Goods bonus: Steal beams/Steel +20% |
| Gottlieb Daimler | Goods bonus: Cars +40% |
| Nicolas Hayek | Goods bonus: Watches +40% (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Marco Polo | Goods bonus: Foulards +40% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Johannes Itten | Goods bonus: Water/Paint +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Hercule Poirot | Goods bonus: Tobacco/Shisha (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Desmond Tutu | Goods bonus: Plaintains/Fufu +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Wangari Maathai | Goods bonus: Boats/Fishes +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Worker | Effect |
|---|---|
| Werner von Siemens | Engine Speed +60 km/h |
| Frank J. Sprague | Engine Upgrades 30% cheaper |
| Roald Amundsen | +50 prestige per hour |
| Walter Gropius | Station upgrade cost -35% |
| Thomas Davenport | Servicing cost -50% |
| Robert Mushet | Rails 30% Cheaper |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Prestige for city deliveries +50% |
| Antoni Gaudi | Station upgrades 40% faster |
| Samuel Morse | Station building bonuses 40% faster |
| Carl Fürstenberg | +$100,000 per hour |
| Sandford Lemming | Waiting times -35% |
| John M. Keynes | Investments 20% cheaper |
| Albert Einstein | 1 research point every hour |
| Hideo Shima | Passenger profits +40% |
| Sadiq Khan | City connection cost -30% |
| Karl Scharfenberg | Wagon cost -25% |
| George Washington Carmack | Cost of premium features -25% (excludes Plus Account) |
| Niki Lauda | Competition bonus money and prestige +50% |
| Neil Armstrong | Acceleration +100% |
| Yves Rocher | +50% prestige for deliveries to industries/warehouses/harbours |
| Rudolf Dassler | Goods bonus: Sports Goods +40% |
| Elisabeth M. Philips | Goods bonus: Toys +40% |
| Carl von Linde | Goods bonus: Sports Goods/Aluminium +20% |
| Marie Curie | Goods bonus: Pharmaceuticals/Chemicals +20% |
| Alexander Cumming | Goods bonus: Toiletries/Pottery +20% |
| Reinhard Mannesmann | Goods bonus: Toys/Plastics +20% |
| Gottlieb Daimler | Goods bonus: Electronics/Machinery +20% |
| Werner von Siemens | Goods bonus: Handys +40% (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Philipp Griebel | Goods bonus: Colours/Garden Gnome (Origin Journey scenario only) |
| Agatha Christie | Goods bonus: Lanterns/Vases +20% (Orient Express scenario only) |
| Nelson Mandela | Goods bonus: Cobalt/Platin +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |
| Miriam Mekeba | Goods bonus: Cooking Oil/Tajine +20% (Destination Africa scenario only) |