--- title: "Passive culture points" description: "Passive culture points" url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/174-passive-culture-points collection: "Economy & Infrastructure" updated: 2026-10-29 language: en alternates: [tr, ar, de, pl, cs, es, it, fr, pt, ru] --- # Passive culture points Passive culture points **Culture Points (CP)** determine how many villages you can **settle or conquer** in _Travian: Legends_. You gain them by constructing and upgrading buildings. You can view your total CP and daily production in your **Administration Building**. Generating enough CP is key to expanding your empire — more villages mean more production, more troops, and greater strategic power. * * * ### How to Gain Culture Points There are three main ways to earn culture points: 1. **Using** [Artworks](https://support.travian.com/articles/90) **-** Consumed via your hero’s inventory. 2. **Holding** [Celebrations](https://support.travian.com/articles/82) **-** Small and Great Celebrations in the Townhall provide CP boosts. 3. **Increasing Passive Culture Point Production** This method gives steady, automatic CP each day — no action needed after setup. * * * ### What Is Passive Culture Points? **Passive CP** refers to culture points generated daily by your buildings and resource fields. It is the foundation of your account’s long-term expansion and should be developed in all **resource villages**, not just your capital. Even if you’re not focusing on celebrations or artifacts, every resource village can contribute valuable CP through its building layout. * * * ### Example: Passive Culture Points Setup for a Resource Village Every resource (non-specialized) village has **22 building slots**. Here’s a proven example layout for maximizing passive culture point generation: #### **Infrastructure (Essential)**

Building	Level	CP
Main Building	20	77
Warehouse	20	38
Granary	20	38
Residence	20	77
Subtotal	—	230 CP

#### **CP-Intensive Buildings (High Output)**

Building	Level	CP
Embassy	20	153
Academy	20	153
Townhall	10	31
Subtotal	—	337 CP

#### **Trade Buildings**

Building	Level	CP
Marketplace	20	115
Trade Office	10	19
Stable	10	12
Subtotal	—	146 CP

#### **Military Buildings**

Building	Level	CP
Barracks	20	38
Smithy	20	77
Wall	20	38
Rally Point	20	38
Hospital	15+	62
Subtotal	—	253 CP

#### **Resource Bonus Buildings**

Building	Level	CP
Brickworks	5	2
Iron Foundry	5	2
Sawmill	5	2
Flour Mill	5	2
Bakery	5	2
Subtotal	—	10 CP

**Total (approximate):** Over **1,000 CP/day** Each **level 10 resource field** adds ~6 CP/day (croplands ~5 CP). You’ll still have 2 open building slots left — perfect for customizing your layout. * * * ### Customization Tips Depending on your strategy, use the remaining spaces for specialized support:

Goal	Suggest Building	CP (example level)
Faster troop movement	Tournament Square (Lv.10)	+6
Oasis capture	Hero’s Mansion (Lv.10)	+6
Reinforcement storage	Granary or Great Granary (Lv.20)	+38
Artifact or Wonder support	Treasury (Lv.10 → Lv.20)	+37 → +230

> _You don’t always need level 20 Barracks or Smithy right away — balance between troop count and upgrade levels to get the best return._ * * * ### Practical Tips for Efficient CP Growth - **Remove buildings when no longer needed:** After researching units in the Smithy or Academy, you can demolish them to free space for Warehouses or Granaries without losing progress. - **Walls provide hidden value:** Every village with a wall gains not only defense but also better scout protection. - **Keep scouts in every village:** 100 scouts per village is the minimum for warnings; key villages should have 500–1000. - **Choose good oasis locations:** Oases nearby increase your overall production, indirectly supporting faster CP generation. * * * ### Summary Passive culture point generation is a low-effort, high-reward investment that steadily expands your empire’s growth potential. To optimize: - Include high-CP buildings in every village. - Maintain balanced development — not all CP must come from your capital. - Replace unneeded structures with Warehouses, Granaries, or other utility buildings when upgrades are complete. A well-planned passive CP setup ensures you can always settle or conquer new villages when the opportunity arises.