Unique Technologies

Civilization Bonuses

Composite Bowman,Warrior Priest

Cilician Fleet,Fereters

Mule Carts cost -25%. Mule Cart technologies are 40% more effective. Fortified Churches replace Monasteries, and the first one constructed receives a free Relic. Long Swordsman and above, and Spearman line available one Age earlier. Galley-line and Dromons* fire one additional projectile each, which deal 1 attack and advertised attack respectively.

Atlatl,Garland Wars

Start the game with an Eagle Scout. Villagers carry +3 extra resources. All military units are created 15% faster. Monks gain 5 HP for every researched Monastery technology. Start with +50 gold.

Elephant units receive 25% less bonus damage and are more resistant to conversion. All Town Centers spawn 2 Villagers when the next Age is reached. Cavalry units +2 attack vs Skirmishers. Ships regenerate 15 HP per minute. Monks +3/+3 armor.

Camel Archer,Genitour

Kasbah,Maghrebi Camels

Villagers move 5% faster in Dark Age, 10% faster starting in Feudal Age. Stable units are 15%/20% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age. Ships move 10% faster.

Hussite Wagon,Houfnice

Wagenburg Tactics,Hussite Reforms

Blacksmiths and Universities cost -100 wood. Chemistry and Hand Cannoneer available in Castle Age. Spearman-line deals +25% bonus damage. Fervor and Sanctity affect Villagers. Mining Camp technologies are free.

Yeomen,Warwolf

Town Centers cost -50% wood starting in the Castle Age. Foot archers (except Skirmishers) have +1/+2 range in the Castle/Imperial Age. Shepherds work 25% faster.

Konnik,Dismounted Konnik

Militia line units are upgraded for free. Town Centers cost -50% stone (except starting Town Center). Blacksmith and Siege Workshop technologies cost -50% food.

Coustillier,Flemish Militia

Burgundian Vineyards,Flemish Revolution

Economic upgrades (except Coinage and Banking) cost -33% food and are available one Age earlier than other civilizations. Stable technologies are 50% cheaper. Cavalier upgrade available in the Castle Age. Gunpowder units gain +25% attack.

Manipur Cavalry,Howdah

Lumber Camp technologies are free. Battle Elephants have +1/+1 armor. Infantry units have +1/+2/+3 attack in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Monastery technologies are 50% cheaper.

Greek Fire,Logistica

Buildings, Walls/Gates, and Farms have +10%/+20%/+30%/+40% hit points in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Camel Rider, Skirmisher, and Spearman lines are 25% cheaper. Fire Ships and Dromons fire 20% faster. Advancing to the Imperial Age is 33% cheaper. Town Watch and Town Patrol are free.

Stronghold,Furor Celtica

Infantry units move 5%/10%/15%/20% faster in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Lumberjacks work 15% faster. Siege weapons fire 25% faster. Non-Celt herdable animals can be converted regardless of units next to them.

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of Heaven complex

Chu Ko Nu,Dragon Ship*

Great Wall,Rocketry

Start game with +3 Villagers, but with -200 food, -50 wood. Town Centers support 15 population (instead of 5) and have +7 Line of Sight. Technologies are 5%/10%/15% cheaper in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age, respectively. Fire Galley-line and Fire Lancers move 5%/10% faster in the Castle/Imperial Ages, respectively.

Steppe Husbandry,Cuman Mercenaries

A second Town Center can be built in the Feudal Age. Archery Ranges and Stables cost -75 wood. Siege Workshop and Battering Ram available in Feudal Age; Capped Ram upgrade available in Castle Age. Mounted units move 5%/10%/15% faster in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.

Urumi Swordsman,Thirisadai

Medical Corps,Wootz Steel

Receive 200 wood when advancing to the next Age. Fishermen, Oyster gatherers, and Fishing Ships carry +15. Barracks technologies cost -50%. Siege units cost -33% wood. Skirmishers and Elephant Archers attack 25% faster.

Royal Heirs,Torsion Engines

The Archer line fires 18% faster. Receive +100 food, +100 gold whenever a new Age is reached. The Pikeman upgrade is free.

Throwing Axeman

Bearded Axe,Chivalry

Farm upgrades are free. Castles are 15%/25% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age. Mounted units have +20% hit points (starting in the Feudal Age). Foragers work 15% faster.

Svan Towers,Aznauri Cavalry

Start with a Mule Cart. Mule Carts replace Lumber Camps and Mining Camps. Fortified Churches replace Monasteries, and provide +10% work rate to Villagers in a 19 tile square. Units and buildings receive -20% damage (-40% instead of -25%) when fighting from higher elevation. Mounted units regenerate 2/8/14 hit points per minute in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.

Anarchy,Perfusion

Infantry units are 15%/20%/25%/30% cheaper in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Infantry units have +1/+2/+3 attack bonus against standard buildings in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Hunters have +5 attack against aggressive huntables (Wild Boar, Javelina, Elephant, Rhinoceros) and carry +15 food. Hunt lasts 20% longer. Loom is researched instantly. +10 population cap in the Imperial Age.

Chakram Thrower,Shrivamsha Rider,Camel Scout

Kshatriyas,Frontier Guards

Start the game with a Camel Scout. Starts with 2 Forage Bushes under the Town Center. Can garrison Docks with allied Fishing Ships. Can garrison Mills with herdable animals to produce food. Mounted units deal +20%/+30%/+40% bonus damage in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.

Ghulam,Imperial Camel Rider

Grand Trunk Road,Shatagni

Villagers are 8/13/18/23% cheaper in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Camel Riders attack 20% faster. Gunpowder units have +1/+1 armor. Can build Caravanserais in the Imperial Age.

Marauders,Atheism

Start the game with -100 wood, but with the population cap at the maximum. On Nomadic maps, the first Town Center spawns a Hunnic Horse. Mounted archers are 10%/20% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age. Trebuchets have +35% accuracy against units and small targets.

The Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu

Andean Sling,Fabric Shields

Military units cost -10%/-15%/-20%/-25% food in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Ages. Villagers benefit from Blacksmith infantry upgrades starting in the Castle Age. Houses support 10 population. Buildings cost -15% stone.

Cathedral of St. Lawrence

Genoese Crossbowman,Condottiero

Silk Road,Pirotechnia

Condottieri are available at the Barracks.

Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden) at the Tōdai-ji temple complex

Yasama,Kataparuto

Fishing Ships have double hit points, +2 pierce armor, and work 5%/10%/15%/20% faster in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Mills, Lumber Camps and Mining Camps are 50% cheaper. Infantry attack 33% faster starting in the Feudal Age. Mounted archers +2 attack vs. archers (except Skirmishers).

Iron Pagoda,Grenadier

Fortified Bastions,Thunderclap Bombs

Meat of hunted and livestock animals does not decay. Mounted units and Fire Lancers attack +20% faster starting in the Feudal Age. Siege Engineers available in the Castle Age. Siege and fortification technologies cost -75% wood and research +100% faster. Military units receive -50% friendly fire damage.

Liao Dao,Mounted Trebuchet

Lamellar Armor,Ordo Cavalry

Shepherds and Herders generate +10% food. The effects of Forging and Iron Casting are doubled. Skirmishers, Genitours, and the Spearman and Scout Cavalry lines are trained and upgraded 25% faster. Heavy Cavalry Archer upgrade available in the Castle Age and costs -50%.

Central shrine of the Angkor Wat temple complex

Tusk Swords,Double Crossbow

No buildings are required to advance to the next age or to unlock other buildings. Battle Elephants move 10% faster. Farmers don't carry food but rather add it directly to the stockpile without any drop-off, but work 5% slower. Villagers (and Kings) can garrison in Houses.

War Wagon,Turtle Ship

Eupseong,Shinkichon

Stone Miners work 20% faster. Archer armor and tower upgrades are free (Bombard Tower requires Chemistry). Archer and infantry units cost -50% wood. Warships cost -20% wood.

Leitis,Winged Hussar

Hill Forts,Tower Shields

Each Town Center (including starting one) provides +100 food. Spearman line and Skirmishers move 10% faster. Each garrisoned Relic gives +1 attack to Knights and Leitis (maximum +4).

Corvinian Army,Recurve Bow

Forging, Iron Casting, and Blast Furnace are free. Scout Cavalry line is 15% cheaper. Villagers kill wild animals in one strike.

Thalassocracy,Forced Levy

Advancing in Age is +66% faster. Fish Traps are 33% cheaper and provide 3× food. Battle Elephants are 25% cheaper in the Castle Age, 35% cheaper in the Imperial Age. Infantry armor upgrades are free.

Buildings cost -15% wood (except Farms and starting Town Center). Barracks units have +1/+2/+3 pierce armor in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Villagers drop off +10% gold.

Temple of the Great Jaguar (Tikal Temple I)

Hul'che Javelineers,El Dorado

Start the game with an Eagle Scout. Start the game with +1 Villager, but with -50 food. Resources last 15% longer. Foot archers (except Skirmishers) are 10%/20%/30% cheaper in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.

Cavalry archers fire 25% faster. Scout Cavalry-line and Steppe Lancers +20/30% hit points in the Castle/Imperial Age. Hunters work 40% faster.

War Elephant,Savar

Kamandaran,Citadels

Start the game with +50 food, +50 wood. Town Centers and Docks have double hit points and work 5%/10%/15%/20% faster in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Parthian Tactics available in the Castle Age. Can build Caravanserais in the Imperial Age.

Obuch,Winged Hussar

Szlachta Privileges,Lechitic Legacy

Villagers regenerate 10/15/20 HP per minute in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Stone miners generate 33% gold in addition to stone. Bloodlines and Scout Cavalry-line upgrades cost -50% food.

Organ Gun,Caravel

Carrack,Arquebus

All units cost –20% gold. All ships have +10% hit points. Foragers generate wood in addition to food (0.33 wood per food).

Legionary,Centurion