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City Gate

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City Gate

A large gate object for the entrance to a walled settlement or city in a custom scenario.

City Gate Age of Empires II building artwork
City Gate Age of Empires II building artwork

Overview

A large gate object for the entrance to a walled settlement or city in a custom scenario.

Function and access

A large gate object for the entrance to a walled settlement or city in a custom scenario This determines what the structure contributes to the settlement: economic buildings support resource flow, production buildings add access to an army line, and defensive buildings protect space or routes.

Durability and battlefield role

The structural values describe what this building can protect, garrison, or attack. Use them to decide whether it is a safe production point, a defensive anchor, or a structure that needs support; scenario and campaign buildings may have rules that differ from standard matches.

Function and availability

A large gate object for the entrance to a walled settlement or city in a custom scenario. Build time: 30 seconds; Line of sight: 5. This entry belongs to the Scenario Editor or a scripted scenario set; it is not necessarily a structure players can construct in a standard match. Scenario authors can place it to establish a recognizable landmark or shape routes through the map; its behavior may be controlled by the scenario rather than normal construction rules.

Building statistics

Stone cost
40
Construction time
30 seconds

Building values can vary by edition or scenario.

Focus
Scenario Editor · nonconstructible
Signature / category
Construction & function
Release / context
Scenario Editor
Classification
Scenario Editor
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