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Coinage

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TECHNOLOGY · MARKET

Coinage

Reduces the resource fee paid when sending tribute to allies.

Coinage Age of Empires II technology icon
Coinage Age of Empires II technology icon

Overview

Reduces the resource fee paid when sending tribute to allies.

Effect and affected units

Coinage changes tribute fee reduced to 20%. The affected target is 20%; the bonus does not automatically apply to the rest of the roster. This is the main reason to research it; compare the affected units with the army you expect to field.

Research cost and timing

Research is available in Castle Age at the Market. The recorded cost is not separately recorded, and the research time is not separately recorded. Consider whether the upgrade will affect enough units or workers to repay that investment before the match is decided.

Effect and research timing

Reduces the resource fee paid when sending tribute to allies. Effect: Tribute fee reduced to 20%. Research becomes available in: Castle Age; Research at: Market. Its payoff is economic: the benefit accumulates through later work, so researching it earlier leaves more time for the improvement to matter.

Research details

Research building
Market
Effect
Tribute fee reduced to 20%

Research requirements and effects for this entry.

Also known as
Coinage (Age of Empires II)
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