TECHNOLOGY · TOWN CENTER
Town Watch
Extends the line of sight of buildings, helping reveal nearby approaches.

Overview
Extends the line of sight of buildings, helping reveal nearby approaches.
Effect and affected units
Town Watch changes building Line of Sight +4. Read the named target carefully: this effect applies only to the units, buildings, or economy described in its entry. 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 Feudal Age at the Town Center. The recorded cost is 75 Food, and the research time is 25 seconds. Consider whether the upgrade will affect enough units or workers to repay that investment before the match is decided.
Effect and research timing
Extends the line of sight of buildings, helping reveal nearby approaches. Effect: Building Line of Sight +4. Research becomes available in: Feudal Age; Research at: Town Center; Research cost: 75 Food; Research time: 25 seconds. This is most relevant when the match plan includes defending a position or applying pressure to structures.
Research details
- Age
- Feudal Age
- Research building
- Town Center
- Cost
- 75 Food
- Research time
- 25 seconds
- Effect
- Building Line of Sight +4
Research requirements and effects for this entry.
- Also known as
- Town Watch (Age of Empires II)
- Focus
- Research
- Signature / category
- Town Center
- Release / context
- Core system
- Region
- Town Center
- Classification
- Technologies