Berber Dynasties
Berber Dynasties is an Exploration Age technology available at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Berber kingdom. It delivers a Berber Sultan and unlocks Barbary Corsairs and Zenata Riders at the listed tavern and mercenary production sites, adding a new unit path through the Berber alliance.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Berber kingdom
- Research time
- 60 seconds
- Food cost
- 250
- Wood cost
- 250
- Coin cost
- 250
- Effect
- Delivers the Berber Sultan; Enables Berber Sultan, Tavern/Mercenary Camps, Monastery, Saloon, and Palaces to train Barbary Corsairs and Zenata Riders
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 250 Food, 250 Wood and 250 Coin and takes 60 seconds. The effect combines the Sultan delivery with access to Barbary Corsairs and Zenata Riders at Tavern or Mercenary Camp, Monastery, Saloon and Palaces. These options become useful only when the relevant production site and population are available; the technology does not instantly deliver the two unit types.
Research condition
Exploration Age; Trading Post or Tambo on a Berber kingdom. Cost: 250 Food, 250 Wood and 250 Coin. Research time: 60 seconds.
When to research
Complete it before the planned unit production so the unlock is ready when those units are needed. Consider the relatively long research time and mixed-resource cost, then choose between Corsairs and Zenata Riders according to the army role and matchup. Protect the Sultan and newly trained units as they join the main force.
The Sultan and the mercenary access it unlocks
Berber Dynasties delivers a Berber Sultan and opens Barbary Corsair and Zenata Rider production at the listed Tavern or Mercenary Camp, Monastery, Saloon and Palace sites. The Sultan can respawn for free at the Home City military arrival point, according to the technology description. The two mercenary lines are unlocked rather than delivered, so the player still needs the relevant building, resources and population before producing them.
A mixed-resource, long research
The Exploration Age research costs 250 Food, 250 Wood and 250 Coin and takes 60 seconds at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Berber kingdom. Secure the alliance site and start the research early enough that its unlock can contribute before the match is decided. Choose Barbary Corsairs or Zenata Riders according to the role the army lacks; researching both access and using both lines may demand more resources than the economy can support at once.