Blunderbuss
Blunderbuss is an Exploration Age Market technology that improves Villagers’ ability to defend themselves and see nearby threats. It is a worker-support upgrade, not a replacement for military production: its value lies in helping the economy react to early pressure.
Research profile
- Civilization
- Europeans
- Research location
- Market
- Research time
- 20 seconds
- Food cost
- 75
- Effect
- Villager damage +3, Line of Sight and ranged attack range +4; bonus damage against hunted animals is reduced to 2.0x (for Coureur des Bois and Cree Coureur des Bois to 1.5x instead); Unit affected by villager upgrades damage +2, Line of Sight and ranged attack range +1
Effect
The Market researches it for 75 Food in 20 seconds for eligible European civilizations. It improves Villager attack, line of sight and ranged attack range, with a related adjustment to their bonus damage against hunted animals. Exact access follows the civilization’s technology tree.
Research condition
Available in the Exploration Age at Market. Cost: 75 food. Civilization access varies by roster.
Research decision
Research it when early raids threaten exposed workers or when extra sight can give gatherers more warning. Keep Villagers near a Town Center, Outpost or army that can actually protect them; improved attack does not make workers a reliable battle unit. Prioritize military units if the opponent’s pressure already exceeds what workers can deter.
Improve Villager awareness and self-defense
The Exploration Age Market research costs 75 Food and takes 20 seconds for eligible European civilizations. Its Villager attack, line of sight, and ranged attack range improvements can help workers respond to early pressure, with a related change to bonus damage against hunted animals. It is an economic support upgrade, not a reason to fight military units without an army. Check the civilization’s Market technology access.