Nomadic Bandits
Nomadic Bandits is a Fortress Age African Watch Tower technology. It reduces Outlaw hit points and damage by 20% and training time by 30%; its listed later-age effects improve Outlaws and Treasure guardians by 30% in the Industrial Age and 50% in the Imperial Age.
Research profile
- Age
- Fortress Age
- Civilization
- Africans
- Research location
- Watch Tower
- Research time
- 30 seconds
- Food cost
- 250
- Wood cost
- 250
- Effect
- Outlaw hit points and damage +20%, train time -30%; Outlaw and treasure guardian hit points and damage +30% in the Industrial Age, +50% in the Imperial Age
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 250 Food and 250 Wood and takes 30 seconds. The technology’s effects are age-dependent and concern Outlaws and Treasure guardians, not the full African unit roster. Check the Watch Tower’s upgrade description in the current version before applying the Industrial and Imperial modifiers to an individual unit.
Research condition
Available to Africans from the Fortress Age. Research it at Watch Tower.
When to research
Research when the player uses Outlaws and expects to maintain their production across later Ages. The shorter training time can support replacement, while the listed later-age modifiers change their combat profile. Because the technology also changes hit points and damage by age, compare the current stage’s effect with the army’s needs rather than assuming every listed bonus applies immediately.
Read the age-specific effects before investing
Nomadic Bandits combines a training-time reduction with age-dependent combat changes, so the exact value shifts as the match progresses. Its Fortress Age access is early enough to influence a sustained Outlaw plan, but the affected class remains narrower than the whole African roster. Confirm which stage of the modifier is active and which unit is receiving it. The 30-second research window and Food/Wood cost should be weighed against training Outlaws directly or securing the Watch Tower’s position.