Technologies

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage is an Exploration Age economic technology available at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site. It provides one Fattened Goat for every two minutes of elapsed game time, up to 30 minutes, for a maximum of 15 goats.

APPLIES TO The Asian Dynasties (2007); also in Definitive Edition
Pilgrimage in Age of Empires III
Pilgrimage
TECHNOLOGY DETAILS

Research profile

Research location
Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site
Research time
10 seconds
Food cost
250
Coin cost
250
Effect
Delivers 1 Fattened Goat for every 2 minutes of game time, up to 30 minutes

Effect & research conditions

The research costs 250 Food and 250 Coin and takes 10 seconds. The goats carry 300 Food each, so the full 15-goat sequence represents 4,500 Food. Since the award is tied to game time up to the 30-minute cap, researching earlier allows more of the timed installments to arrive; later research does not create installments for elapsed intervals unless the active implementation specifies otherwise. The holy-site settlement and Trading Post or Tambo are required access.

Research condition

Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Sufi Mosque holy site.

When to research

Research early when the Sufi Mosque site is available and a continuing Food reserve will support the plan. The installments arrive over time rather than as an immediate shipment, so do not rely on Pilgrimage to answer a sudden early raid. Collect and use the goats safely, and account for their deliveries in the Food economy as the match advances.

A timed stream rather than a one-time payout

Pilgrimage awards one Fattened Goat per two minutes of game time and stops at 30 minutes, for up to 15 goats. A Fattened Goat carries 300 Food, so the maximum potential food is 4,500. The resource arrives gradually; the player needs to remain active long enough to receive later goats and must gather them after they appear.

Plan around the holy-site access

The technology is researched through a Trading Post or Tambo placed on a Sufi Mosque holy site. Without that site and building connection, the listed route is unavailable. Its low 10-second research time makes the decision quick once access is established, but the 250 Food and 250 Coin still compete with age-up, unit and economic spending. Secure the settlement and factor delayed Food into the rest of the build.