Timkat
Timkat is a Commerce Age Ethiopian Mountain Monastery technology requiring Habesha Alliance. It lets Mountain Monasteries grant nearby friendly units and buildings 10% more hit points within a radius of 38.
Research profile
- Age
- Commerce Age
- Civilization
- Ethiopians
- Research location
- Mountain Monastery
- Prerequisite
- Habesha Alliance
- Research time
- 40 seconds
- Effect
- Mountain Monasteries increase the hit points of nearby friendly units and buildings in a radius of 38 around them by 10%
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 500 Influence and takes 40 seconds. The effect is an area bonus around Mountain Monasteries, so eligible units and structures must remain within its 38-range radius to benefit. It does not grant a permanent map-wide health increase. Confirm the alliance prerequisite and monastery placement before committing Influence.
Research condition
Available to Ethiopians from the Commerce Age. Research it at Mountain Monastery. It requires Habesha Alliance.
When to research
Research before defending or building around a Mountain Monastery that can remain central to the position. The radius can cover an army or nearby structures, but troops that move far away leave the aura. The long research and 500 Influence cost are easiest to justify when several units or buildings can benefit at once.
Position the aura around a defended objective
Timkat rewards a compact position. Place or retain the Mountain Monastery where it can cover important structures and the troops expected to defend them, then fight within the aura when possible. A mobile army will not carry the bonus across the map, so do not count on it during a distant chase. Habesha Alliance is required, and the 40-second research window leaves the site vulnerable; guard it while the technology completes.