Wild Geese
Wild Geese is an Age of Empires III technology available to Spanish from the Fortress Age*, researched at Church. It provides 12 Wild Geese (Irish Brigadiers*); Enables Irish Brigadiers to be trained at the Tavern; Irish Brigadier hand attack Rate of Fire -15%, speed +0.25.
Research profile
- Age
- Fortress Age*
- Civilization
- Spanish
- Research location
- Church
- Home City Card
- Royal Decree to Claim the New World
- Research time
- 15 seconds
- Food cost
- 1,500
- Effect
- Delivers 12 Wild Geese (Irish Brigadiers*); Enables Irish Brigadiers to be trained at the Tavern; Irish Brigadier hand attack Rate of Fire -15%, speed +0.25
- Next technology
- Walloon Guards
Effect & research conditions
Available to Spanish from the Fortress Age*. Research it at Church. Effect: Delivers 12 Wild Geese (Irish Brigadiers*); Enables Irish Brigadiers to be trained at the Tavern; Irish Brigadier hand attack Rate of Fire -15%, speed +0.25. Research costs 1,500 food. Research takes 15 seconds. Further research: Walloon Guards.
Research condition
Available to Spanish from the Fortress Age*. Research it at Church.
When to research
Wild Geese combines a delivery with new access: 12 Wild Geese (Irish Brigadiers*); Enables Irish Brigadiers to be trained at the Tavern; Irish Brigadier hand attack Rate of Fire -15%, speed +0.25. Choose it when the delivered builder or force and the production unlock both support the plan; reserve population, place the structure safely, and budget the later unit queue. Use the Church for research. Research takes 15 seconds and costs 1,500 food.
Unlock a Spanish Tavern unit line
The Fortress Age Church research costs 1,500 Food and takes 15 seconds. It sends twelve Wild Geese, enables Irish Brigadier training at the Tavern, improves their movement by 0.25, and changes hand-attack rate of fire by 15%. Walloon Guards is the listed follow-up. Plan Tavern access and population before researching so the shipment can be supported afterward.
Use the Tavern unlock after the shipment
The card and Church research provide an initial twelve Irish Brigadiers and allow continued Tavern training. Its 0.25 speed bonus and 15% hand-attack rate-of-fire change affect that unit line; Walloon Guards is the follow-up. Preserve population for the shipment and build the Tavern where it can safely produce replacements.