Wood Clearing
Wood Clearing is an Age of Empires III technology from the Exploration Age, researched at Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site. It increases villager gathering from tree and Mango Grove by 20%.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Food cost
- 200
- Coin cost
- 200
- Effect
- Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
Effect & research conditions
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site. Effect: Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%. Research costs 200 food, 200 coin. Research takes 10 seconds.
Research condition
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site.
When to research
Research while Villagers can stay on trees or Mango Groves and Wood remains an important bottleneck. It costs 200 Food and 200 Coin for a 10-second research; compare that expense with the buildings and units the same resources could buy. The Trading Post or Tambo must be on a Shaolin Temple holy site, so scouting and defending the settlement connection are part of the investment.
A twenty-percent Wood bonus
Wood Clearing increases Villager gathering from trees and Mango Groves by 20%. It does not improve construction, mines or other resource sources. The bonus is most useful when several Villagers can keep logging.
Shaolin Temple settlement access
Available from the Exploration Age, Wood Clearing is researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site. It costs 200 Food and 200 Coin and takes 10 seconds. Its short research time cannot compensate for workers being displaced from logging or for a vulnerable settlement.