Zebu Cattle
Zebu Cattle is herdable livestock associated with The African Royals and the Livestock Market. It provides 100 to 500 Food depending on its growth and supports up to eight gatherers. The recorded unit has 20 hit points, moves at 4.0 speed and costs 100 Coin with a 15-second training time. Fattening occurs at 0.25 per second normally, 0.5 at a Livestock Market and 1.0 at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda where the building supports livestock.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 100 Coin
- Available
- Livestock Market
- Training
- 15 sec
- Durability & mobility
- 20 hit points · 4.0 speed · 9 line of sight
Role, availability & values
Train Zebu Cattle at a Livestock Market and keep it near a compatible building so it can fatten before being gathered. Faster buildings increase the growth rate, but the animal must remain alive and safe long enough to benefit. When the economy needs Food, assign gatherers to the livestock and use the Food it provides rather than letting the animal remain exposed.
Training & availability
The African Royals; trained at a Livestock Market; 100–500 Food; up to eight gatherers; fattening 0.25/s normally, 0.5 at Livestock Market, 1.0 at Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda; 20 hit points; 4.0 speed; costs 100 Coin; 15-second train time.
Matchup & timing
Choose Zebu Cattle when the Coin investment and wait can turn into useful Food and the livestock site is defensible. Its maximum Food output is not immediate, so it is a poor emergency response to a current army shortage. Compare the available building’s fattening rate and protect the animal during the growth period.
Ethiopian starting livestock and Influence
Ethiopians begin with Zebu Cattle instead of relying only on starting resource crates. Each animal contains 100 to 500 Food as it fattens, and can be gathered by up to eight Villagers. It can also be trained at a Livestock Market for 100 Coin in 15 seconds, with a normal fattening rate of 0.25 Food per second. Livestock Markets raise that to 0.5, while Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages and Haciendas can raise it to 1.0. A Zebu generates Influence over time, with the listed rate rising from 0.15 per second to 0.5 when fully fattened. This makes it more than a food reserve: its timing affects the African resource economy as well. Keep the herd safe until it has grown, and gather when the army or Age advance needs Food rather than leaving valuable livestock exposed.
Starting herd and resource output
The Zebu’s influence generation increases as it fattens: the listed Livestock Market rate is 0.15 Influence per second, rising to 0.5 when fully fattened. Ethiopians receive starting cattle, so the herd can contribute before the player has built a Livestock Market. The animal is also a valid builder for a Field in the recorded profile, allowing livestock to contribute to African infrastructure when that option is available.
African livestock and Food return
Zebu Cattle are herdable animals trained through the Livestock Market in The African Royals. A Zebu can provide 100 to 500 Food as it fattens, and up to eight gatherers can harvest it. The standard growth rate is 0.25 Food per second, increasing to 0.5 at the Livestock Market and 1.0 at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda where supported. Keep the animal near a compatible building and protect it while the Food value grows.
Coin cost and delayed production
A Zebu costs 100 Coin and takes 15 seconds to train. The investment is useful when the economy can wait for a Food return and the livestock site is defensible; it is a poor emergency response when units are needed immediately. Train it from the Livestock Market and choose a structure that provides a faster fattening rate if available. Assign gatherers when Food becomes important, while leaving enough workers on Wood and Coin to support the army. Livestock is part of a longer African economy, not a replacement for active resource management.