AOE IV / Technologies
Professional Scouts
Scouts gain the ability to carry animal carcasses and +100% damage against wild animals.
What it does
Scouts gain the ability to carry animal carcasses and +100% damage against wild animals.
- Scouts move -55% slower while carrying and cannot pick up Boar. Deer slowly decay while being carried.
How it fits into a match
Research at <a href="../buildings/mill.html">Mill</a>, <a href="../buildings/grand-winery.html">Grand Winery</a>, <a href="../buildings/granary.html">Granary</a>, <a href="../buildings/ger.html">Ger</a>, <a href="../buildings/farmhouse.html">Farmhouse</a>, <a href="../buildings/kura-storehouse.html">Kura Storehouse</a>, <a href="../buildings/steppe-redoubt.html">Steppe Redoubt</a>, <a href="../buildings/twin-minaret-medrese.html">Twin Minaret Medrese</a> once its age and civilization conditions are met. The effect list shows exactly what changes; prioritize it when the units or buildings affected are part of your current plan.
- Role
- Hunting Technology
- Earliest age
- Feudal Age
- Available to
- 20 civilizations
- Produced or researched at
- Mill, Grand Winery, Granary, Ger, Farmhouse, Kura Storehouse, Steppe Redoubt, Twin Minaret Medrese
Research conditions
Earliest listed form for each civilization in this game-data snapshot. Unit and building statistics are shown for that form; later-age upgrades and civilization bonuses can change values.
| Civilization | Age | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbasid Dynasty | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Ayyubids | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Byzantines | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Chinese | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Delhi Sultanate | Feudal Age | No resource cost | 350 s |
| English | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| French | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Golden Horde | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| House of Lancaster | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Holy Roman Empire | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Japanese | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| The Knights Templar | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Malians | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Macedonian Dynasty | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Mongols | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Order of the Dragon | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Ottomans | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Rus | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |
| Zhu Xi's Legacy | Feudal Age | 150 wood, 300 gold | 75 s |



