AOE IV / Technologies
Siege Engineering
Melee and ranged infantry can construct Siege Towers and Battering Rams in the field.
What it does
Melee and ranged infantry can construct Siege Towers and Battering Rams in the field.
How it fits into a match
Research at <a href="../buildings/blacksmith.html">Blacksmith</a>, <a href="../buildings/meinwerk-palace.html">Meinwerk Palace</a>, <a href="../buildings/forge.html">Forge</a>, <a href="../buildings/varangian-arsenal.html">Varangian Arsenal</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
- Siege Unit Unlock
- Earliest age
- Feudal Age
- Available to
- 21 civilizations
- Produced or researched at
- Blacksmith, Meinwerk Palace, Forge, Varangian Arsenal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byzantines | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Chinese | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Delhi Sultanate | Feudal Age | No resource cost | 105 s |
| English | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| French | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Golden Horde | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| House of Lancaster | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Holy Roman Empire | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Japanese | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Jin Dynasty | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| The Knights Templar | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Malians | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Macedonian Dynasty | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Mongols | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Order of the Dragon | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Ottomans | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Rus | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Sengoku Daimyo | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
| Tughlaq Dynasty | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 150 gold | 5 s |
| Zhu Xi's Legacy | Feudal Age | 50 wood, 125 gold | 30 s |
