Palisade Wall

The Palisade Wall is the most basic type of wall available in Age of Empires II. It can be first built in the Dark Age. It is incredibly cheap, costing per section, but it is very weak. Being practically useless, players often use it to mark their territory in the early stages. Still if used cleverly against a careless opponent they can make a very good field fortification, capable of buying a few seconds of time to prevent the enemy from reaching fragile units.

Overview
''Barbarian tribes were migrating across Europe during the Dark Ages, being displaced by other migrations from the East and searching for land to settle. Warrior bands roamed the landscape seeking plunder. In these turbulent times, defensive precautions were taken. Villages were fortified with palisades --- walls built of wood. Although stone walls were preferable, wood was abundant and easy to use, and a palisade could be erected in a fraction of the time a stone wall would take. At night the villagers would bring all their livestock, goods, and tools inside the palisade for protection.''

Civilization Bonuses

 * A team containing Mayans: Palisade walls cost 50% less.
 * Byzantines: Palisade Walls have 10%/20%/30%/40% more Hit Points in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial age, Town Watch upgrade is free.
 * Spanish: Palisade Walls are built 30% faster.
 * Chinese : Technologies that benefits Palisade Walls are 10%/15%/20% cheaper in Feudal/Castle/Imperial age.

The Forgotten Changes

 * Palisade walls take +1 second to build
 * Now is possible to create palisade gates
 * Koreans : Build Palisade Walls and other defensive structures 25% faster.
 * Chinese : Castle age technology Great Wall improves the Palisade walls hit points (+30%hp)