Lithuanians

The Lithuanians are a civilization introduced in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. They focus on cavalry and monks.

Historically, the Lithuanians are made up of many Baltic tribes who eventually formed a united nation to withstand continued invasions from the Teutonic Order and Eastern Slavs before forming a union with Poland in the mid-16th century. Unlike most European kingdoms, the Lithuanians were predominately pagan; even after the influence of Christianity through the Holy Roman Empire, the Lithuanians still maintain their pagan cultural roots. This is reflected in their team bonus where Monasteries work faster.

The use of cavalry is prominent within the Lithuanian army, which played an important role in fending off their Teutonic and Slavic enemies. This is reflected on their unique unit Leitis, a cavalry whose attack is not reduced by armor and acts as an effective counter to Teutonic Knights and Boyars, as well as their civilization bonus where cavalry units gain extra attack based on how many relics captured.

The unique maritime and continental climate combination in the Baltic region allows the Lithuanians to thrive, which is reflected with their civilization bonus of starting with extra. The Lithuanians were known for their hill forts, which helped defend their villages from invaders. This is reflected on their unique tech of the same name, which increases the range of their Town Centers. Finally, the spear is the most common weapon used by Lithuanian armies, which is reflected with their Spearmen and Skirmishers having extra movement speed, and their Imperial Age unique tech Tower Shields that gives extra pierce armor for Spearmen and Skirmishers.

Unique units

 * Leitis: Cavalry whose attack ignores armor.

Unique technologies

 * CastleAgeUnique.png Hill Forts: Town Centers +3 range.
 * Unique-tech.jpg Tower Shields: Spearman line and Skirmishers +1 pierce armor.

Civilization bonuses

 * Start with.
 * Spearman line and Skirmishers move 10% faster.
 * Cavalry get +1 attack for each Relic garrisoned in the Monastery, up to +5.

Team bonus

 * Monastery works 20% faster.

In-game dialogue language
Villagers
 * Klausau - Listening
 * Einu statyti - Going to build
 * Eime medžioti - Let's go hunting
 * Sveiki - Hello
 * Tuojau - Immediately / At once / Right away
 * Klausau viešpatie - Listen Lord
 * Ką įsakysi? - What will you order?

AI player names
When playing a random map game against the computer, the player may encounter any of the following Lithuanian AI characters:
 * Algirdas: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1377.
 * Gediminas: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1341
 * Jaunutis: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1345.
 * Jogaila: Founder of the Polish–Lithuanian union: died 1434.
 * Kestutis (Kęstutis): Also known as Kinstut, the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Ruthenians as the Duke of Trakai from 1342 to 1382.
 * Mindaugas: First and only King of Lithuania; died 1263.
 * Netimeras: Ruler of the Yotvingians; lived around 1009.
 * Svitrigaila: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1432.
 * Traidenis: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1282.
 * Treniota: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1264.
 * Vytautas the Great: Grand Duke of Lithuania and Postulated King of Hussites. He also concluded the Union of Krewo with Poland. He died 1430.
 * Vytenis: Grand Duke of Lithuania; died 1316.
 * Zebedenas: Yotvingian nobleman; lived around 1009.
 * Zvelgaitis: First known Lithuanian duke; died 1205.