Aqueduct (Scenario Editor)

This article is about the Scenario Editor only buildings in Age of Empires and Age of Empires II. For the building in Age of Empires IV, see Aqueduct (Age of Empires IV).

The Aqueduct is a building in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten and in Return of Rome. Despite its appearance, units cannot walk through Aqueducts; they are essentially walls. One big difference with walls is that they do not take any anti-building bonus damage, making them much more resilient to siege weapons than most buildings. Aqueducts have no color, so no matter which player owns them, they always look the same.

Age of Empires

Aqueduct
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires: Return of Rome
Type	Wall
Statistics
Size	1×1 tiles
Hit points	1,600
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	100
Line of Sight	5

Aqueducts were imported from Age of Empires II to the Age of Empires mode in Return of Rome. They are not constructible in normal gameplay, but can be found in some campaigns and the Scenario Editor.

Campaign appearances

Trajan

• Heads Will Roll: Three Aqueducts provide freshwater to the central city of Sarmizegetusa under Decebalus, and are targets to be destroyed to weaken the enemy.

Pyrrhus of Epirus

• Pyrrhic Victories: An Aqueduct is located near the center of the map going south from a waterfall, going through a Greek settlement.
• Sisyphus: On the same map as the above, the Aqueduct is still in place though the settlement has now been destroyed.

Gallery

Aqueduct coneying water from a spring to a farmstead in Pyrrhic Victories

Age of Empires II

Aqueduct
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten
Type	Wall
Statistics
Size	1×1 tiles
Hit points	1,600
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	100
Line of Sight	5

Aqueducts cannot be built, but are available in the Scenario Editor. They also make multiple campaign appearances.

Campaign appearances

Attila the Hun

• The Fall of Rome: In the Definitive Edition, the Western Roman Empire has an aqueduct line in the center of the map that runs from the north of their base to the south of Patavium's base.

Bari

• The Great Siege and The Onrushing Tide: There is an aqueduct storage vat by the coast of the city of Bari, south of the cemetery.

Alaric

• The Sack of Rome and The Giant Falls: There are two aqueducts inside the city of Rome, one south of the Colosseum and one northwest of the Arch of Constantine.

Sforza

• An End and a Beginning: There is an Aqueduct by Captain Luigeusi's base. It can be used to supply Captain Guitano with water.
• The Hand of a Daughter: An Aqueduct runs along the northern edge of Carmagniola's camp. Destroying it will force Carmagniola's troops to go into battle thirsty.
• The Ambrosian Republic: Pavia, Piacenza and Cremona all have small Aqueducts bringing water into the cities.
• Mercenaries and Masters: There are several aqueducts on the map. The largest runs halfway down the length of the map to the east of the Florentines town. Another is on the western side of the map between the Venetians and Carmagnola.
• His Own Man: The end of an aqueduct can be seen to the south-west of the players starting location. Another aqueduct is visible further west of the first one, among the trees.

Prithviraj

• The Digvijaya: In the HD Edition, the Chandelas' town and the Solankis' western town contain an Aqueduct each.
• The Elopement: A Kannauji Aqueduct cuts through the southern section of the map. Delhi's Aqueduct is partially built, and Prithviraj needs to restore it in order to supply his forces with food.
• Battles of Tarain: Bathinda is supplied with water via an Aqueduct. Destroying it will weaken its defenders.

Pachacuti

• Like Father, Like Son: Three sets of 3x3 blocks of aqueducts are used to represent cisterns supplying the city of Chan Chan with water. Capturing them will weaken the city by depriving it of water.

The Hautevilles

• Wonder of the World: There are two small Aqueducts inside the main Teuton base, close to their Monument.

Tamar

• Tamar the Builder: A large Aqueduct runs along the western edge of Trebizond.

Victors and Vanquished

• Charlemagne: There are Aqueducts in the base of the Pope.
• Constantine XI and Fetih: Constantinople contains some Aqueducts within its walls.
• Gaiseric: There are Aqueducts in the main base of the Romans.
• Ironside: Francia have Aqueducts running along the western edge of the map. Italy also has Aqueducts in their base.
• Otto: Aqueducts are also present in the city on the southeast edge of the map.
• Vortigern: There is an Aqueduct in the player's starting base and in the southeast base.

Gallery

An Aqueduct in-game in Age of Empires II: HD Edition

Aqueduct in The Giant Falls

Aqueduct in The Fall of Rome

Aqueduct vat in Bari

Aqueduct in Mercenaries and Masters

Another Aqueduct in Mercenaries and Masters

Aqueduct in His Own Man

Water cisterns made out of Aqueduct corner tiles as seen in the satellite towns of Chan Chan in Like Father, Like Son