Balanced Projectiles is a technology in Age of Empires IV that can be researched at the Blacksmith or Forge starting in the Castle Age. Once researched, it increases the ranged damage of all units and buildings by 1 (not including siege units and gunpowder units).
Note: Balanced Projectiles currently (likely unintentionally) increases the damage of Boiling Oil by +1 if it is researched before Boiling Oil.
Civilization bonuses[]
- Abbasid Dynasty: Research speeds are +15%/+20% faster while Golden Age tiers 2/3 are active. If Preservation of Knowledge has been researched, this technology costs -20%.
- Ayyubids: Research speeds are 25% faster while Golden Age tier 2 is active. The technology is granted for free when advancing to the Castle Age with the Master Smiths branch of the Military Wing.
- Byzantines: Research speeds are 30% faster per water level at buildings within the influence of a Cistern with the Dialecticus ability active.
- Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy: The technology researches 150% faster when the Blacksmith is supervised by an Imperial Official. For Zhu Xi's Legacy, this can be improved to 300% after researching Regional Inspection.
- Delhi Sultanate: The technology is free, but takes 5x as long to research (300 seconds instead of 60 seconds).
- Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon: The technology cost is reduced and research speed is increased by 50% if researched at the Meinwerk Palace.
- Malians: Technologies take less time to research based on how much gold has been obtained through trade.
Campaign version[]
Because the four original campaigns have not been rebalanced since the release of the game, Balanced Projectiles has the following main differences in these campaigns:
- It costs 50 food, 300 gold and is researched at the Arsenal instead of the Blacksmith.
- It affects gunpowder ranged infantry.
- The Mongols have access to an improved version of Balanced Projectiles, which costs 350 stone extra and increases ranged damage by an additional +1 (+2 total).