Block Printing

Block Printing
Availability
Introduced in	The Age of Kings
Civilization	See table
Age	Imperial Age
Research
Researched at	Monastery
Gold	200
Research time	55 seconds
Effect
Monk and Missionary conversion range and Line of Sight +3

Block Printing is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Monastery once the Imperial Age is reached. Once researched, it increases both the conversion range and Line of Sight of Monks and Missionaries by +3.

Technology availability

Available	Unavailable
Aztecs Bohemians Britons Burgundians Burmese Byzantines Chinese Franks Incas Indians Italians Japanese Koreans Lithuanians Magyars Malay Malians Mayans Persians Portuguese Poles Saracens Slavs Spanish Tatars Teutons Vietnamese Vikings	Berbers Bulgarians Celts Cumans Ethiopians Goths Huns Khmer Mongols Sicilians Turks

Civilization bonuses

• Aztecs: Block Printing gives Monks +5 HP.
• Burmese: Block Printing is 50% cheaper.
• Chinese: Block Printing is 20% cheaper.
• Portuguese: Researching Block Printing is 30% faster.

Team bonuses

• Lithuanians: Researching Block Printing is 20% faster.

Changelog

The Age of Kings

• Chinese: Cannot research Block Printing.

The Forgotten

• Incas: Cannot research Block Printing.

The African Kingdoms

• Incas: Block Printing added to their technology tree.

Definitive Edition

• Chinese: With update 34699, Block Printing was added to their technology tree.

Trivia

• Despite being a Chinese invention, they did not have access to Block Printing before update 34699.

History

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Block printing, an old Chinese invention, made possible the printing press, one of the great inventions of the Middle Ages. This made possible the wide dissemination and easy storage of information on an amazing scale that continues to accelerate today. The first book printed was the Christian Bible. The important texts of other religions soon followed.

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