This article is about the technology in Age of Mythology. For other uses, see Boiling Oil. |
Boiling Oil is a common technology in Age of Mythology that can be researched at the tower line (except Sentry Towers) once the Heroic Age is reached. Once researched, it grants defensive structures a melee-range attack, removing their minimum range of 4. This melee-range attack is a less powerful pierce attack compared to the respective building's ranged pierce attack.
Note that minimum range restriction does not apply when ground units and buildings are attacking flying units.
Attack[]
The following melee-range pierce attack is enabled for buildings when this technology is researched:
Building | Range threshold | Pierce attack | Attack bonus | Reload time |
---|---|---|---|---|
Watch Tower-onwards | 4 | 8 | Ship: 3× | 1 |
Fortress | 4 | 27 | Ship: 3× | 1 |
Migdol Stronghold | 4 | 24 | Ship: 3× | 1 |
Hill Fort | 4 | 21 | Ship: 3× | 1 |
Asgardian Hill Fort | 4 | 21 | Ship: 3× | 1 |
Palace | 4 | 25.5 | Ship: 3× | 1 |
Castle | 4 | 14 | Ship: 3× | 5 |
Town Centers, Village Centers, Docks, and Mirror Towers can inherently attack with their regular attacks even at melee range, so this technology has no effect on them.
History[]
“ | Enemies gathered at the base of a defensive wall could normally be attacked only if defenders leaned out from the wall and otherwise exposed themselves to arrow fire from below. One improvement for wall defenses was to provide boiling oil or other substances that could be poured on attackers below. Oil was particularly devastating if it could be set on fire first. This had the double effect of driving attackers away and burning their siege equipment. | ” |
—In-game help section |
Trivia[]
- Originally, the Murder Holes technology was meant to be in Age of Mythology, but was replaced with Boiling Oil for historical reasons.
- Even if Boiling Oil has been researched, and the player deliberately attacks enemy units that are adjacent to an affected defensive structure, the player will still be prompted "(Building name)" is too close to fire!", despite the fact that the affected defensive structure already defends itself with boiling oil.