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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II. For the technology in Age of Empires IV, see Clinker Construction (Age of Empires IV).
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Related content can be found in the category: Naval rework (Age of Empires II)

Clinker Construction is a technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition introduced with the upcoming naval rework that can be researched at the University in the Castle Age. Once researched, it increases the movement speed of all ships by 10%.

Carvel Hull is the further upgrade of this technology.

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Civilization bonuses
Resource cost Chinese AoE2 Chinese (-10%/-15% in the Castle/Imperial Age)
Italians AoE2 Italians (-25%)
Other Spanish AoE2 Spanish (receive 20 gold after researching Clinker Construction)
Team bonuses
Research speed Malians AoE2 Malians (+80%)
Portuguese AoE2 Portuguese (+25%)
Technologies in Age of Empires II
Economic technologies
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagersWheelbarrowDE Wheelbarrow โ†’ HandcartDE Hand Cart
FishingShipDE Fishing ShipsGillnetsDE Gillnets
FarmDE FarmingHorseCollarDE Horse Collar โ†’ HeavyPlowDE Heavy Plow โ†’ CropRotationDE Crop Rotation
Pasture AoE2 PasturesDomestication AoE2 Domestication โ†’ Pastoralism AoE2 Pastoralism โ†’ Transhumance AoE2 Transhumance
Aoe2de wood WoodDoubleBitAxe aoe2DE Double-Bit Axe โ†’ BowSawDE Bow Saw โ†’ TwoManSawDE Two-Man Saw
Aoe2de gold GoldGoldMiningDE Gold Mining โ†’ GoldShaftMiningDE Gold Shaft Mining
CaravanDE Caravan
Aoe2de stone StoneStoneMiningDE Stone Mining โ†’ StoneShaftMiningDE Stone Shaft Mining
Civilian shipsDryDockDE Dry Dock ยท ShipwrightDE Shipwright
Market aoe2DE MarketCoinageDE Coinage โ†’ BankingDE Banking
GuildsDE Guilds
Military technologies
GeneralEliteUniqueUnitDE Upgrades
ConscriptionDE Conscription
HeresyDE Heresy ยท Devotion icon AoE2DE Devotion โ†’ FaithDE Faith
Melee unitsForging aoe2de Forging โ†’ IronCastingDE Iron Casting โ†’ BlastFurnaceDE Blast Furnace
CavalryBloodlinesDE Bloodlines ยท HusbandryDE Husbandry
ScaleBardingArmorDE Scale Barding Armor โ†’ ChainBardingDE Chain Barding Armor โ†’ PlateBardingArmorDE Plate Barding Armor
InfantryAoE2 Gambesons Gambesons ยท SquiresDE Squires ยท ArsonDE Arson
ScaleMailArmorDE Scale Mail Armor โ†’ ChainMailArmorDE Chain Mail Armor โ†’ PlateMailArmorDE Plate Mail Armor
Ranged unitsBallisticsDE Ballistics ยท ChemistryDE Chemistry
FletchingDE Fletching โ†’ BodkinArrowDE Bodkin Arrow โ†’ BracerDE Bracer
ArchersPaddedArcherArmorDE Padded Archer Armor โ†’ LeatherArcherArmorDE Leather Archer Armor โ†’ RingArcherArmorDE Ring Archer Armor
ThumbRingDE Thumb Ring ยท ParthianTacticsDE Parthian Tactics
SiegeSiegeEngineersDE Siege Engineers
ShipsCareeningDE Careening โ†’ DryDockDE Dry Dock
ShipwrightDE Shipwright
WarGalleyDE War Galley
BuildingsTownWatchDE Town Watch โ†’ TownPatrolDE Town Patrol
Masonry aoe2de Masonry โ†’ ArchitectureDE Architecture
HeatedShotDE Heated Shot ยท ArrowSlitsDE Arrowslits ยท MurderHolesDE Murder Holes ยท TreadmillCraneDE Treadmill Crane ยท HoardingsDE Hoardings ยท BombardTower aoe2DE Bombard Tower
HerbalDE Herbal Medicine
Monk aoe2DE MonksRedemptionDE Redemption ยท AtonementDE Atonement ยท SanctityDE Sanctity ยท FervorDE Fervor ยท IlluminationDE Illumination ยท BlockPrintingDE Block Printing ยท TheocracyDE Theocracy
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagersLoomDE Loom ยท SapperDE Sappers
Miscellaneous technologies
SpiesDE Spies ยท SpiesDE Treason ยท UniqueTechCastle-DEUniqueTechImperialDE Unique technologies
Removed/cut generic technologies
Bombardcannonresearch Bombard Cannon ยท CannongalleonresearchDE Cannon Galleon ยท Cartography aoe2de Cartography ยท Handcannon Hand Cannon ยท Huntingdogs Hunting Dogs ยท Revetments ยท Suplliesicon Supplies ยท TrackingDE Tracking
Upcoming technologies
Fishing Lines AoE2DE Fishing Lines ยท Medium Warships AoE2DE Medium Warships โ†’ Heavy Warships AoE2DE Heavy Warships ยท Clinker Construction AoE2DE Clinker Construction โ†’ Carvel Hull AoE2DE Carvel Hull ยท Siphons AoE2DE Siphons โ†’ Incendiaries AoE2DE Incendiaries