Crosscut Saw is a technology in Age of Empires IV that can be researched at the Lumber Camp, Ger, and various landmarks starting in the Imperial Age. Once researched, it increases Villagers' gathering rate for wood by 15% and their carrying capacity for wood by +5. The Knights Templar do not have access to this technology, instead gaining an automatic +20% gather rate increase per Age.
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
- 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 Lumber Camp is supervised by an Imperial Official. For Zhu Xi's Legacy, this can be improved to 300% faster after researching Regional Inspection.
- Delhi Sultanate: The technology is free, but takes 12x as long to research (900 instead of 75 seconds).
- French and Jeanne d'Arc: Economic technologies are 35% cheaper.
- House of Lancaster: This technology is 15% cheaper if King's College has been constructed.
- Malians: Technologies take less time to research based on how much gold has been obtained through trade.
Changelog[]
- Originally, the base research time for the Delhi Sultanate was 5x default (375 seconds). With update 8324, this was increased to 15x default (1,125 seconds). With Season Two Update 17718, it takes 12x as long (900 seconds).
- Originally, the Mongols' Improved Crosscut Saw provided an additional 5% gathering rate (for a total bonus of 20%). With Season Two Update 17718, it provides an additional 7.5% gathering rate (for a total bonus of 22.5%). With update 15.1.6970, the effects of all improved wood gathering technologies were merged into Improved Double Broadax, and Improved Crosscut Saw was removed.
- Originally, Crosscut Saw cost 300 food, 700 gold. With update 24916, it costs 250 food, 500 gold. The additional stone cost of the Mongols' improved version was subsequently reduced from 1,000 to 500.
- With patch 9.2.628, the technology now also increases the carry capacity of lumberjacks by +5.
Campaign version[]
Because the campaigns have not been rebalanced since the release of the game, Crosscut Saw has different stats there:
- It costs 600 gold.
- The Mongol improved version costs +600 stone and increases gather rate by an additional 5% only (for a total of +20%).
- With update 12.0.1974, the icon was changed to its current version. It previously used the same icon as Double Broadax.
