Crosscut Saw

Crosscut Saw
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV
Civilization	All civilizations
Age	Imperial Age
Research
Researched at	Lumber Camp Ger Steppe Redoubt Kura Storehouse
Prerequisite(s)	Lumber Preservation
Food	250
Gold	500
Research time	75 seconds
Effect
Villager wood gather rate +15% Villagers +5 wood carry capacity

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.

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.
• Malians: Technologies take less time to research based on how much gold has been obtained through trade.
• Mongols: Can research the improved technology for an additional 750 stone to further increase the gather rate bonus by +7.5% (+22.5% total)

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%).
• Originally, Crosscut Saw cost 300 food, 700 gold. With update 24916, it costs 250 food, 500 gold.
• 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.