| “ | Constructs the Economic Wing. The following economic technologies become available:
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The Economic Wing is an Age-up technology for the Abbasid Dynasty in Age of Empires IV that can be researched at the House of Wisdom. It advances the player to the next Age, except when researched in the Imperial Age, and adds +5,000 hit points to the House of Wisdom. Additionally, it allows the research of new technologies.
Additional technologies[]
 Feudal Age
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 Castle Age
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 Imperial Age
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 Fertile Crescent - Cost of economic buildings and Houses is reduced by 30%
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 Agriculture - Villagers gather from Farms 15% faster
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 Improved Processing - Villagers drop off 8% more resources
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Strategy[]
Ageing up to the Feudal Age with the Economic Wing lays the foundation for a strong multiple Town Center boom. One of the biggest risks of building additional Town Centers is their large upfront cost, which can be reduced significantly with the Fertile Crescent technology and make Town Centers pay off faster. This also synergizes well with the Fresh Foodstuffs technology, as it also mitigates a portion of the food investment needed to sustain Villager production. The cost of the larger amount of Houses and drop-off buildings that naturally come with a multiple Town Center boom is also reduced, allowing the player to jump to building military or advancing to the Castle Age sooner.
The Economic Wing can also help with transitioning into a mid to late game economy, especially with reducing the cost of Farms needed for a Farm transition later on in the game and improving their output.
Further statistics[]
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| Resource cost |  Preservation of Knowledge (-20%, requires  Culture Wing)
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Changelog[]
Age of Empires IV[]
- Upon release, it researched in 120 seconds. With patch 11009, it researches in 105 seconds.
- It unlocked Fresh Foodstuffs, Agriculture, and Improved Processing in the respective Ages.
Anniversary Edition[]
- With update 6.0.878, Fresh Foodstuffs was moved to the Town Center and replaced with the new technology 'Fertile Crescent'. Hence, it unlocks Fertile Crescent, Agriculture, and Improved Processing in the respective Ages.
Campaign version[]
The House of Wisdom appears as the primary landmark in the The Sultan's Ascend campaign. It behaves like the Abbasid House of Wisdom, with each Wing unlocking new technologies per Age. However, the Economic Wing has the following differences from the standard version:
- The Feudal Age technology is Food Reserves instead of Fertile Crescent.
- The Castle Age technology is Berry Cultivation instead of Agriculture.
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