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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires. For the technology in Age of Mythology, see Engineers. |
Engineering is a technology in Age of Empires that increases the range and Line of Sight of all siege units and siege ships by +2. It can be researched at the Government Center in the Iron Age.
Gameplay[]
It can only be researched once the player reaches the Iron Age. Researching this technology is important if the player's civilization specializes in siege weapons since it is the only way for Helepolises to outrange Iron Age towers with the exception of the ones built by the Choson and the Mirror Tower.
Before Return of Rome, researching Engineering was necessary to upgrade Catapult Triremes into Juggernauts.
Availability chart[]
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Affected units[]
Team bonuses[]
Palmyrans: Researching Engineering is 30% faster.
Changelog[]
Age of Empires[]
- Researching Engineering is required to upgrade Catapult Triremes to Juggernauts.
- Assyrians: Cannot research Engineering
Definitive Edition[]
- Assyrians: Engineering added to the technology tree.
Return of Rome[]
- Researching Engineering is not required to upgrade Catapult Triremes to Juggernauts.
History[]
| “ | Ancient engineers were able to build remarkable structures even though the raw materials and tools with which they could work were often limited. The Egyptian pyramids, for example, were built of multiton stone blocks using only the fulcrum and lever, wedge, ramp, sledge, and rollers. The pyramid builders of 2600 B.C. used tools made only of wood and copper. Advances in engineering were slow and based primarily on practical experience until advances in mathematics, especially from the Greeks, led to the new experimentation and techniques. | ” |
| —Age of Empires manual | ||
