This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology. For other uses of the term, see Fishing Ship. |
Fishing Ships in Age of Mythology are economic ships that are used to gather fish, providing food. They are trained at the Dock from the Archaic Age and are available to all civilizations.
As fishing grounds in Age of Mythology yield unlimited fish, Fishing Ships provide a steady source of food throughout the game, as long as they are not disturbed by enemy warships. They also make decent naval scouts in the early game. They are completely defenseless, and as such, should never go too close to enemy-controlled waters.
For protection, Fishing Ships can garrison in Docks, which also allows them to return fire at enemy ships and naval myth units.
Ability[]
Egyptian Fishing Ships can also build Obelisks, Docks, and Lighthouses, albeit much slower than Priests/Laborers.
Upgrades[]
Specific[]
- Purse Seine: +30% fish food gather rate.
- Salt Amphora: +30% fish food gather rate, doubled carry capacity.
General[]
Gaia Fishing Ships are 10% cheaper.
- Copper Mail, Bronze Mail, and Iron Mail: +10% hack and crush armors.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, and Iron Shields: +10% pierce armor.
- Conscript Sailors: -20% training time.
- Oracle (Apollo): +6 Line of Sight.
- Bacchanalia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
- Volcanic Forge (Leto): -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Pillar of the Ocean (Sun Wukong) increases the hit points of Fishing Ships by +15%.
- Ancient Destroyer (Ao Kuang): +15% movement speed.
- East Sea (Chongli): -20% cost.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Fishing Ships have 120 hit points.
Extended Edition[]
- Fishing Ships have 100 hit points.
Trivia[]
- Fishing Ships can force drop gathered food on Granaries, Storage Pits, Ox Carts and Town Centers if these are sited close enough to the shore.
History[]
โ | The seas off Egypt, Greece, and Scandinavia were important sources of food and had been harvested since prehistoric times. The technology of boats and further improvements in nets, navigation, boat capacity, traps, etc., all improved the efficiency and production of fishermen. We know from wall murals that Greek fishermen were taking bluefin tuna in Mycenaean times, a thousand years before the classical Greek age. The Norse were also great sea hunters and fishermen. Salted and dried fish could be stored for many months and was an important source of protein before the days of refrigeration. | โ |