Shore Fish are fish and a food source in Age of Empires, Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV. Unlike most other fish, Shore Fish can be gathered by Villagers without the need of Fishing Ships as they only appear in direct proximity to shores.
Age of Empires[]
Shore Fish in Age of Empires are found at shores and can be gathered by both Fishing Boats and Villagers. They yield 200 food (250 food before Return of Rome).
Age of Empires II[]
Shore Fish in Age of Empires II are not only found in bigger bodies of water and ocean shores, but also in small ponds of even landlocked maps like Cenotes and Ghost Lake, meaning they feature on almost any map. As opposed to their appearance in Age of Empires, they only yield 200 food, making them the least valuable fish species there is in the entire Age of Empires series (tied with Perches and Box Turtles). The latter was introduced in Rise of the Rajas and is identical in every aspect to the Shore Fish other than appearance.
Fishing Ships gather Shore Fish at a lower rate than deep water fish (which encompass all fish species other than Shore Fish and Box Turtles). On the contrary, Villagers collect from them faster than any other source of food.
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Age of Empires IV[]
Shoreline Fish in Age of Empires IV are present on any map containing a body of water, including rivers. They yield 500 food and can be gathered by both Fishing Boats and Villagers, although latter gather at a faster rate. Byzantine Fishing Boats also generate +20% olive oil when gathering food from Shoreline Fish, while Byzantine Villagers generate +10%.
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Trivia[]
- The in-game appearance of Shore Fish in Age of Empires and Age of Empires II resembles a type of Mackerel.
- In Age of Empires III, Shore Fish are only available in mods. The picture to the right shows Shore Fish in the King's Return mod that technically reintroduces a sort of shore fishing.
- Originally, worker units in Age of Mythology were able to fish. The feature was dropped, most likely due to issues of how far away fishing spots spawned in random maps, and due to the fish's large obstruction radius.
- Settlers were also allowed to fish in Age of Empires III but the feature was also removed, for unknown reasons.
Animals in Age of Empires | |
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Until Definitive Edition | |
Huntables | Gazelle · Elephant |
Predators | Alligator · Lion · Crocodile |
Marine creatures | Shore Fish · Tuna · Salmon · Whale |
Animal Kings | Lion (Alpha) · Crocodile (Alpha) · Gazelle (Alpha) · Elephant (Alpha) |
Other | Lion (tame) |
Decorative | Bird · Dragon |
Cut | Horse · Goat |
Including Return of Rome | |
Huntable | Deer · Ibex · Iron Boar · Javelina · Ostrich · Rhinoceros · Wild Boar · Zebra |
Herdable | Cow · Goat · Goose · Llama · Pig · Sheep · Turkey · Water Buffalo |
Predator | Bear · Dire Wolf · Jaguar · Komodo Dragon · Rabid Wolf · Snow Leopard · Tiger · Wolf |
Civilian | Bactrian Camel · Camel · Donkey · Horse |
Military animals | Alfred the Alpaca · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin |
Decorative | Wild Bactrian Camel · Wild Camel · Wild Horse |
Marine animals | Box Turtles · Dolphin · Dorado · Marlin · Perch · Snapper |
Animals in Age of Empires II | |
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Herdable animals | Cow · Goat · Goose · Llama · Pig · Sheep · Turkey · Water Buffalo |
Timid huntables | Deer · Gazelle · Ibex · Ostrich · Zebra |
Aggressive huntables | Elephant · Iron Boar · Javelina · Rhinoceros · Wild Boar |
Wild animals | Bear · Crocodile · Dire Wolf · Jaguar · Komodo Dragon · Lion · Rabid Wolf · Snow Leopard · Tiger · Wolf |
Marine animals | Box Turtles · Dolphin · Dorado · Marlin · Perch · Salmon · Shore Fish · Snapper · Tuna |
Civilian animals | Bactrian Camel · Camel · Donkey · Horse |
Military animals | Alfred the Alpaca · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin |
Hero animals | Hunting Wolf · Ornlu the Wolf |
Decorative animals | Bird · Stormy Dog · Wild Bactrian Camel · Wild Camel · Wild Horse |
Animals in Age of Empires IV | |
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Herdable animals | Herdable Sheep · Cattle (Malians only) |
Timid huntables | Huntable Deer |
Aggressive huntables | Huntable Boar |
Wild animals | Wolf |
Fish | Deep Water Fish · Shoreline Fish |
Cut animals | Bear · Crocodile · Fox · Zebra |