Fishing Boat (Age of Empires)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For the unit in Age of Empires III, see Fishing Boat (Age of Empires III).

Fishing Boat
Unit information
Type	Civilian Vessel
Age	Stone Age
Training
Trained at	Dock
Wood	50
Statistics
Hit points	45
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	0
Speed	1.4
Line of Sight	6
Unit evolution
Upgrades to	Fishing Ship
Upgrade cost	50 food 100 wood

Fishing Boats essentially serve as Villagers on ships in Age of Empires. However, their only function is to gather Food from fish schools around the ocean and then drops it to the nearest Dock. They have no offensive capability and can be built from the Stone Age as soon as the game begins. Boats are twice as resistant to conversions than regular units

Upgrades

Fishing Boats can be upgraded to a Fishing Ship upon reaching the Bronze Age which are faster and can gather more food.

Dock Tree
Stone Age Dock Fishing Boat Trade Boat Tool Age Light Transport Scout Ship Bronze Age Fishing Ship War Galley Merchant Ship Iron Age Heavy Transport Fire Galley Trireme Catapult Trireme Juggernaught

Civilization Bonuses

• Greeks: Fishing Boats move 20% faster.
• Minoans: Fishing Boats costs 30% less wood.
• Yamato: Fishing Boats have 20% more HP.
• Macedonians: Fishing Boats are 4 times more resistant to conversion.

History

The Fishing Boat represents a small, primitive vessel for use by one or a few fishermen. The first boats were probably dugout canoes, made from a single large log. These were excavated by fire and adze. Despite the passage of time and great technological advances in all areas, there are more log-hull boats in use today than of any other single type.

— The Age of Empires manual